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<p>[QUOTE="patd8643, post: 4009928, member: 5195"]I have been doing this almost 20 years because I can't do nothing! For the first 12 years or so I collected to fill in Grandmother's and Mother's crystal and china patterns and other things I liked and thought might sell. During those years, I made in excess of $20K a year after expenses and paid taxes on it all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the bottom sort of fell out of that market And I also realized, I wasn't getting any younger and some of our stuff just had to go! So, I started trying to clear some of the decks, here. $$$ numbers went down but some has moved - stuff our kids don't want. I still have enough to go another 10 years or so - if I make it that long. Last year was the first year I reported a loss - small but still a loss ;-(.</p><p><br /></p><p>So when DH recovers from his hip surgery and can help again, I'll get back to the task at hand. I enjoy packing items up and sending them to new homes and hope the receivers enjoy them as much as our family has.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="patd8643, post: 4009928, member: 5195"]I have been doing this almost 20 years because I can't do nothing! For the first 12 years or so I collected to fill in Grandmother's and Mother's crystal and china patterns and other things I liked and thought might sell. During those years, I made in excess of $20K a year after expenses and paid taxes on it all. Then the bottom sort of fell out of that market And I also realized, I wasn't getting any younger and some of our stuff just had to go! So, I started trying to clear some of the decks, here. $$$ numbers went down but some has moved - stuff our kids don't want. I still have enough to go another 10 years or so - if I make it that long. Last year was the first year I reported a loss - small but still a loss ;-(. So when DH recovers from his hip surgery and can help again, I'll get back to the task at hand. I enjoy packing items up and sending them to new homes and hope the receivers enjoy them as much as our family has.[/QUOTE]
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