When that bank branch eliminated their safety deposit boxes Tony decided that a smaller box at a nearby branch would better suit our needs and be more cost efficient. The bag of jewelry wouldn't fit, though, so we brought it home, put it in a secure location, and promptly forgot about it.
Every few months he or I would uncover the bag and say something about processing its contents, but neither of us took the initiative. Tony recently learned about a jewelry buying event the last weekend of each month at a store at the mall that specializes in buying and selling antiques and collectables, so we got the bag out and looked carefully at the contents. There was nothing he or I were interested in keeping so I put the buying event on this month's calendar.Today after lunch we drove up to the mall and navigated our way to the store. The process couldn't have been easier. We walked to one of the rear counters, where the owner took a look at what we had, separated the things into a small pile of "good" pieces and a larger pile of "costume" pieces, and gave us a price for the entire lot. We agreed to the price, and left with cash.
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And not only did you get some money for them, the jewelry will go on to be loved by someone new.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how long we can keep stuff that we don't really want. I've done the same thing with things from my mom that I have had for many years and didn't really want but didn't want to get rid of. I'm sure you won't miss the jewelry and now you can buy something that you really want.
ReplyDeleteYes, we tend to hang on to things. In this case you showed respect and restraint and now you get your reward! Aloha
ReplyDeleteOh goodness...what a fabulous thing to do. I even have some things from my grandmother that I have had put away for 50 years. I need to dig it out and take a look at what I have. Happy for you guys...
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