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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Grateful, post: 970983, member: 11100&quot;]Having just gone through a similar experience, maybe I can give my 2 cents.&nbsp; My mother collected everything from soup to nuts, and thought she was doing us a big favor by taking photo of nearly everything with what it was, where &amp; when she acquired it, right down to the taxes paid.&nbsp; For real.&nbsp; Now in some sense that info can be helpful, but things have changed greatly since when she was a big-time collector.&nbsp; Most things have gone down in value, primarily because the current generation of 30+ has little interest in these vast collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent about 6 months weeding through things.&nbsp; Then make a decision about whether you want to privately sell (Marketplace, ebay, private individual) the better stuff.&nbsp; Make sure you use the &quot;sold&quot; option in the advanced search in ebay.&nbsp; It can find if your items or something similar was listed and what is sold for when.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also entertain the thought of an estate/moving/downsizing sale.&nbsp; Our professional decided to have a 2-day sale and a 3rd day &quot;auction&quot; for whatever was left.&nbsp; We wanted it all gone.&nbsp; Few people for the auction as the &quot;good stuff&quot; was gone, so it turned into a more &quot;stuff your bag&quot; sale on day 3.&nbsp; I did a combo of online and private moving sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few last points:&nbsp; If you go through a professional, make sure you talk to at least 3, and preferably &#039;visit&#039; one of their sales.&nbsp; Are things marked too low/too high, or a fair price to move it along?&nbsp; Is there enough help to deter &quot;tag switchers&#039;, etc.&nbsp; What is their percentage take?&nbsp; How to they leave the area (broom clean, etc.)&nbsp; So appeal, condition, and where you live (IMO) make the biggest difference in the sale ability of something and price.&nbsp; You&#039;ll have a few pleasant surprises, and a fewer downers, but it evens itself out and sometimes we just have to roll up those sleeves and tackle the mountain.&nbsp; Give yourself enough time for the task, but not so long it drags out forever.&nbsp; Best of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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