What to do with china sets?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Replacements Ltd will buy used china sets in good condition; price they will pay varies with the quality, supply, and demand for that particular pattern. Their buying price is much lower than their selling price, partly because they have to have warehouse space to store items which are available for sale. We have bought replacements for china items which broke during use from there.

Sites like that are really good for establishing the true value, mostly for helping you realize that something isn't that rare or precious.

[Anonymous]

Ask around or post it for free - a young person or couple may like it; or someone who never married and did not register might like it. A friend at church gave her moms set to an older single woman at our church. My SIL received a hand me down set when she was a new immigrant/grad student. Someone can use it and appreciate it. And there are a few of us crazies who love China and use it or display it. .

[Anonymous]

Use it or donate it, Really no reason to keep it if you don't use it or like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love it (and use it). I wish I could just take all PPs unused china!

+1 I treasure the china, crystal, and silver that belonged to my parents, grandparents, in-laws, etc. Gives me a lot of joy to use it for special occasions, birthdays, and holidays. I love setting a beautiful table that's also sentimental.

[Anonymous]

My MiL is so mad that we will not take the brown or cherry furniture as well as the china. She refuses to believe that the market and sensibilities have changed. I do like a mix of new/old but what she has will not work with what we have. We took a few pieces but I’m not taking the whole house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MiL is so mad that we will not take the brown or cherry furniture as well as the china. She refuses to believe that the market and sensibilities have changed. I do like a mix of new/old but what she has will not work with what we have. We took a few pieces but I’m not taking the whole house.

That said, we do use the silver and a few large serving pieces. We just don’t live in a huge home with endless space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MiL is so mad that we will not take the brown or cherry furniture as well as the china. She refuses to believe that the market and sensibilities have changed. I do like a mix of new/old but what she has will not work with what we have. We took a few pieces but I’m not taking the whole house.

Brown furniture is coming back in--you may change your mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MiL is so mad that we will not take the brown or cherry furniture as well as the china. She refuses to believe that the market and sensibilities have changed. I do like a mix of new/old but what she has will not work with what we have. We took a few pieces but I’m not taking the whole house.

Brown furniture is coming back in--you may change your mind.

Yes, agree, but not this brown.

[Anonymous]

I guess we are more traditional or old school than some here.

We were happy to receive a very nice china set from parents, along with some upholstered “brown” furniture. We use the china on holidays and special occasions. We also have a Spode Xmas set we use during the Xmas holidays. We bought complementary traditional furniture and put them all together in our living room, which we use all the time. We also have and use a formal dining room to eat together as a family for most dinners. Breakfast & lunch usually are at the kitchen breakfast table.

[Anonymous]

Put them on FB marketplace and someone will snap them up. I want a nice China set but they're all selling for $500 on FB. I can't find anything!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess we are more traditional or old school than some here.

We were happy to receive a very nice china set from parents, along with some upholstered “brown” furniture. We use the china on holidays and special occasions. We also have a Spode Xmas set we use during the Xmas holidays. We bought complementary traditional furniture and put them all together in our living room, which we use all the time. We also have and use a formal dining room to eat together as a family for most dinners. Breakfast & lunch usually are at the kitchen breakfast table.

Good for you, but you're not helping OP at all. She doesn't want this stuff.

[Anonymous]

I use my china and silverware maybe 12 times a year. I also enjoy creating tablescapes. I like what this blogger has to say about using hers on a regular basis. I have the same antique sllverware she does (see the large spoon with the chrysanthemum on the back. It is from the late 1800s. I'm not about to give it away.

https://missmustardseed.com/26820-2/

[Anonymous]

i posted the set i liked the least to my facebook friends, and a friend gratefully took it and uses it as her everyday.

[Anonymous]

We use ours every day. Just use it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have vintage sets of mid-century heath ceramics from my family and love using them. Have added to it with modern heath pieces of our own and they look fantastic together!

I love Heath Ceramics and have scored some cool pieces as well as irregular tile from their Sausalito, CA outlet store.