Hoarding / Hoarders

Yup, pew-pew-pew!

@AndrewRobin - "We only hoard guns, bullets, and non-perishable food"

Beans, boolits, and band-aids. Don't leave home without 'em!

2out, Think about what you say. This shows SNOWFLAKS have very little values of Heritage. Home cooking, no way, fast food only, sit in line at Starbucks, save nothing, garbage cans full, junk mail advertising, separate you money from you. Planned obsolescence by the manufactures of our daily things we use. Buy something use it, it breaks, buy a new one. I love to beat them by fixing things and using them for a long time. I have tools from my Grandfather. Because of this mentality we also have very little value for morality and hard work and our fellow man. If the Antiques have no value, nothing has value. Burn the Cities down thinking they will get, FREE STUFF.

I'm not sure if everyone is seeing what we are but "collectibles" just aren't worth squat anymore. Seems that not many people are collecting things like they used to.

When we cleaned out my moms house she had several different large collections of things. Old dolls, glass bells, antiques of various things, etc. We actually thought that much of it would bring good money. Ends up I still have most of it. Couldn't hardly even give it away.

"I was just going through our lifestyle party closet and found about 200 condoms that will expire in May 2023. "

Pace yourself ... that equates to having to use one condom every 5 days to use them all up in time

Using the extra 2 months of severance (got paid 3 months but was only out of work 3 weeks) to remodel the kitchen.

Turns out my wife is a hoarder of dish sets. She has her grandma's because of memories of holidays in Indiana. She has her mom's china that dad got in Japan while on leave between tours in Vietnam. And, she won't get rid of the set we got as wedding gift that we never use because they are totally impractical.

Andrew,

Not all old comics and Playboy's are worth real money. Especially when you have to account for shipping costs when selling on eBay or Amazon.

When a 20-25 yr old stereo receiver weighs 5-15 lbs, the asking price and shipping costs just about break even.

Not too many buyers for 10-12" house speakers nowadays. Maybe a retro music store that resells vinyls, CDs, stereos and instruments? But most of them have little business in 2020.... and give $0.25 to $1.75... 2 bucks is rare for good condition CDs and DVDs.

When we were 18-30 yrs olds, the Sony receiver, dual cassette deck, carousel CD deck, carousel DVD and speaker setup was boss.

We're all 40-60 yrs old now. Most of us rarely listen to music in the house unless on tablets, laptops or cell phones.

I've bought some good looking items from the many very nice Goodwill stores in Phoenix...furniture, paintings, other items I felt i could make some money on when I decide to sell.....Who wants a nice old framed picture of an early 60's V Tail Beechcraft Bonanza in flight???

We only hoard guns, bullets, and non-perishable food. I have, I think, about 25,000 bullets in 7 calibers. I stopped counting at 20,000, but I kept buying for a while, so that's a guess. 15 guns. 3 handguns, 3 shotguns, and 9 rifles. We opened some of the old food recently. Cans that were 7 or 8 years past the sell by date, and it was still good. All kinds of survival gear, just waiting for the zombie apocalypse. Our bookshelf even scares some people. When the shit goes down, there won't be any internet, so you need hard copies. We have everything from relatively mundane books about plant identification, gardening techniques, gutting and preparing animals both wild and domestic, all the way to more exotic books about guerilla warfare, improvised weapons, booby traps, and....other stuff. Only hoard what you need. :)

8inch,

Some of the things you mention in the OP are worth some money. Look into the comic books and old stereo equipment. Sell it, don't pitch it.

If we have the right STUFF we can be on AMERICAN PICKERS. I have horded my SELECTIVE SERVICE CARE aka DRAFT CARD and my CLASIFICATION CARD in my wallet since 1962, that's 58 years. I wish I would have saved everything I ever sold. Corvette 1962, Plymouth Sports Fury Convertible 1963, Pontiac G T O 1965, Plymouth 1967. My "U" controlled Airplanes I built, so many other "TOYS". I did save my 1963 guns and long guns, I better not say that, " they", will come to my home and "buy them back aka confiscate them. I still have a 1963 box of 500 rounds of .22's unopened. I am in trouble.

