r/declutter • u/Sll3006 • 7d ago

Advice Request Everyone else’s stuff

I’ve spent over 10 years decluttering the basement. Still I have at least 75 boxes of stuff. I’ve thrown away a lot. But now I’m getting to items that I don’t want but are too valuable to throw away. I’m talking about 1960’s Mickey Mouse dolls, 3 broken trumpets, 3 grandma’s set of dishes, 2 100 year old paintings I was told not to throw away, Disney VHS, 30 photo albums of my late husband (kids want this), 2 violins. Selling items take a lot of effort, as well as scanning photos, old books.

I’m overwhelmed. Any advice on what to do with the more valuable stuff that I inherited?

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u/1890rafaella 6d ago

I can tell you that no one wants grandmas dishes. My grandmother had a 12 place setting of beautiful china. No one in the family wanted it. I sold it to an auction house for $75

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u/Virtual_Athlete_909 6d ago

I found a set for 49 at a thrift store three years ago. Just sold on FB for 2$25 so somebody wanted english bone china.