I've started cleaning out our place. My folks are moving and starting to sort through their house, and they have ALOT...they had to hire a storage shed to store stuff between houses, and they have take 4 trailer loads of stuff and have only done the 'library' (a room off the garage that was full of books and photo albums). they havent even reached the living areas or anything. my dad is a collector and has collections of EVERYTHING! just thinking of what they have to do stresses me out and scared me into keeping on top of our place. (esp seen as every week they say they have a box for me to go through at theres).
ive been really ruthless. its th sentimental thing that gets me, i have stuff i havent looked at in years but i still kept cause it was my high school shirt (12 years old) or a plaster cast of my arm when i broke it when i was 4 (26 years ago). but this time im throwing it all (except when dad found out im throwing the cast he wanted it, so i have to keep it for him).
ive put a bunch of stuff on the buy sell swap group, but not much is selling. im not sure how long to give it before i just put it all on the curb and throw it out. our council does a large pickup in july...but that is too long for me to wait!
how long would people give stuff to sell before just getting rid of it?