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Post by howardsgirlfriend on Oct 3, 2010 11:11:20 GMT -5
Some thoughts about assigning value to things:
We had a garage sale a couple of years ago, and didn't make more than about $150. In addition, my tricycle got stolen; I did get it back a few days later, but it needed repairing. Some of the things I thought would sell quickly ended up being donated. I'm glad we did it, but probably won't do it again--too much work and time.
I had a large storage locker for about 7 years. It wasn't full, but my life was in a state of flux when I rented it, and I avoided emptying it until I was preparing for the garage sale. By the time I vacated it, I was paying $140 a month--twice what I paid for my first apartment (and about the same size)! I don't even want to think about how much I spent on that locker over the years.
Remember the Avon bottles: anything that's marketed as a "collectible" probably isn't worth much in terems of dollar value.
Perhaps you could wean yourself off researching every item, by raising your "dollar threshold:" research only those items that you suspect are valued at more than $XX, or only the 25% of your items that you suspect are the most valuable? Your time is valuable, too. I figure my time at home is worth %50 of what I earn at work.
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on Oct 3, 2010 11:35:57 GMT -5
I remember when Beanie Babies were hot-hot-hot. My kids loved them. Adult friends went crazy collecting them. One friend spent $100 a piece on several. I wonder if she still has them? My daughters threw theirs away. actually one brought hers to a Day Care Center and gave them out as Christmas gifts to the kids.
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Post by BetsyMarie on Oct 3, 2010 12:04:24 GMT -5
Another thing to remember is that all those folks who purchased their valuable treasures at a yard sales for $1 puchased it from somebody.
And the original seller who sold it will never know they sold something of value, are happy as clams and living in a home free from clutter.
So the choice is ours - to get rid of stuff and not know their values; or to keep and maintain it -still not knowing their real value- and live in a hovel.
Also, the real value of something is not what we see on tv, in a book, on the internet, or what an appraiser says, but rather what someone actually will pay for it. Less expenses.
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