Well there's A level. 30k in stuff not including most furniture.
B level, 20k in stuff not including most furniture.
C level, 10k worth of stuff not including most furniture.
So we had C. Beautiful furniture. Country French. Well made. Thousands paid by parent. Made out of wood. hancrafted. not compressed sawdust like so much today.
No. Buyers want restoration hardware, pottery barn, Ikea.
Our mom had 50k in furniture at minimum. Furniture buying was like crack for her. Gosh, this is and has been heartbreaking. Just FYI.
Ran into this while downsizing my parents home....if consignment wouldn’t take we donated. Even the consigned stuff did not bring big bucks, but at least it went too good homes. Good luck.
My Mom and I both had place settings for Forstoria glassware, which I had donated to a hospital rummage sale. Went to the sale on the last day and there sat the glassware, marked-down for the last day.... [sigh]. Sad to see that as it had cost a small fortune to originally buy it.
I have noticed since Ancestry and other places are doing DNA to let us know where our great-great-great family came from, there seems to up an up-tick in young people wanting to know history of the families. Hopefully they will be more accepting on taking heirlooms.
Right now I have a bin full of dollies, beautifully hand-made. These belonged to my sig other's family but he doesn't know who made them, etc. These will go to the rummage sale. I do have my great-grandmother's hand-made dollies and I actually use them :)
Anything in reasonable repair is accepted. We give away literally tons of clothing. Men's clothing is especially needed. Many Seventh-day Adventist churches have either a free store like ours or a low-cost thrift store. Check with them as well as other charitable organizations in your area. Don't forget the Salvation Army, I know the one in my area has a thrift shop!
I am so very sorry that people just don't appreciate old beautiful furniture anymore.😞
What I learned when I cleaned out my mom's house is that "stuff" is just stuff. One's stuff is only worth what it's worth to you when you own it.
No one wants your "stuff".
I gave almost everything to Goodwill. The really "precious" stuff, like mom's creche, I put out on the curb and was thrilled to see truly impoverished people come by, see something lovely and take it home, cradling it in their arms.
It was a humbling experience and has had me downsizing ever since.
i ended up giving the vast majority away ... goodwill came and picked it up.
Yes, heartbreaking
the china, silver, jewelry, etc was given to my daughter. The grandfather clock to my brother. Is was really our grandfathers clock....nice it stayed in the family.
Years ago, years,my mom gave me some really high end antique furniture. I am glad I have them. I am so sorry for your predicament.i know it's shared. I know that doesn't help much. It is just appalling,really.