Death and Dolls, what will happen to your dolls if you die?

Okay, this wasn't meant to scare anyone but its something that crossed my mind several times already and I hope I'm not offending anyone by asking. Morbid sounding as it is, I have no ulterior motives for asking. I am just genuinely curious and would really like to know since a lot of us consider our DDs/BJDs as more than just 'collections.'

 

I had searched this on the topics but could not see it discussed anywhere. I've seen it discussed on DOA and I thought I'd ask it here.

 

So, my answer to this questions...

 

I know I'd leave Lily with my husband if I happen to go first but he might not be too happy with thought since knowing him he'd be too sad if he sees her as he'll be reminded of me. But Lily will stay with our family as long as she can and then someday, if my daughter is in to dolls, Lily can go to her to keep hopefully.

 

He can either keep or sell the rest of my doll family as he feels, except for a few that I plan on giving to friends who I know will take good care of them as much as I do (these would be Millie and Yuuto since I don't think these two sweet kids should ever be parted, and Kaylus and Mari).

 

I would like it if we could keep all the others in the family for my daughter to keep and pass on to her own children and so on... or if in the future my family needs money, they can sell them, hopefully to someone who would love them. I might change my answers in a few years, who knows but for now that's kinda what I would like to happen. Mind you I did think of having one doll with me to be cremated/buried that but would seem to be too cruel a fate for them when they can go to a place where they will continue on and be loved instead.

It's actually pretty obvious to my girlfriend and other friends who would get who from my crew, but I plan to have it written down too just to make sure my dolls go to the right people.

 

All my tan skin BJDs (my black chess pieces) and my DD would stay with my girlfriend, since she owns the white chess pieces and my DDs girlfriend.

My four normal skin BJDs would go to a certain friend, since these dolls are tied with her (character- and story-wise), and she also owns the twin of one of my dolls, so it's just naturally she would get them.

 

The remaining ones (usually random heads or little pets and such) would either stay with my girlfriend or should be gifted to any friend that would like to have it, but I would write a few people down to ask first if they are interested.

 

I first thought about taking my first doll with me to the grave, but...I don't know.

It doesn't seem fair to him in my eyes. I know it sounds weird and I usually am not someone who thinks of dolls as living thing with emotions or something, but I think that if this doll could make someone else happy instead of being buried I would prefer it that way.

well i cant die. got hit by car twice already in my life. both times they said i wouldnt survive the next day and yet i am still around. so i like to think i am immortal

If I die? Viking funeral, with my ladies going to Valhalla with me in my awesome boat of FIIIIIIREEEE.

 

But really, I'll give KOS-MOS, MOMO, Saber to my closest friends. As for Kihona, if I'm happily married or got a loving girlfriend, to her, but other than that, to my friends getting the other girls.

 

I do though, want pictures of my girls and my real life family to go to the grave with me.

To be honest... I'll be dead. What happens to my stuff afterwards isn't really that relevant to me.

 

I want my husband to get all my stuff, so he'll get them obviously. If he's not around anymore, then my stuff can be sold and the proceeds given to an animal related charity. Yep, that's as far as I care for death plans.

My best guess is that my relatives will put them on sale on ebay. At least that's what I hope they'll do. Make some money out of them and at the same time make someone else happy with them. Honestly, I don't really care though.

Yeah, that's for my family to decide; I'll cease to be.

I've thought about it before, I have a massive doll collection and health that well isn't the greatest (hence why I disappear sometimes). I actually have a will having to do specifically with my doll collection ^^; I maintain a handwritten notebook with information on all my dolls to aid in identifying them.

 

My dolly bff is to oversee the dispersal of my doll collection... my hubby will be keeping most if not all of the DD, some of my Pullips and my resins will also be staying on with him, some will be staying on with the dolly bff and some others will be given out to various friends but most will be sold with money from the sales going into a trust fund for my daughter.

Um idk, I never thought about it, at the new age of 20 I would like to think I have 3 more score on this earth :/ and hopefully by that time a grandchild who will be into the bjd hobby. I already have a Pluto doll I want to make my family heirloom it's worthless I think, but it's special and 20 years old like me. My doll will just be another thing to play with, fix up and pass down. But like if am dead...it wouldn't really matter. I would have enjoyed my life and my hobby lol

i was thinking of this while i was in the car just now!, we will be dead eventually,, but if I leave this world at this young age, i will tell my family to either keep or sell my girls and introduce to them this site or figure.fm or any other DD groups i've been beforehand, but i am sure they will sell them anyway..

