Some of you may have seen my post yesterday about trying to sell my 12 place-setting fine china set.

[LuckyCharms]

I want to thank you all for your answers.

I've done several hours of research on a fair price, and now I am pleased to offer this set for sale right here on DU!

Sale price is $319,000. You pick up.

Price is firm, no negotiations.

Thank you.

[ret5hd]

1. Are they microwave safe?

[LuckyCharms]

2. No, that's why the price is so cheap. n/t

[debm55]

3. Dishwasher safe. or they like mine---just for show. Heck I don't even use my Dining room anymore.

[LuckyCharms]

4. They are not dishwasher safe, nor are they safe to wash by hand.

That's why the price is so cheap.

[True Dough]

5. Will you take

$318,500 and a set of used tires?

[LuckyCharms]

6. I'll give you a special price.

A buck three eighty.

You pick up.

No returns.

Bitcoin only.

Thank you for your interest.

[True Dough]

9. That "online currency"?

I don't own any of that!

[Duncanpup]

23. What size tires

[hlthe2b]

7. I am assuming you are being "tongue-in-cheek" but if you are not...

GEN-X and probably millennials want nothing to do with them. I have an incredibly expensive set that nieces and friends' kids have always expressed appreciation for but when I offered them to one or the other (not selling, giving! )--not interested. Now those starting out with small apartments and nowhere really to store them, I could probably understand, but that is not the case with all of them. Anything requiring hand-washing is a big "no" for several of them--and the others have expressed zero desire to ever cook, much less have people over for a less casual (not delivery) dinner. Nor do they entertain the THOUGHT that things might be different in the future.

Years ago, I was offered a lot of money for them. Now, I can't even give them away. sigh...

[LuckyCharms]

8. Yes, tongue in cheek.

There is absolutely NO market for them. Nothing.

[arlyellowdog]

10. EBAY is why collectibles are not worth much

An auctioneer told me this. Before EBAY, any given thing was scarce in a given locality. My husband and his sister fought over a specific Dalton their mother cherished that was so rare. Now, there are about 15 listed on EBAY. Last I looked, many were listed in the $300 range, but the only on that sold, sold for about $7. After my husband died in 2016, I sold his old vinyl record collection for a pretty good price. Just a year later, record companies started producing new vinyl of old records with much better quality. I probably lucked out. Same with baseball cards after about 1970. Just know they’re worthless. So just declutter and don’t leave that burden to your kids.

[FirstLight]

16. I had binders of Pokemon cards from my Millenial kid...

saved them for younger siblings to look at, but they went in the dumpster when we moved and he was too "grownup" to take them back... lol

[Duncanpup]

11. You take a check.

[LuckyCharms]

13. From you, yes I will.

From anyone else? No. And to be more specific, NO checks from True Dough.

[Duncanpup]

25. True Dough seems trustworthy

[LuckyCharms]

30. "seems"

[rainin]

12. I made a huge mistake collecting sets for both kids. Sunk so much money into these sets

and now, we just have these boxes of china in our garage that take up space. Times have changed.

It's a shame. Seeing similar lack of interest in large furniture pieces. I just gave an antique armoire from Ethan Allen to charity because I couldn't sell it. Initially priced it at $1399. Over time, reduced it to $99. Gave it away for nothing. Very sad. I have a beautiful entertainment center that is probably going to go next. Hurts to think about how much we paid for that piece.

[LuckyCharms]

14. Similar situation here.

The set is in those HUGE Rubbermaid totes. and they are taking up a ton of room.

We also have a very nice Ethan Allen corner table/bookcase combo that is beautiful, but I know it would never sell.

[Demovictory9]

27. I have my mom's china in boxes. I need to use it or donate

[FloridaBlues]

37. I have the same problem service for 10 china. I hate the thought of giving it away but no buyers. Also

Collection of Tom Clark figurines. It cost more to ship than sell them.
What to do!

[Ptah]

15. You could trade it for a stamp collection!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10182063235

[LuckyCharms]

17. When I was young...

We had tenants living upstairs in this huge house we owned and lived in as well.

There was this very old man who lived in one of the apartments.

He would come downstairs with BUCKETS full of change and try to give it to my mom. He didn't want it because the change was "dirty". My mother refused to take it, and they would have arguments because she told him to take it to the bank and cash it in.

Shortly before this guy died, he gave me a small picnic basket full of old stamps and cancelled envelopes. I held onto it for years.

When I finally decided to try to sell it, I couldn't find any buyers.

[central scrutinizer]

18. Depressing thread

I was counting on my Beanie Babies to fund my retirement.

[LuckyCharms]

20. Oh no. Beanie Babies.

My wife went through a phase.

We have HUGE GARBAGE BAGS full of those things!

She paid $200 to QVC or something for the Princess Beanie baby.

Whenever we have an argument , I pull the invoice out to playfully remind her of that.

I have princess sitting in one of those protective plastic containers on top of one of my dressers.

Sometimes, I'll curtsy when I walk by it, just to wind my wife up.

[Demovictory9]

29. I would see those princess beanie babies listed on ebay for $5000..no takers

[zanana1]

35. Oh, that's nasty.

[ret5hd]

19. Is that still available? will you take a trade?

[LuckyCharms]

22. LMAO

Yup, that's the way it is!

[sdfernando]

21. I was thinking this might be a good thing in my house.

I have an incredibly beautiful 8 seat solid Rosewood dining table with matching chairs, 2 leaf extension, in a Chinese Genghis Khan style and a beautiful china set would look great in the built in Craftsman hutch. I don't entertain much but it would look nice.

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Deal!

I'll get them from you as soon as that Nigerian prince sends me my money.

[Niagara]

26. In my best Rick Harrison voice, "The best I can do is $30."

I've recently doing my Rick Harrison impersonation for a very short time.


In my best Tony Gaga voice, "2 dolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllarrrr!"
For you, Lucky...I'll do Tony Gaga!

[LuckyCharms]

31. My memory is bad. Have I tortured you with this one yet?

I apologize if this is a repeat. I'll probably post 20 more times in the next month, thinking that I've never posted it before. I'm embarrassed that I am kind of like this.

[Niagara]

33. It looks familiar. It's okay though, Tony Gaga never gets old, Lucky!

😎

[Ptah]

32. I think Rick would have called a friend that is an expert in fine china.

[Niagara]

34. Ptah, I'm not being serious. I have a twisted sense of humor.

You're probably correct about Rick but I'm always messing with people.

[LuckyCharms]

36. I like it when the guy trying to sell something...

starts arguing with the expert telling him he is way to low on the price estimate.

You know, arguing with a subject matter expert that has been eating, drinking, and dreaming about his field of expertise for 50 years.

[Niagara]

38. How long has this show been on, quite possibly at least 10 years if not more?

I've never watched it but the commercials are forever playing Rick saying, "The best I can do is (insert amount here)."


So now I've picked up Rick's line and I run with it.

[zanana1]

28. Fine china isn't easy to sell these days.

Unless you hope to sell to Boomers like us, the younger generations don't seem to value it as much.

[Demovictory9]

40. Im a boomer. Walking thru Target..modern colorful dishes attract me more than old timey china

We don't wear our mom's clothes from the 60s..it's OK to let go of home decor trends too

[a kennedy]

39. I really wonder if ANY of our stuff will ever come back into vogue.

[Demovictory9]

41. It will come back with changes..colors, materials, motifs will differ