It's all just stuff...

[imashooter2]

List that old china on Ebay. The few people that still like china are on there looking for pieces to complete their existing sets and I understand it moves quickly.

Shipping a single piece wouldn’t be terrible, but the entirety of the set would be a packing nightmare. We did find a place that specializes in replacements that would buy it… after we shipped it to them. So it sits in the attic.

 

[imashooter2]

You are right about modern families and IMO that is kind of a shame.
We still do it on gatherings of the family on special feast days. I hope the kids do when we are gone.

My daughter had no interest in MomMom's china. My wife and I use a beautiful set that she inherited from her mother (which was inherited from her mother before her). I doubt my girl has any interest in that set either. As you say… a shame.

 

[Buford57]

Interesting to read people's perspective on "stuff". When we were first married my wife would respond to the loss of some treasured material item with a shrug and "someday it will all burn anyway". We both lost sight of that along the way and are now slogging through making our son's burden lighter with daily trips to the thrift store and the trash. Not only are the thrift stores becoming particular about what they will take (e.g. only " smart" TVs) my LGS will no longer accept any gun they value at less than $500 on consignment. That's shocking for a guy who used to shop at the town dump.

 

[ladder13]

When my MIL passed, my wife and her sister hired an auctioneer to get rid of everything except their mother’s jewelry and memento’s. They priced everything and came to the house everyday and sat at a table for a week. Everything was catalogued and a list was made.
Big selling items were clothing(yep), costume jewelry, yard tools, and small pieces of furniture. No one wanted any of the large pieces of solid wood furniture, so it went to Salvation Armory.
Someone had sticky fingers as some items were unaccounted for, either the auctioneers, shoppers or both helped themselves as we were not there all day watching.
In any event the girls were happy with what they netted, and they kept what was important to them.
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[welldoya]

My in-laws are in their early 90s.
They have stuff like you would not believe. Huge house & 2 barns. My mother-in-law threw large parties, hosted her bridge club etc. She has every piece of glass, serving trays, punch bowls, etc known to man.
I know my wife is going to want to keep that crap because it was her mother’s. It’s going to be a nightmare.

 

[imashooter2]

Interesting to read people's perspective on "stuff". When we were first married my wife would respond to the loss of some treasured material item with a shrug and "someday it will all burn anyway". We both lost sight of that along the way and are now slogging through making our son's burden lighter with daily trips to the thrift store and the trash. Not only are the thrift stores becoming particular about what they will take (e.g. only " smart" TVs) my LGS will no longer accept any gun they value at less than $500 on consignment. That's shocking for a guy who used to shop at the town dump.

I tried to help a friend dispose of his brother’s estate firearms. None remarkable, all quality names lightly used. I was shocked that none of the local shops were interested in either consignment or buying them outright.

 

[imashooter2]

When my MIL passed, my wife and her sister hired an auctioneer to get rid of everything except their mother’s jewelry and memento’s. They priced everything and came to the house everyday and sat at a table for a week. Everything was catalogued and a list was made.
Big selling items were clothing(yep), costume jewelry, yard tools, and small pieces of furniture. No one wanted any of the large pieces of solid wood furniture, so it went to Salvation Armory.
Someone had sticky fingers as some items were unaccounted for, either the auctioneers, shoppers or both helped themselves as we were not there all day watching.
In any event the girls were happy with what they netted, and they kept what was important to them.
.

The auction houses here asked for a 50% fee and then wanted us to pay for 2 men and a truck to haul their half of our stuff to the auction house so they could rape us. I told them no thanks. I’d rather pile it all up in the driveway and burn it than take that screwing.

 

[Greyman50]

When my Mother passed I had to clean out the house. English basement ,2 floors and floored attic. Took 3-5 of us 6 months to clean out everything. Imagine a 4 floor old antique shop filled with everything. Much went to big antique auction house, lots to local salvation Army and others. Much was junk and had 3 30 yard dumpsters. Wife picked lots of very nice china and sterling silver flat ware. Daughter and son got what they wanted and finally was able to sell house and farm. When wife passed last year daughter took most of what I didn't need. At my age I really don’t want much “ stuff”. These days not many want antiques and are hard to get rid of.

 

[ladder13]

The auction houses here asked for a 50% fee and then wanted us to pay for 2 men and a truck to haul their half of our stuff to the auction house so they could rape us. I told them no thanks. I’d rather pile it all up in the driveway and burn it than take that screwing.

Theirs was done in their moms house. 20% was the fee. Both girls were happy with what they received.

 

[imashooter2]

I would have done business at 20%. I might have gritted my teeth and paid the 50% just to be done with the hassle. The pay for a truck and 2 men was a bridge too far.