We've been going through my wife's uncle's house after his death last month.
He was a near TV level hoarder and never threw anything away. There is so much stuff, except for some personal items with sentimental value, we are tossing nearly everything.
I have no idea how to value items from the 60s and 70s.
For example, he had this sitting in a drawer, pristine condition: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-SUNBEA ... 3117822196
But is it only $15 on Ebay! Not even worth the time!
It's all random stuff -- no baseball card collection, comics, stamp collection, tiffany lamps, jewelry, etc. Just these strange random little things that are cool to look at and see, but so much of it!
Like Playboy magazines from the late 60s through 70s, all in excellent condition. But not like I'm going to go through them to value them (or honestly, to even take the time to look at the pictures!) For all I know we tossed Playboy #1.
Some coins, those I know how to value.
Any opinions on items that I might normally overlook that could have value are appreciated!
"Vintage" Stuff Question
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Re: "Vintage" Stuff Question
We had a similar situation when both of my parents died several years ago. My mother collected everything from cancelled stamps to sets of china. She was a borderline-hoarder due to dimentia and refused all our entreaties to part with her "stuff." My father collected tools and fishing gear.
Half-way through the final clean out, we discovered a local auction company that sorted through everything, held the auction, left the house "broom clean," and saved us a lot of the mundane work. One caution: you are looking for the final check at the end and not the tag sale value. They are in the business so they know what any individual item will bring on the spot.
We took whatever individual items we wanted to keep. The auctioneer and his team handled everything else.
Half-way through the final clean out, we discovered a local auction company that sorted through everything, held the auction, left the house "broom clean," and saved us a lot of the mundane work. One caution: you are looking for the final check at the end and not the tag sale value. They are in the business so they know what any individual item will bring on the spot.
We took whatever individual items we wanted to keep. The auctioneer and his team handled everything else.
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Thanks, jhogue.
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For anything you suspect that has value eBay is definitely going to be your best guide. Go through the completed sales to see what things really sold for.
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+1. Use an auction pro. Well worth the time and aggravation saved.jhogue wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 3:02 pm We had a similar situation when both of my parents died several years ago. My mother collected everything from cancelled stamps to sets of china. She was a borderline-hoarder due to dimentia and refused all our entreaties to part with her "stuff." My father collected tools and fishing gear.
Half-way through the final clean out, we discovered a local auction company that sorted through everything, held the auction, left the house "broom clean," and saved us a lot of the mundane work. One caution: you are looking for the final check at the end and not the tag sale value. They are in the business so they know what any individual item will bring on the spot.
We took whatever individual items we wanted to keep. The auctioneer and his team handled everything else.
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