Had a family intervention yesterday

[Beachkid23]

So I guess my Yard Sale shopping got out of control. My room was packed full of stuff. A lot of it was trash. Or not worth selling them and needed to go somewhere. My parents came in town and we had a meeting. After they saw my room. This involved my wife, my kids and my parents! 4 hrs. 4!!!... to clean up. I found a whole bunch of things did not even know I had, including $1000 dollars worth of scrap gold jewelry. (it fell out of a drawer when I knocked it off the shelf by accident)

It looks pretty nice now, but I got bad news for them, there are 7 community yard sales tomorrow and I have nothing to do besides go door to door.

Have not seen that much carpet in years.

 

[Drmad7]

I am overdue for my annual yard sale. I post it on CL as “Hoarder Intervention Sale”. And I am worse than you, I currently have 5 large office chairs in my living room. Because the family room is full and so is my rear porch. It’s an addition. But your room looks nice! I will start bundling and cleaning up tomorrow! There are no auctions or garage sales, or tag sales. So you will be my inspiration.

 

[Obsessive]

You might have a problem. Listen to your family or soon you'll have two shipping containers parked in the yard and you'll be shopping for a third because the other two are full. Trust me, I'm from the future.

 

[Rodbuster209]

That’s a great double super score, finding the gold the first time than forgetting about it and finding it again. Good luck on the community sales!

 

[bigcaddy64]

You might have a problem. Listen to your family or soon you'll have two shipping containers parked in the yard and you'll be shopping for a third because the other two are full. Trust me, I'm from the future.

I'm my slightly tired state, I started reading your reply and thought it said "list your family". I guess that's one way to keep them off your back

 

[AlienLifeForm]

Damn, if that photo represents a problem - im in deep doo-doo.

 

[diggummup]

You might have a problem. Listen to your family or soon you'll have two shipping containers parked in the yard and you'll be shopping for a third because the other two are full. Trust me, I'm from the future.

Who me? . I can relate. I've spent the past year sorting through boxes and separating yard sale from ebay stuff. This past 6 months I was finally able to get rid of my smallest 5x10 storage unit. I have 2- 10x16's still. Several days ago 2 of us spent 6 hours trying to condense everything down to one unit. That was a valiant but laughable effort. I do however have all my tools now separated into one unit. Now I can clear some stuff out of my garage and put in the other unit so I have more than a walkway in there.

Damn, if that photo represents a problem - im in deep doo-doo.

Yeah, even totally "cleaned up" my ebay room is pretty full, the tops of dressers, bookcases, cabinets, inside drawers, under the day bed, closet, walls and all lol. I think I could list for a year and not leave this room, seriously. Maybe I need an intervention, lol.

I won't even mention what I bought today and yesterday.

 

[kingskid1611]

Dang I am in the same boat, just no one is allowed in my "office". But so you don't feel bad, I bought 2.5 acres with a mobile home and barn on it that I store stuff in....The mobile home is a 5 bedroom and it has a lot in it.... Don't worry I spent this weekend going through stuff in my "office", reconnecting with some past finds like you.

 

[diggummup]

I bought 2.5 acres with a mobile home and barn on it that I store stuff in....

This is what I plan to do, emphasis on the barn or large storage building/workshop/garage. Be a few years yet though. Calls for relocating to another part of the state.

 

[Beachkid23]

Haha. I didn’t think to take a before picture because I didn’t think it was that bad. But I guess when you rent a house from your parents they can decide tell you what to do. It’s amazing the stuff i packed away . I always think of it as an investment that never gains a return For years.

I did ok. At the sale. couple watches that ill horde. A printer or engraver for jewelry for $20. that suckers worth a lot if I can figure out how to test it and a whole bunch of stuff to stuff in my garage! Bulova was $25.

 

[Beachkid23]

Dang I am in the same boat, just no one is allowed in my "office". But so you don't feel bad, I bought 2.5 acres with a mobile home and barn on it that I store stuff in....The mobile home is a 5 bedroom and it has a lot in it.... Don't worry I spent this weekend going through stuff in my "office", reconnecting with some past finds like you.

I need a vacation.. can i rent a spot and search stuff all day long? That sounds like a good trip.

 

[kingskid1611]

I eventually want to build a large pole barn out there to do the scrapping from all these house clean outs I do. But I stay to busy now.......Its an addiction

 

[tamrock]

Have you no flea markets around there? Boy you'd cash in a lot if you had one like the Mile High Flea market here in Denver. Long ago in the late 70s I'd go to the famous San Jose Flea market. I can only imagine what that place is like now? Could be a fun family activity unloading the junk and in the same time look for more to replace what you sold. Yeah I cleaned my garage last summer. I found a little plastic 35mm film container in a box of stuff I kept. I shook it and yes I had stashed something in it. I found a set 14k white gold of earrings and two small 14k ladies wristwatches. All together there was 9.9 grams of 14k gold I forgot I had. I even found an old art deco LeCoulte folding travel clock. The jeweled movement in it is marked VXN which means it was made by Vacheron Constantine. It's a little ruff shape, but still tic's slowly. Thing is anyone who wants to do intervention with me can kiss my ****. Wife tries from time to time. I just tell her your no help, plus you've no clue this so called crap is valuable, so communicate to me in a way that doesn't sound like complaining and maybe we'll get somewhere?