If my wife gets half the value(after depreciation) out of my tools or guns to help her eliminate them quickly Id be happy. I got more than the depreciation out of them.
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If my wife gets half the value(after depreciation) out of my tools or guns to help her eliminate them quickly Id be happy. I got more than the depreciation out of them.
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Just a heads up to contributors - I started a similar thread in the Lumber Mill forum - which is closed off to public access - - in case anyone is a little antsy about mentioning anything in public.
I personally have some stuff I'd rather not give the general public any idea I owned it.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
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If you want to help out your future next of kin, making a document of all your tools/items and approximate resale value (or other ideas of disposition - donate to X, etc), is probably not a bad start. Depending on how much they know, perhaps add a picture to each item. This doesn't eliminate all the work, but at least reduces it some. Or the directions might simply be 'contact XXX auctioneer', which might still be better than nothing.
This is also useful for purposes of insurance (eg, shop destroyed for whatever reason), as now you have documentation of what was in it.
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We had a similar discussion here recently. The reality is unless your relatives want to set up an online or brick and mortar store, anything you leave behind will be liquidated at an estate sale for pennies on the dollar. My parents recently got rid of almost everything and moved in with me and Mrs. Pat. What became immediately apparent is furniture is almost worthless. Nobody wants used stuff. They want the new stuff from Crate and Barrel.
As for woodworking machines, sure, those have actual value. But are the relatives going to take the time to post every machine for sale, meet up with all potential buyers and, eventually accept a fair price? Maybe, but likely not. No matter what instructions I might leave behind, my son and daughter don't have time to do all that. Thus, everything will go to an estate sale.
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Just what the lawyer told us when my mother departed this earth. May mean a lot to her and you but not to anybody else. Called the stuff not easily disposed of - residue!Originally Posted by Pat Germain
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When my father died I was impressed to find only two jars of unlabeled liquid in his shop and barn. I knew one was sulphuric acid in a bottle, in a crock. The acid fumes had eaten the label. The other was some steam cylinder oil in a tin. The paper label was oil soaked and not readable.
I had a plan and as soon as I got there I put some concrete chunks and water in a plastic bucket and slowly added the acid.
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I don't care what they say........ I'm taking them with me
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I'll do you one better...as Thurston Howell III said: "If I can't take it with me, I won't go!"I don't care what they say........ I'm taking them with me
"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.”
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Never seen a U-Haul behind a hearse.I don't care what they say........ I'm taking them with me
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This is one reason I stopped making furniture items even for family.
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Is there any difference between soft furnishings (things with cloth on them, like sofas, chairs, etc) vs ones that are all wood (tables, bookshelves, maybe chairs)?
I know for myself, when my grandmother moved out of her house, the family went through and took what stuff they wanted. I don't think anyone wanted the sofas, recliners, or beds, but I took the dining room table, chairs, and china cabinet as I either didn't have those things or they were better than what I had. Sofas with many years of use (and out of date fabric) didn't have a lot of appeal for me, the those hard wood items were in fine shape.
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I would think this is true. When I bought my house (40 years ago) I furnished it with good 2nd hand furniture (made with hardwoods) from a local consignment shop.
The shop owner picked up most of the inventory through estate sales in Sun City.
I still have everything I bought there, with the exception of a sofa (which was either a Drexel or Henredon) and two upholstered arm chairs. I replaced those later with leather furniture.
They were in good shape but I prefer leather. And I gave them away to the local thrift store.
Dining room table, hutch, bedroom furniture some end tables, still have them, all still in pretty good shape (cosmetically) and very good shape structurally.
"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.”
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My parents' estate sale was in April, 2024. Nope, there wasn't much interest in the wooden furniture either. My mom had a very nice, solid hardwood dining table with matching chairs. I think it sold for $10.00. The young people I talk to call that "Brown Furniture" which is typically followed by an, "Eww".
Strangely, the ceramic baking canisters my mom painted back in the '70s sold over a $100.
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I've probably posted this before (at least somewhere) but when my mother died I had her dining room set, some chairs, etc. shipped at considerable expense to my house.
The moving company driver said it was nice to see somebody taking the furniture since he doesn't see it happening much anymore because the younger generation want the latest fads and are quite willing to change it when the fads change. No point worrying about furniture that lasts a long time.
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Another issue is most young people can't afford a traditional house these days. They live in tiny apartments and small condos. They simply don't have room for a dinette set for six; or much of anything outside of a couch and some chairs for the kitchen breakfast bar; where all meals are eaten when not in front of the TV.
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