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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we've had similar issues with moving my mom out of her 4 bedroom/3 car garage house where she had room to collect (and collect, and collect) stuff for decades. An auction house came to collect anything they thought was of value (including an antique but busted wooden canoe!) but nobody -- including Goodwill -- wanted the fine china. We certainly don't want it. DH and I have our own set that we registered for and only haul out 1-2 times a year, and now I feel like I could have made better use of that money! But times and tastes change.

We worked with a senior move manager to move my mom out, and although unfortunately my mom didn't take all her advice and held on to a bunch of stuff she will have no room for in her 1 BR apartment, the piece of good advice I took away was -- take photographs of the stuff you're getting rid of. That way you can still enjoy the sentiment around the collection without actually having your garage filled to the brim. For those whose parents are facing issues similar to my mom's (downsizing), and who don't want to let go of their collections, the photos can be turned into a printed album or framed posters/pictures to decorate their walls. [/quote]

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