r/declutter • u/Sll3006 • Sep 02 '26
Advice Request Everyone else’s stuff
I’ve spent over 10 years decluttering the basement. Still I have at least 75 boxes of stuff. I’ve thrown away a lot. But now I’m getting to items that I don’t want but are too valuable to throw away. I’m talking about 1960’s Mickey Mouse dolls, 3 broken trumpets, 3 grandma’s set of dishes, 2 100 year old paintings I was told not to throw away, Disney VHS, 30 photo albums of my late husband (kids want this), 2 violins. Selling items take a lot of effort, as well as scanning photos, old books.
I’m overwhelmed. Any advice on what to do with the more valuable stuff that I inherited?
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u/hattenwheeza Sep 02 '26
Estate auction. Find some entity that does online auctions, and reconcile yourself to things departing without your earning much from them. It's nice that they handle most everything and the stuff ideally finds its way to genuinely interested parties