Would you sell a doll you're really bonded to?

Firstly, it's great that things worked out well for the OP. ^_ ^ Congrats on getting him back!

As for me....um...no, I wouldn't sell my dolls. ^_^; Granted I've never actually been in a situation that dire, but I do own other things that are worth money and hold less personal significance to me.

 

I like to think I'll never be ina position where I'd have to sell my dolls, unless by some off chance I grow out of the hobby. But...I think I would try adn sell others things I own before my dolls.

 

I don't really see myself in the position to sell my dolls either. I'm pretty wise with my money, have a stable full time job, and live in a place where there's lots of employment opportunities available if I somehow lost that job. I don't buy things I can't afford, and even when I've had a hardship or two I don't look at my dolls as income, It doesn't even occur to me.

I don't see a problem with people selling their dolls if they need money though. It sucks, but there are other things in life that are more important, especially if you're all out of options.

 

Only if I were in a very complicated situation and there weren't other way to obtain the money. If there isn't any case like that, no way, I won't sell a doll.

 

I've had to sell dolls for financial reasons, but the first ones to go are the ones for which I've created less of a personal connection. But, there's no telling what life will bring. If it comes to a matter of sheer survival, we do what we have to do. Dolls don't matter so much if you can't eat or heat your house. That said, I have one doll who I know would be my longest hold out of any. I'd like to think I could manage without letting her go no matter what.

 

If I was in a rotten enough situation where there were no other options, I'd certainly sell off my girl. I'd rather have food to eat and a roof over my head than a doll and a cardboard box, in the long run, no matter how harsh it sounds. When it comes down to it, basic necessities and survival always win out over hobbies/art/whatnot.

 

I'd probably feel sorry but, as much as I love my dolls, if I really needed the money the best and first thing I could do would be to sell them.

 

Yikes... I hope I will never be in that kind of situation... in fact, I'll try very hard not to put myself in that kind of situation where I'm desperate for money, but stuff happens, unfortunately. :[
My doll would probably be the last thing I would sell (haha, manga, doujinshi and figurines go first..) because it cost me a lot of effort to actually have him by my side... I wouldn't want to let him go just because I need the money... D:

 

As of late, I've gone through my doll family and have had to choose which girls I've deemed as irreplacable. As sad as it is for me to sell some of them, if they were meant to be mine, I could always get one at another time.

 

I would hate to sell any of my dolls but sometimes life can throw us a curveball and in the end having a place to sleep, food and providing for myself and my children is all that really matters...I mean let's face it in the end they are just dolls.

 

I'm sure that if I had a doll, really bonded with me, I've never been able to sell such a doll!

 

If I ABSOLUTELY had to. If I was in huge financial trouble or my fiance was or Dad...anything like that. But only as a last resort.

 

Dear heaven, NO!

 

it seems alot of us won't sell the dolls we're really bonded too. but i'm also curious why there are some that are "irreplaceable" and yet others, we just are not so ito them

I wonder what will i sell 1st if i ever got stuck in a situatin whereby i NEED money.

 

I was very close to selling my dolls just so I could keep my 2 horses, but after the money from the dolls were gone I'd still be in the hole. So I kept my dolls and a friend took my horses. Would I sell my dolls for money down the road? Heck yes! I love my dolls dearly, but I'm not going to let my credit suffer or do without necessary things just for some hunks of resin. I would break my back finding them really nice homes, though. ;3

 

First off, it's great that everything turned out good for you in the end. Congrats.

Second, while I don't have my doll yet, I've bonded to several stuffed animals in my possession, and I felt horrible when I had to pack many of them up to sell before I left for college. So I know that I would not be able to sell a doll I've bonded to, or at least, I would be miserable if I did.

 

I've had to sell dolls I didn't really want to, but you have to decide what's best for you. Nowadays I don't buy much, and I don't let what I have go so easily either. Once upon a time it was more "easy come easy go" but now it's different. I'll hold onto what I have to the best of my ability, but it wouldn't do them any good to live on the street/in a shelter/in my car, you know? I hope I never have to live like that, but the more I think about the economy and the way the world is changing, I wonder. I don't take anything for granted anymore...

Raven

 

If I were ever in that situation the dolls would most definitely be the last things to go, and there are a few that would be bloody hard to let go of.

And to answer hhisprincess's question, I think it's just that we, as owners, have bonded more to the aesthetics and/or during the development of the character of some dolls more than others.

 

I wouldn't sell my doll even if I really needed some money, I think... I would definetly try to sell something else first or deal with the situation some other way. I'm really bonded to two of my dolls and I can't even think about losing them. With doll that I wouldn't be so bonded to, it could be possible.

 

Never! I could never sell! Money comes and goes but personal treasures are just that. Im sure if need be, I could find lots of random things around my house to sell that are of less sentimental value