@ kiddie : Mind sharing what it was listed for on the Guitar Center site? DH has one potentially to sell! (PM fine)
Did a thorough clean and clean out of my kitchen while DH was out of town. Have a pile ready to go to the landfill/recycling - once I find out how to dispose of broken small appliances, scratched or scorched pans, etc. Others to be donated. My kids are all in apartments now and have taken anything they wanted for their kitchens. Which wasnāt much despite my saving things for that purpose.
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The prices varies dramatically by the type of electric piano. They can run in the hundreds or thousands. The guy in guitar center accepted the price we had found for it on this site:
I suggest searching there for the exact model and make you have and using that to determine the value.
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We had our piano tuned this week. I donāt play it a lot, but we tune it annually (before the holidays) to keep it in decent shape. My son plays when he comes home, such a treat!
The piano is not going anywhere. The music accumulated from my mother, me, my son (and me/daughter for violin) ā¦ that I do try to cull out bit by bit.
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Most of the music books had ISBN numbers, so I was able to put in book collection bins.
At one time, many years ago, I did find a taker for my daughterās early piano lesson books.
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It is āpainfulā to consider giving away so much of our household collection. Our children could use (and would gladly accept), so much of it establishing their own homes, especially tools, kitchenware, some furniture pieces, and more. The quality is also better than what they can buy today, and some even shared from prior generations.
But they live 2400 miles away, and still house-hunting.
Any advice from those of you who have been through the downsizing phase?
Replaced our bedding last week. Gave away the duvet to someone on BN who is giving it to someone else who really needs it. Donating the duvet cover and pillow shams. Iāll drop those off this week.
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Honestly, unless itās really an heirloom or very valuable it isnāt worth shipping it or storing. As newlyweds, H and I were in the same position as your kids, but it wasnāt practical for our families to send stuff 700 miles.
You can find people who live near you and want stuff like this. Maybe your kids will find someone near them who has kids far away and is doing the same thing and can pick things up on Buy Nothing, Marketplace, etc.
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I think adopting a mindset that giving an item to ANYONE who can use it - family or not - is giving the item a new life. Also donāt expect your appreciation for an item to necessarily be shared by another family member. What appeals to one does not appeal to another - even if itās still in good shape and has some sentimental value!
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On sentimental thingsā¦this weekend I was unpacking some household stuff and came across a set of silver (silverware and many serving utensils) that my mom had given me. To be honest, I had my own set of not silver but better silverware from our wedding that I just recently started using! (I just like functional - donāt need fancy). What to do with momās silver?
Iām buying some silver storage pouches from Amazon. During the holidays I"m giving my kids, my nieces and SILās the opportunity to take a pouch and take some of the set. A place setting or two, serving utensils, knives, etc. No forcing, just an option. We will see if any is left after they take!
Hereās the silver pouches Iām getting:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BDKQ1ZL8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1
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Maybe hope your kids will take the silverware someday. If in a silver chest it is pretty compact.
I have momās silverware, which she gave to me decades ago because we were hosting the holiday dinners. I made the faulty decision to select silverware (with chest) as a my quarter century gift from employer. At the time thought it would be nice to have one set for each kid. Then realized might have to stretch out to nieces / nephews due to their lack of interest. It is brand new, and at this point a huge box because utensils packed in small boxes (forks, spoons etc) plus empty chest - that keeps it from tarnishing.
I have told son/DIL they can choose - Grandma set or New set. But not forcing the issue til they get a house someday.
Have you asked your kids if anyone wants the entire set? I would think it might be enjoyed more as a set than as a couple of pieces. (Obviously just my opinion).
Unless anyone has changed their mind the answer is no. None of them are at this time interested in (and they are 26, 31 and 35) having a set of silver. (including me) THey may not be interested in having a couple place settings either - or serving ware pieces (like ladles, special knifes, etc.)
It would more be a memento of smaller size than keeping a whole set shoved in a closet with no intend of pulling out for a party of 8 (or whatever).
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I think I mentioned before that my MIL got me a huge box of silverplate flatware etc. It was an albatross. I had to haul it out and clean it every holiday. Hated doing that. It was like a gift of mandatory cleaning.
I think silver and china are simply not a thing anymore; a friend who was an expert in antiques set me straight on this; thereās zero value because nobody wants any of it.
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I donāt use the good silver (from mom) very much. But we must have an effective silver chest because I can go for years without polishing it. (Perhaps my standards are low though).
This was just silverplate, so I think it was easier to tarnish? I am not certain, though.
Haha!!! Love this!
I have two and a half sets of sterling flatware ā from my maternal grandmother, my MIL, and my maternal great grandmother. (The last is the half set ā only six place settings.) I love it and I use it whenever we have people over for dinner.
I donāt care if my kids want it or not. I love it and use it! So they can do whatever with it when the time comes.
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I have some silver from my late MIL. Ugly stuff, Might be worth some $$. Also have some dishes from Hās grandmother who is from the town in Ukraine near where S2 lives now. Those are pretty ugly, too. Mom also gave me my grandmotherās silver because I was the only one of the kids who had china. Not feeling a huge attachment to any of it. Maybe S2 will come back to live in the US someday, but itās definitely not worth shipping over there. And so it sits downstairs. S2 already has a kitchenās worth of gear down there.
I think I can take his 32" ancient TV to the dump, though. It isnāt usable any longer.
May start scanning my thousands of pics when I have my foot surgery. Any recommendations for a flatbed scanner that possibly has a carriage for slides and film?
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Well Iāve done itā¦
I finally just recycles a bag of Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons 
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I feel like a phase of life has ended.
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