My MIL was a collector/hoarder and collected a lot of "stuff".
We now have a number of items to clear which will most likely go to specialised auctions?
The items likely to go those those are lots of dolls,a few collectables and a large number of Elvis Presley items,
(around 30 collector places,albums with cards in them,books,records,VHS tapes,CD's,collectable booklets,etc).
There are hundreds of "collectable" teaspoons"
She believed they were "collectabels" and wants everything sold at auction.
There are also a dozen bottles of collector ports from the 1970's but they may not have being stored correctly.
So any idea where would be best places please?,(we are in Mid North Victoria).
She was also into collecting paper and magazine clippings and storing them in folders,(like Michael Jackson
,Dianna and the royal family,(she also has books on them),Elvis and other "memorabilia".
There is also a "rock" collection from when they went looking for "things".
Anything in those items that "may" have a high value to look for?
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@imastawkawrote:They're not just rocks - they're geodes. Type that in for comparing prices.
Some may need to be cracked/sawn open to discover what's inside?
She called them her rock collection,(at least they look saleable),
There are other rocks in with them from when they went "prospecting",
Albums with cards? What kind of cards?
Elvis cards from number 1 to 660 and then a few others with records on them.
Souvenir spoons seem to be a dime a dozen in op shops.
Maybe I can find a few that are it least something,(she has a large variety).
Thanks,
@imastawkawrote:Be careful with an auction house.
They may sell by the boxful for tuppence.
Good luck
That's my main worry,(that's why I'm trying to do some rersearch first),
We know a lot of it isn't worth much as she "collected" it because she liked it but it doesn't mean it has value.
She has over 50 elvis books and most are worth less than $5 but maybe there are one or two who might
buy the lot to average that price,
The Elvis plates she paid good money for aren't a collectable as they drop in price as soon as they are
bought,(unfortunately the collectable trade tends keep selling those type of items just to make a buck),
@imastawkawrote:I can't see the dolls properly, but the same can be said of them.
They look, to me, like 'collectables' of the 70's - I could be wrong.
More then likely as she's had them a while but bought others privately so,
Places like The Bradford Exchange sold, and still sells 'collectables' which will
never grow in value.
That's where she got most of the Elvis plates from,(there is even one where they got the authentication
number wrong,(plate has one number but the certificate has a different one).
She would've spent thousands and will only get hundreds back as a maximum total for most items,
@imastawkawrote:But, Tazz, she enjoyed it, and thought she was investing.
Unfortunately she did but without the correct knowledge and her Hubby was the same,(they used to store the
"collectable" wines and ports in foam boxes and then later on she put them upright and then back into the
boxes,(off course some leaked as the corks dried out and she gave all the wines to the BIL as he wanted them but he can't drink any as they are no good),
I've got the ports here and I'll be trying a bottle tonight to see if it's any good,(be nice if it stayed true to
label as it's 46 years old),
On the other hand my MIL threw everything out every 5 years. And I mean 'out'
It all went in the bin, not even the op shop got anything.
She turfed some good stuff I would have loved to keep.
Wow!,
Took me no time at all to clean out her house. Even the paperwork was only months old.
Tomorrow will become the third day of cleaning out her place and she was only in a cabin and annex,
(should finish tomorrow as most of the stuff is gone and the cupbards and other furniture will be sold from
there),
