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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sedona, post: 9618443, member: 4438&quot;]I feel your pain. I’m on the email list for local estate sales, and I typically don’t open the emails. A lot of times there’s a ton of stuff I wouldn’t like, but there’s one item buried in a table of dozens of things that might have potential. It’s not worth it to me to trek over for the one thing that may or not still be there. Let the local antique dealers get up early to be first in line at 7 a.m. I can buy it from them, and they can make their profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few weeks ago, an estate sale notice went out for the estate of a couple we’d known very well (family doctor who went to our wedding).&nbsp; We went their lovely home about 30 years ago, and he passed away about 25 years ago. I lost touch with the wife, and I guess she recently passed away, and their son was selling everything off. So, I looked at the photos. It was a time capsule of so many high quality things purchased in the 1950s-1960s. Many things were definitely lovely, but nothing that really worked, except a thing or two.</p><p><br /></p><p>Estate sale photos are interesting, especially when they are from very high end homes, like our friends.’ I enjoy and own so many antiques and vintage items, but it’s interesting to see houses full of high quality things that just aren’t appealing to me. No doubt many others would have the same view of things I’ve carefully “curated” over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess we have to enjoy what we surround ourselves with, and not worry about what happens to it when we’re gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I’ve told my kids about certain pieces I have, and how expensive and special they are, i.e. things they should sell versus donate or toss.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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