We contacted Remember That Estate Sales and Gina Pleshar came over to meet with us. Also, when you set your own price on objects that may “mean” something to you, you will never sell it. THEN clean up and return everything that didn’t sell. It was impossible for us to imagine that we could somehow haul all that stuff up into the garage, arrange it, advertise it, then conduct all the transactions. We thought about having our own “garage sale,” but the volume of stuff was simply overwhelming. In addition, my wife had collected hundreds of pieces of costume jewelry, watches, etc. Our basement was so crammed with photography gear, musical instruments, camping gear, electronics, darkroom equipment, Christmas decorations, books, records, tape cassettes, baseball hats (hundreds), and a lot more minutiae. It was a daunting challenge as we are “pack rats” and rarely throw anything, (and I mean anything) out. My wife and I needed to eliminate over 12 years of accumulated “stuff” in order to be able to list our home for sale. Financially, I would not call it the sale of a lifetime but I did not end up with headaches trying to figure out where to take items to dispose of them or paying fees for dumping items - and we did make a little money. Her network on the internet is much larger than my attempts at advertising would be. I found Gina to be tremendous! She stayed in touch, was organized, efficient and did everything she said she would. How do you find the time to do all of this if you are working and caring for others? The emotional part of it all is very difficult to put into words. How do you dispose of them and how much is a fair price to sell them for? How do you organize a sale? How do you advertise to make sure people come? How do you haul (and how much will it cost you) to dispose of the items you can't sell and need to dispose of - particularly the large items. It is the items you know you need to part with. The items you choose to keep is not the difficult part. It is also a great emotional task which I found very difficult. It is not just a matter of being organized. Cleaning out your parents home can be an overwhelming task. I called a number of places before I found her. I think in my case Gina offers an excellent service and I am very relieved she is out there.
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