 

but i'm thinking of giving away my girls to random people whom i have their address,, or i would like to send one of them to Danny choo.. LOL

This is a distressing question! I'm not sure... If I died young and unexpectedly, I guess I'd want my family to keep my dolls. My sister could take the girls, and my mom could keep my boys on a shelf or something. I'm not so good at selling/giving things away when I have sentimental attachment. If I die of old age (or something like that)... then they can be given away to doll collectors who would love them. I'd hate for someone to be making money off of dolls I had bought years and years ago

My mom probably would keep my girls but if for some reason she really needed money she could sell my DDH-03 since she knows my friend who knows about DDs. My Obitsu girl would be tougher for mom to sell I guess since none of my friends are into Obitsus.

My dolls go to a pair of friends of mine. That's about it. I've since long ago figured they would go with them and I'd let them do whatever they felt like doing. They could sell them or or keep them, up to them.

I'd like to think that my family would know what to do with them after I'm gone but I've never exclusively talked about it. If anyone should one day see that my family is looking for my last words, it'd be this:

 

It'd be nice if Mariko stayed at home- she's given me a lot of joy and hope throughout the relatively short about of time I've been with her. Her eyes that light up when I'm home and the way she greets you every time you pass by, something heartwarming about it...

 

As for the rest, please sell them carefully, thoughtfully- at market value and please get yourself a new car. xoxo

This is something that has never crossed my mind, but I'd like them to go to Mitsuki, since it was her who made many of them possible

That is so nice of you, Traveller. Thank you!

 

My estate goes to my brother. I haven't thought about what to do if both of us are gone at the same time. Then my parents will have a lot of collections from both of us.

I am far too dumb to die...

Seriously tho, for the longest time I had this idea in my head that when do die (if in next decade) would like to be buried in my fav lolita dress, with 2 plush toys & my DD

 

... Pretty sure most of my toys will either be junked or donated to coworkers' children. My mother knows my hobbies tend to be crazy-expensive, but kinda don't think she realizes just how expensive Saber was. Maybe she'll do online research and try eBay?

If I go anytime soon I'm POSITIVE my dad will not hesitate at all to sell my poor Saber. He was furious when he found out how much I paid for her (the volks USA price). but he was fine when I showed him how much she goes for now and that I got a deal. He urged me to sell her right away so we could make a profit but I said NEVER!!! because thats' NOT what I wanted her for. :/

 

My mom knows how much I love my dolls. I collect lots of things like Pokemon Plushies and Monster High and she has even helped me to get some Monster high dolls. As long as I'm spending my own money she is fine. lol I think she would keep Saber and sell my monster high and Pokemon which is fine with me. I just want her to keep Saber and her sisters if she has any in the future.

 

When I'm old and fading I guess I'd like for her to stay in the family and bring joy to whoever in my family would like to have her. The selfish part of me would want to take her to the grave but that just doesn't sit right with the religious side of me. I feel like I'd be punished in the after life for trying to hold onto something material.

I've never thought about this...but I think spirit-me would be pretty bummed if my dolls were sold since I worked hard to get them and they have sentimental value.

 

Maybe they'd all be dressed and sitting on the shelf above my bed.

 

Not too sure though The only person who truly appreciates my dolls would be my boyfriend, so I trust they'd be safe with him. They could chill with all his figures.

I think about this from time to time since I've spent a year or 2 learning life contingency calculations.

 

Logically, I don't think I would/can care after I die. But I know I'm a very possessive person and kept anything that had made me happy before. If possible, I will pass down most assets to members of the family and keep a private collection that will be forever mine.

If I were to go first, Sisterkyoya would get everything of mine, especially Yuriko (and Momo when she arrives). However if we both were to die at around the same time, I'm pretty sure that we would want at least some of them to og to a few of our friends from here. I, for one, would hate to think of them being just sold off to strangers, who may or may not even care about the dolls themselves.

My dolls, and all of my other hobbies, would be up to my husband's discretion. I don't want to ask him to keep anything. He may keep, sell, or give away whatever he feels is best. I'm not really worried about any of my material possessions.

Hrm. Well the one doll would probably be buried with me...the rest well would go with who ever where ever.

My husband can do whatever he wants with them if he's still around. If we both die likely they'd go to my brother/sil/niece.

If I died before my parents, I know they would keep my dolls forever... They'd never be able to sell them because they know how much I care(d) for them. If I have a husband or children, I'd honestly want them to keep them... Or at least Minako (Sasara) since she is the most sentimentally important to me. I kinda want them to be "passed on" in my family because they are valuable in monetary value as well as emotional value for me.