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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

My wife also collect Flow Blue china. She has several wall displays and several cabinets full of it. All pretty enough, but not really worth all that much (I think) I have no idea what she paid for it.

Yep, unless there's something about a collection that REALLY reverberates with a child, so the child really associates that connection with the parent, and wants to keep that collection as a keepsake/memento/reminder, they are not likely to keep it. And many/most collections are not worth much. If you have the time and energy to market to other collectors, you may be able to make out, but often, taking a large collection of great stuff and trying to sell it for a ton does not work out as expected. Most collections really aren't worth much, especially if they are old and not currently en vogue.

Fine silver flatware. If you need to buy a fork to complete your collection, the fork will cost you. If you want to sell your collection, unless you find someone that wants YOUR collection and is willing to pay collectors prices for it, you'll probably only get the weight in silver.

100 year old American Brilliant style cut "crystal". I don't think you're going to get rich selling that stuff.

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If Grandpa Joe died and had a ton of old woodworking tools, you could sell those if you find the right place. To maximize the value, you'd have to sell them individually, and they'd have to be the desirable tools, not just any old tool.