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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Deb D., post: 10299915, member: 91560&quot;]In the boonies between Albany and Saratoga Springs. I inherited my mother&#039;s estate and a few other relative&#039;s items. My mom was really into Depression glass and Japanese porcelain. She started collecting in the 1970 when these items were popular and pricey. Nowadays, I can&#039;t give these away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Four years ago, I sold the family home (2500 sq ft brick Victorian) and moved into a much smaller ranch style home.</p><p><br /></p><p>The old homestead:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]516996[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been trying to liquidate the items I just do not have room for anymore to adequately display. Unfortunately, most is packed up in boxes in the basement. It seems antiques and collectibles are a dead market around here. I&#039;ve been having a garage sale once a year, when our village has their community-wide garage sale weekend in May.&nbsp; However, I find people have a preconceived idea that nothing at a garage sale should be over 50¢. Last year a woman accused me of operating an antique shop in the guise of a garage sale. Another woman saw the teacup and saucer sets I had out for $3 apiece. She said, &quot;You&#039;ll never sell them at <i>that</i> price.&quot; Most people that stop ask if I have any free stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I am still chipping away at things, but will have many questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some photos of the sale I had the year I moved (not everything shown - most was put back down in the basement). It was a lot of work for a woman in her 70s to do alone.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]516989[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]516990[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]516992[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]516994[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]516993[/ATTACH]</p><p>:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]516995[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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