To eBay rare LOL doll - DH says I'm awful

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Our 4 year old is into LOL dolls and has lots of them (all bought and paid for by me)

I gave her one the other day - it cost £10 but when she opened it we realised it's very rare and going for £50 on eBay

When we realised this, I said to DH I'd sell it, which he said was "awful" etc as our daughter would miss it, blah blah blah. After this conversation I put it away to see if she'd miss it (she didn't as she had 15 others and they all look similar!)

Anyway I didn't take this conversation very seriously as it seemed a bit ridiculous for him
To actually be annoyed with me, and since our daughter hadn't even noticed it had gone I popped it on eBay and now someone's offered £30 and there's 5 days to go

When I mentioned this just now in front of his family, he kicked off and got all cross, whereas they backed me up

I said he was overreacting, joked he could bid for it if he wanted it that much, said I'd paid for it and no one had even realised it had gone etc, but he'd properly annoyed!

I said I could by her give more with the proceeds and they all look the same anyway. He said she knew it was rare (she's only 4!?) and how could i...

AIBU? Sorry for long post, struggling to explain this concisely!! Seems like a bit of a storm in a tea cup

Yeah that's an awful thing thing to do.

He’s definitely being weird - is he a horder? My daughter is into Lego blind bags and the moment we get a rare blind bag it’s straight on eBay so she can have 3 or 4 less rare ones instead.
Good luck with your sake.

Could it be worth more in a few years??

I'm with your DH on this. I can't imagine doing this.

are they definitely selling for that much though? You can list an eBay item for anything but doesn’t guarantee people are buying them, like those ten pound notes with the apparent ‘rare’ barcodes.

Yeah I think YABU

You only gave it to her the other day. She hasn't had time to miss it yet.

And kids do know what's rare and what isn't, just like they do with football cards.

I'd sell it in a heartbeat.

Terrible thing to do. Sorry.

Yanbu she has lots, it wasn't a special one and you can get her something else with part of the sale, would be different if it was her favourite toy.

If you really need the cash then YANBU

But you've enough in the budget to splash out on 15 x £10 dolls so...

Why exactly do you need the £40? Buy 4 more dolls?

I say go for it. I would sell it too ! The fad will be over soon any way and your DD won't give them a second look.

She's 4. She doesn't know the difference. YANBU.

If she was older and a collector of something and would realise and miss something then YWBU but it's not the case.

The fun of the lol dolls is to get the rare ones. She will notice and resent you for it when she does. Which lol doll was it?

Yep, sell it and buy her another one for £10

But you've enough in the budget to splash out on 15 x £10 dolls so...

I imagine they weren't all bought at the same time...

It’s a shit thing to do.
She will agree when she is old enough to understand that money meant more to you than giving her what she wanted, especially when you could afford to buy it for her then take it back because you preferred the financial gain.

100% sell it

He voiced disapproval so you did it anyway? now he’s cross... what a shocker

@JustABetterPlayer she said she bought it. Perhaps they don't have family money, not everyone does.

If my husband was upset at the idea I certainly wouldn't go behind his back and do it anyway and then bring it up on front of his family. That's seems unkind.

If you gave it to your daughter it's not yours to sell. Would you be ok with her selling your stuff when she's older if she doesn't think you'll miss it?

No way would I we are collectors in my house.

My husband firmly believes everyone should have a collector item of something they love. Our child is ecstatic when she gets a rare one. It's half the point no way could I do that for a measly 30 quid.

Yanbu to be honest we seem to benlucky and Dd gets lots of rare and ultra rare ones, I always suggest to her we should sell it or I always consider selling it but she changes my mind. You can always replace the doll and put the rest of the money away in her account. I always kick myself for not selling the ultra rare ones when the shoes go missing or they end up headless with the wrong clothes on. She had one which at one point was going for 75-100 on eBay!

What the hell is wrong with you?

If it completed a set, then YABU - but if it's one rare type out of say, 100 types and she will never expect to get all of them, yabu.

I thought hiding it to see if she notices was a good compromise.