3 years ago we downsized from a 2500 sf house to a 5th wheel. It was very liberating and one of the best decisions we've ever made. It was surprisingly easy to get of everything and we don't miss any of it. Makes you realize it's just stuff.

I do kind of miss my 80's era big ole stereo with ginormous speakers. Stereo's today just can't compare yo the sound quality.

I kinda hoard because you can't sell anything for much and cost so damn much to go out and buy, and new stuff is total crap....Love my retro clothes.....colorful, sheer, see thru, lacy....good luck finding that on a modern store rack.....Mary Jo

I have way too many books and a couple of messy drawers, plus my garage has a few totes full of my kids' crap (there are labels giving the date by which they need to take them or lose them), building supplies, and what looks like three people's worth of camping equipment. Until the other day, I also had two pieces of furniture I didn't need, but they're gone now. Oh, and a bag of stuff that needs to go to Goodwill.

My mother was a hoarder, so I'm always on the lookout for things that can leave.

we keep meaning to downsize, but it keeps getting put off

You better get busy...

;-)

I was just going through our lifestyle party closet and found about 200 condoms that will expire in May 2023.

:-D

~Allen

I have a bunch of women's clothing, but I wear most of them, just need a large variety due to different times of the year and temperatures, and depending on where i am going or doing....I understand why women need so many items of clothing, will get rid of a few things later this year however.....Mary Jo

We’re hoarders, myself more so than the missus. I’ve been cleaning up a little here and there, but it seems I replace whatever I am giving away. Now that I read this thread, I started listing stuff down and I’m honestly ashamed of my purchasing habits. Half my clothing still has tags. Who needs 60 dress shirts and 34 pair of jeans or 50+ pair of dress socks never worn?

Fuck me, where to even start, I love all my stuff! Makes me want to pile them in a stack and jump into them like a mound of leaves.

:-)

~Allen

Keeping old stereos and old movies is a worthwhile thing.

“Can’t stop the signal”

Nothing like living on a boat to make you pare down your possessions...

I have very little "hoarded"... but I refuse to get rid of my 1993 stereo system. (Bought it with my terminal leave money when I got out of the Navy, so I know the year.)

I ditched the duel tape deck a couple decades ago, but have the 5 cd carousel, the record player, 4 foot tall speakers. Also, never parting with my couple dozen records from the mid-80s.

I had a box of other memorabilia from the teens and navy days, but dumped most of it last time i cleaned out the garage. Down from a large box to a small box. One small curio cabinet of "collectibles".

Could probably dump most of the dvds and blue rays, but every once in awhile, there is something I want to watch that isn't on subscription streaming. Last was Serenity (the Firefly movie) after streaming the series. Also pulled out the Babylon 5 DVDs to watch after Umbrella Academy season 2.

Tools is about the only thing I buy regularly. Then they disappear, and I find them later at one of my kid's house. When they need a tool, seems they go shopping in my garage. Need another set of standard screw drivers as it seems all I have left are Phillips. Odd.

In the 36 years we've been married the Mrs. has been adamant that there will be no hoarding or collecting anything that will not be used. She cleans and organizes the pantry, closets, kitchen cabinets, basement, freezers and refrigerators regularly. If I happen to leave a screw driver on the island in the kitchen and leave for a few minutes to find a screw or a bolt to finish the job there have been many times that the screw driver is gone when I come back (this still occasionally causes a disagreement). You can pretty much eat off the floor in this house. We have had many laughs over this over the years.

One good thing that has happened during this pandemic is that while the gardens here have always looked good and brought us much pleasure over the years, they've never looked better then they do right now!

My mother threw out a large CRT TV 2 years ago. Her husband was putting it by the road and someone drove up in a car.

"How much for the TV"?

He's thinking "Really? Nobody wants these things... "

Before he can suggest even $20, the guy blurts out:

"I'll give you $300".

WTF

The new LCD they bought to replace it didn't cost much more than that. He went back in the house with no TV and $300, dumbfounded that anyone would do that.

We did a big purge earlier this summer while working from home. We sold a few big ticket items, but most was given to family and friends or donated to the Salvation Army.

Early on, the Salvation Army was closed so several items no one wanted and not worth the hassle of selling we just set out by the road with a "free" sign. It all magically disappeared within 24 hours.