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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

TomSlick

(11,988 posts) Tue Dec 19, 2023, 07:59 PM Dec 2023

I stumbled on this forum and have a question. [View all]

My mother has collected painted plates, porcelain dolls, etc. for decades.

As soon as there is an opening, she will be moving to an assisted living facility.

Short of listing everything individually on ebay, is there a reasonable way to convert all of her collectibles to help fund her care?

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I stumbled on this forum and have a question. [View all] TomSlick Dec 2023 OP

Group the ones that are from same maker or have sinkingfeeling Dec 2023 #1

Thanks. TomSlick Dec 2023 #7

House clean out companies but you'll get 30 cents on the dollar bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #2

Use some of the proceeds to hire a reputable elderly law attorney. rubbersole Dec 2023 #3

One of my partners is a good elder law attorney. TomSlick Dec 2023 #6

If you know that there are high end items in there DFW Dec 2023 #4

That's helpful. TomSlick Dec 2023 #5

You might find a house tag/estate sale business Marthe48 Dec 2023 #8

That's probably how I'll end up going. TomSlick Dec 2023 #9

It is surprising whatr has value and what doesn't Marthe48 Dec 2023 #10

Thanks. TomSlick Dec 2023 #11