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Deals Rumpelstiltskin made where his objectives were unclear:

In "That Still Small Voice" it is unclear what Rumpelstiltskin wanted to do with the puppets. He still has them with him in Storybrooke. Since they are technically not dead, it is possible that Geppeto will reconnect with his parents in the future.

In "The Price of Golf", he wants Cinderella's firstborn child. However, he obviously knows that the curse is coming and she won't give birth to her baby on time. Did he make this deal just so Emma would owe him a favor? If so, what favor was he planning on getting? He wasn't planning on having Emma come with him to find his son until "In the Name of the Brother". This is implied when he has no problem with Emma dying in "Queen of Hearts" and is about to go by himslef to find Bae in "The Outsider". Maybe Rumpel made the deal to have leverage on Emma or Ashley for a future favor that was not thought of at the time.