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loyerd6 asked in Family & RelationshipsFriends · 8 years ago

What should I do with the things a former friend gave me?

Years ago I had a friend who I'll call 'Selma' who was like a sister to me. Right after I got married in 1999, she gave me a beautiful collector bride doll. Except for the blue eyes, this doll could have been made in my image. The doll's hair was the same color and styled like mine, her flowers were the same color as mine and even her gown and jewelry were very similar to what I wore. A couple years later she gave me another doll. This one was a Native American doll to represent my Cherokee heritage. Both dolls are about 18" tall, stunningly beautiful and were not cheap. Unfortunately I did not have a place to display the dolls, so I put them in a closet and planned on getting a display case for them.

Fast forward to a couple years ago. Another woman I'll call 'Jane' also used to be a friend of mine. I was never super close to Jane because sometimes she would lie to get what she wanted or to keep from getting in trouble. Jane told Selma a whopper of a lie about another friend I'll call 'Matthew' and Selma believed her. Several of my friends who knew the truth tried to tell Selma that it wasn't true, but she didn't believe us! She believed Jane and both women cut all ties with me and several of my friends. Even Selma's husband tried to tell her it wasn't true and they got divorced because of this! I was heartbroken, but I have put that part of my life behind me and have resigned to the fact that Selma just wasn't the person I thought, or as good a friend as I thought.

The other day I came across these dolls, still in their original boxes. It seems such a shame to keep them hidden in the boxes, but besides the fact that I still don't have a place to display them, just looking at them reminds me of Selma and all those memories come back. I just cannot bear to look at them. So here is my question...what do I do with them? Word has it that Selma has moved, but nobody is sure where she is. She took down her Facebook page and changed her email address, so contacting her to return them to her is out of the question. So, should I donate them to the local thrift store? Should I sell them at my yard sale? Should I put them on Ebay or Craig's List and try to sell them there? Thank you in advance.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    I would sell them, they sound too valuable to donate. Whoever took them would probably just resell them anyway. If you still have the box it shouldn't be difficult to look up the model and see what they are worth. Otherwise the maker's mark is often on the bottom of the foot. E-bay is your best option if you don't mind shipping them.

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