Upgrade a doll?

You could try to get her a de-yellowing? Either doing it yourself or from a faceup artist I don't have any yellowed dolls, but I've seen others have good results!

 

I upgraded my old yellow and single jointed unoa hybrid by buying a new body and fresh faceplates and assembling the same doll "again". While it was super fun to have a well-posing body and new faceplates I ended up selling the doll not too much time later, somehow the upgraded version just didn't have the charm of the older version any more, even though in theory all parts were "better". I think it was as if the soul of it was lost in the process for me, and have now learned that if I start yearning for an upgrade, it just means the doll has to go as a same-looking doll will not be the same thing for me. Turns out I fall in love with the doll and not the sculpt!

But all collectors are different of course! I would make a thorough list of pros and cons and see which side outweighs the other. If your only con would be that selling the old doll won't make enough money back, but you would swap it out in a heartbeat otherwise, I would consider making the extra money in some other way instead (doing faceups, selling something else, saving up longer etc) so it doesn't feel like a dealbreaking loss.

In any case, only you can know what to really do! If I was in your position, I would keep the old doll because it is that specific doll - but if you know this attachment is not an issue for you, you might have a very different conclusion. Good luck!

 

I have reshelled or upgraded several dolls! And almost never regret it. Though I am too attached to my first doll and just cannot let him go. I temporarily reshelled him in a larger scale (he's 1/4 and I prefer 1/3), but ended up selling the new version and still have the original. I regret not keeping my second doll.

But my two current favorites have been reshelled with no regrets! Got them both better bodies, and reshelled one in a different skin tone. I love them more now!

 

This also happened to me several times before I learned my lesson.

I also tried keeping a head and just changing out the body, long ago, but the hybriding didn't work out and it felt dissonant after having the doll on a different body for many years. Another failure.

What has been more successful for me is to essentially let go of earlier dolls and make new generations or characters that use pieces of the things that I loved in new ways while keeping essentials of what I liked about those original dolls.

 

Not the same situation, but I’ve upgraded many of my dolls, and it always feels nice in the end. For most of them, it meant getting a new body (some have gone through 3+ iterations!), and for three, I’ve done a complete reshell. All those decisions felt right.

But I never rush to sell the old version until I’m sure the upgrade truly works as it should.

 

I totally understand this sentiment. Not the same situation, but I have a second hand doll for a sculpt that is longer being made, but the resin was so yellow that I caved and took a company up on their de yellowing services because I wanted to give my doll a new start. I would say do what you like within your means. If it's a sculpt that's not often made, this might be a great opportunity for you to take!

 

Maybe you can find an artist that will do a de-yellowing bath and fix up the nose? There definitely is a charm to dolls that stick with you for a while, even when there's newer versions available. My boy has gone through several bodies as my way of upgrading him until I was happy. Selling the bodies helped with the cost but in your case I would consider keeping the original girl if selling her won't help much. It could be cool to have two versions of the same doll, like twins or capturing a moment in time.

 

I have a tiny that I like and I'm always cursing myself for buying because I don't like tinies. I sometimes think "well what if I got him in a bigger size like a big baby?" And then I curse myself again because I wouldn't sell the tiny and would have 2 of him anyway! He'll stay like this for now