Anonymous wrote:My parents both recently passed and I’m an only child. I am listing their home in the next month but I’m not sure what to do with the items in the house.

There are are few things I am taking but there are also a lot of items that are antiques that I just don’t have room for and are not my style. I have no idea what value they may have but I don’t want to just donate these items.

What does one do in this situation? Have someone come out and see if anything is of value? There is specifically a large bedroom set from the mid 1800’s that is beautiful and very well maintained with marble tops but it is not my style! I’d say there are probably 10 very nice pieces in the house and the rest is just generic items. I don’t want everything to go to goodwill but no idea where to start!?

Hire the Junk Movers to take it all to the dump.

Anonymous wrote:So much misinformation on this thread. Not at all credible guidance for liquidating an estate. Auctions are not the way to go. In fact, if you follow the advice on this thread, you will regret it.

Okay so what’s your advice? Because you’re really not bringing anything into the conversation.

So much misinformation on this thread. Not at all credible guidance for liquidating an estate. Auctions are not the way to go. In fact, if you follow the advice on this thread, you will regret it.

I worked with a great company when helping a relative downsize/move. Graceful Transitions -- they helped with so many things and would have done more had I asked them too.

They helped my relative decide what to take/what would fit in their new space and moved it, then packed up and sold/donated or disposed of everything else.


Graceful Transitions
https://www.gracefultransitions.org/
301-799-4321

We had identified a few things to go to specific spaces, otherwise they took it all to their warehouse and they determined what could be consigned, what could be put in an online estate sale and what would be donated. I didn't need to make any decisions after deciding what we would keep.

They would have shipped items to other family members or stored items for us if necessary.

It was very flexible and easy. I met with them once to get an estimate (1 hour) and then it was a two day process - 1 to pack and move what was moving/staying with the relative and the second day to pack everything else.


I received an accounting of everything- itemized receipts for everything donated and sold, checks mailed to where we asked for what was sold. They were efficient and lovely to work with.