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Originally Posted by DixieGal
Really? I like the sound of that. I've got old 78 RPM records from my dad's youth when he sang on the radio stored in the bottoms of drawers, quilts, souvenirs brought back from "occupied Japan," just loads and load of precious memories that need to be dusted. I yearn for clear, clean surfaces.
The problem is, the old stuff is the best stuff. STOP! Must not let emotions interfere with process of decluttering.
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That's why I'd recommend having an appraiser in. They can give you an idea about how much something is really worth to a collector, and you can decide which ones to keep and which to sell. Since they generally do the storage and auction for you (which is how they make their money), you end up with a clutter free life fairly quickly.
Sometimes you find out that something you loved, but not THAT much, is worth a hell of a lot of money to someone else. Sometimes you find out that some of the stuff you really secretly hate is worth a ton.
I was really close to throwing some stuff out that an appraiser took off my hands and sold. I netted about $14,000, all for getting rid of some "worthless" junk that I was going to toss anyway.