Posted by Tslinger on October 12, 2022 at 01:05:51 from (69.74.110.34):
In Reply to: A waste of time ? posted by 37 chief on October 11, 2022 at 19:42:39:
I just went through an estate auction... My folks were hoarders, so there was a lot of stuff. I was cleaning and prepping full time for basically 4 months After all that time, and effort, things only bring what they bring. There was no point in my uncle spending a week getting wheels turning on the antique ag equipment. It all went for scrap. My girlfriend spent countless days cleaning glassware, and canning jars. That stuff sold by the trailer load for a few bucks each.
If you want to play with it, then by all means, enjoy it. If you're going to pour time and any money in to something like that, you're likely not going to come out ahead, and will often be left with a bad taste in your mouth after the sale...
I had resigned myself to not stressing about the sale price, I really just needed it all gone. I'm still disappointed at some of the knock down numbers. The other parts of my family were less pragmatic about it, and they're still grumbling about the return on their effort, or that I should have taken more time to find buyers outside the auction.
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