I guess I came by the packrat gene honestly

[Linflas]

My mother is going to be selling the house my brothers and I grew up in so we have started to go through 37 years of accumulated stuff. Some of this stuff my father (the packrat side of the family) brought from his mothers house when we cleaned it out in 1974. Here is just a sample of the junk I found in a brief visit today.

Before CDs, MP3s and Ipods...
Before digital cameras...
In Soviet Russia...

 

[Orsorum]

:Q

 

[FoBoT]

dude, you need to do some serious ebaying

that paper is cool

 

[nsafreak]

I wonder if any of that stuff is worth anything. Perhaps you should consider putting some of it up on eBay.

 

[Brutuskend]

A potential gold mine!

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
A potential gold mine!

:thumbsup:

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: blodhi74

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
A potential gold mine!

:thumbsup:

that paper, especially.

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

Antique Roadshow!

 

[Taggart]

First thing I thought of...Amazing Stories

Gather Ye Acorns
Story: Steven Spielberg
Teleplay: Stu Krieger
Director: Norman Reynolds

Jonathan Quick, the bane of his practical parents' existence, takes an ancient tree troll's advice to pack up his treasured comic-book collection and follow his heart. And so, 50 years later.... (Original Airdate: Feb. 2, 1986)

Mark Hamill (Jonathan Quick), Forest Whitaker (Jerry), David Rappaport (Troll), Louis de Banzie (Alma Quick), Royal Dano (Elmer Quick), David Friedman (Jonathan, age 12), Mary Deschanel (Francine), Bill Dear (David), Kelly Henson (Sister), Joanna Merlin (Marie / Wealthy lady), John Carlyle (Auctioneer), Frank Schuller (Treadwell), Conrad Dunn (Gas-station attendant), Hugo Stanger (Oldster), Ray Romeo (Man)

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: Taggart
First thing I thought of...Amazing Stories

Gather Ye Acorns
Story: Steven Spielberg
Teleplay: Stu Krieger
Director: Norman Reynolds

Jonathan Quick, the bane of his practical parents' existence, takes an ancient tree troll's advice to pack up his treasured comic-book collection and follow his heart. And so, 50 years later.... (Original Airdate: Feb. 2, 1986)

Mark Hamill (Jonathan Quick), Forest Whitaker (Jerry), David Rappaport (Troll), Louis de Banzie (Alma Quick), Royal Dano (Elmer Quick), David Friedman (Jonathan, age 12), Mary Deschanel (Francine), Bill Dear (David), Kelly Henson (Sister), Joanna Merlin (Marie / Wealthy lady), John Carlyle (Auctioneer), Frank Schuller (Treadwell), Conrad Dunn (Gas-station attendant), Hugo Stanger (Oldster), Ray Romeo (Man)

Funny you should mention comics. This one is evidently kind of rare and from what I see goes for between $50.00 to $150.00.
Also this bit of political campaign stuff from the 1936 election.
FDR

 

[Evadman]

Little Annie Fanny > *

 

[LookingGlass]

Definitely don't be too hasty just to sell some of that at a gargage sale dirt cheap. Like those old camera's. Do a bit of digging, findout how much they might be worth.
What they are worth, and what people are willing to pay, is two different things. Unless it is ultra rare, and the right day to sell, and the right buyer. Those might be collector items.

Those camera's would look cool up on a shelf, as a nice little display. I've seen that done before. Looks good.

Those 78's those you may not get much for. Lots of goodies there. Keep some of them, as family treasures.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: LookingGlass
Definitely don't be too hasty just to sell some of that at a gargage sale dirt cheap. Like those old camera's. Do a bit of digging, findout how much they might be worth.
What they are worth, and what people are willing to pay, is two different things. Unless it is ultra rare, and the right day to sell, and the right buyer. Those might be collector items.

Those camera's would look cool up on a shelf, as a nice little display. I've seen that done before. Looks good.

Those 78's those you may not get much for. Lots of goodies there. Keep some of them, as family treasures.

At this point I am not sure what we will sell and what we will keep. We can't keep everything because it is kind of silly to have stuff packed away in boxes to leave for someone else to move around after we're gone like we are doing now. On the other hand some of the stuff is definitely meaningful and will be kept. I found a ton of tintype photos that are unlabeled so we have no clue who they are. At the moment those seem to be the most valuable thing we have come across in terms of selling value but it would seem kind of strange to be selling photos of unknown ancestors.

 

[nakedfrog]

I can give some vinyl a good home