I sold the very first doll I ever purchased in the hobby
this morning. I have some surprisingly mixed feelings about it. I never saw
myself as attached to my dolls; I've never
really given them any kind of emotional value. I'd always kind of
knocked and joked about the sentimental sales posts I'd seen on the marketplace, but now I
understand why they do it.
I have empathy for those posters now.
My first doll was an Iplehouse JID Tania, legit. I didn't
even know about recasts at the time I bought her, not that it matters.
I chose her because she was the closest match I could find
to the then-unobtainable Luts Delf Spica and because I couldn't bear to spend
money on an SD or a minifee. I've seen Spica a few times since, but I'm not
sure she's (yes, she; I had planned on mine being a girl) my grail any longer.
I found a good deal on her and a seller willing to do layaway.
I made things and bought things in preparation for her
arrival…only to find out how oddly sized she was.
