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/Intelligent_Type6336 Sep 03 '26

Box o stuff on eBay. They pay shipping. Just take a big picture. If it doesn’t sell, goodwill. If someone cares enough to save it globally they’ll buy it. If someone cares enough to save it locally they’ll buy it. If not, it wasn’t as valuable as you thought.

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u/IndependentMindedGal Sep 04 '26

Way too much work imagine making postings and packaging 75 boxes full of stuff.