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

If it is a general mold, then probably because I could always buy the doll again later. But if it is a limited edition? Probably not. I have many many other things I could sell before I would have to sell a limited doll.

 

General mold or not, I'd have a hard time parting with a doll I've grown attached to. Call me silly, but I like to have stories and details for each of my characters, which go along with them be it in a drawing, or as a doll. That's why I take a good time in deciding what to buy, so I won't feel the need to sell it anytime soon. (;

 

Probably in the worst, I would try to save the head of the doll and sell all the rest: the body, her outfits, wigs,... I only would sell the head if I (or my family) would be dying of hungry, but in this case I supose that I will not have internet and I could not be able to sell it anyway >_<.

 

I totally couldn't do it. I have two Bobobie Sprites (well, a Song and Sprite), and many people regard them as "those cheap dolls". And yes, they need to be restrung, and no, they're not breathtaking in the same way as, say, a Luts or a Volks limited, but I have attached myself to my two "starter" dolls so much so that I can't even bare the thought of ever selling them.

They're my little elves, and I adore them so much. They have disinct personalities to me, and I can't imagine not having them. They are absolutely and totally -mine-; I don't think even an obscene amount of money would make me part with them.

 

Responsibilites come first, toys second. That being said, I'm glad you were able to find another way to meet your obligations and keep your doll.

 

It makes me happy to hear that, although my starter doll (he's a bbb apollo) will be going to live with a close friend as her starter doll when the time comes to get a new doll. I don't know if I could sell him, I have lots of other things that can and do go to make ends meet, (anime, costumes, a mass collection of disney pins, and of course the $100 and up disney sno-globes I was obcessed with when I was a teenager.)

 

I actually tried to sell my doll. EPIC FAIL! She's a B&G Freya, about a year old with the old type body. When B&G released the new bodies, I thought about upgrading, but didn't have the money to do so at the time. I had considered selling the body to afford the new body, but then B&G released a type 2 Freya. I was very attracted to the new face and the small changes they had made during the upgrade. So, I decided to sell my old doll and just get a new Freya. well, I had bonded with her so much that when it came down to it I just could not part with her. But I also wanted the new doll too. luckily, taxes came in and hubby let me get the new doll with the excess cash we had after catching up with bills so I didn't have to worry about it, but I literally could not part with my doll despite having tried. I had even arranged to sell her to a friend. I packed my doll up and had her ready to go. my friend came over to pay for her and pick up the doll and I litterally fell into tears. (in all fairness, I am pregnant, so I was likely very hormonal at the time which explains the crying, but hubby thinks I'm crazy when it comes to how I bond to thing.) I was lucky that my friend did not mind dropping the deal, if anything it worked out better because she really needed that money. But I tried so hard to sell my doll to no success. I kept staring at my printer (my doll sits on my printer and watches me while I am on the computer) and looking at the empty space where she should be and I kept getting weepy. sometimes, you just can't let go and that's the way it is.

 

I'd sell my doll in a heart beat to pay bills, if that's what it came down to. I've been desperately poor before, and will take all measures to not get to that point again. So, the dolls would go if need be.

 

I'm doing that right now in order to get a dream doll of mine done! I've wanted my character in doll form for years. And now, I think I might actually be able to get it done! So, I have to sell, sell, sell to raise money...

Hope he sells!

 

Nope! Never. I love them too much.

 

If I need the money: yes. No doubt about it. Even though I love my dolls to bits, life comes first.
But I agree with byouyuuken that you can avoid this situation by making sure you're financially stable. That's why I save money. It's not only because I like to buy more dolls, it's also because I'd like to keep them. But still, sometimes there are emergencies I can not cover with my saved money and in that situation my dolls are the first to leave.

 

I actually think that would mentally damage me and I am being dead serious. When I bond with my dolls, plushes, etc. I really bond with them to the point of where I have nightmares of harm coming to them.

 

I don't think that there is anything more important then a roof over your head. To be able to eat is a good thing too! So if I had a doll that is worth a lot of money and I knew it, even though I might have bonded like crazy with the doll, the doll must go.

 

I would not sell a family member like that, I just wouldn't be able to. ^_^; To me they are way more than just dolls; they each have their own sould, their own life. As far as I get along with them I myself wouldn not give them up just as little as I would give up a friend as easy.

I do hope everything turn out well for you and your boy!!

 

Hmm, a tough question. I quess it really depends on a situation... I need gall bladder surgery which is 1000$ (in a private clinic, polish public hospitals are SCARY), but instead od doing this, I am buying dolls. I may die any moment to be serious (my gall baldder is pretty stuffed with stones already), but I don't really care-- I am usually pretty depressed and my dolls are something that gives me happiness so if I can't have them, it's all pfff... I don't care about myself-- but if my mother really needed those money, I wouldn't buy any dolls.

 

It wouldn't really make sence to me. would ANYONE part with ANYTHING of personal value to them except in extream situations? (I.e. roof over head or food on the table). Lets face it, Sentamental value never EVER matches retail value.

This could get really messy if they don't WANT to sell it back to you. Even if they agree to in the first place, that seems a bit messy to me. What if they get attached?

 

I've honestly thought of it. D:
Multiple times, then again I have attatchment problems. xD

I always have that urge to sell them all, buy one, and work on that single character. [Then slowly redo]
But I could never bring myself to doing that.

 

Sometimes I think about how much money I really have just lying around in dollform and I wonder about selling them all and putting the money towards something sensible like learning to drive...but I know I would miss them all terribly. I do have favourites and not-so-favourites, but the way I feel now, I couldn't sell any of them, I would just feel too bad. I tried to sell one once and I just felt so awful I couldn't do it.

 

Thanks, I'm really glad! But see, your starter doll will become someone else's starter doll, and she can learn from him too. It's a good choice to make.

 

I hope never. I'll do everything to find money, but will keep a doll. 'Cos they really are a huge part of my life.