great aunt's china - WWYD

redhotchili83

I inheritied a set of china from a great aunt who passed away a few years ago.  I really dont care for the pattern (its a pink floral pattern) and really wont have use for fine china for a looooong time.  i have service for 12, so right now its sitting in boxes in my garage, which is where it has been for about 2 years.

I found a site online that will pay me a decent amount of money for it.  The money could come in handy, especially with the baby coming.  However, I feel guilty selling it. 

No one else in the family wanted it, so its not like I could even pass it along to a more deserving relative.

What would you do?

JinglesChic

I would sell it and let someone else enjoy it. Especially since no one else wants it. And the money will go towards the baby so it's like your Great Aunt got you a baby gift. If you want, you can use all/part of the money for a savings bond or something to show that it did go to your LO.

dbos99

If you are feeling really guilty, maybe ask other family members again if they are sure they don't want it.  Otherwise, if you have somewhere to keep it, maybe you will want it at some point.  And if not, then maybe go ahead and sell it, I am sure your great aunt would understand!

tklmechris98

Anytime I find myself in these situations, I stop and ask tell myself to be realistic. Do you really need it? Are you really going to use it?  Then I try to think okay, is there someone close to me that would want it so that way I know who it is going to? When I finally come to terms with myself, I usually throw it out. Is there somewhere in the house that you can keep like one set to put as like a decorative thing and then get rid of the rest?

brandyward

Depends on how sentimental you and your family are when it comes to passing things down. If we needed the money and I knew I could get a good bit for it, we'd sell it. I'm not sentimental at all, and I wouldn't use the china.

ecoppins

That's a tough one. More money is always nice and handy with a bundle on the way, but would you regret it later?

Sometimes things grow on you and it takes awhile to appreciate them. My mom got a multi-jeweled pin from an great aunt while her sister got a diamond ring back when she was about 20. She was really envious of her sister at the time bc she didn't wear pins but it is her favorite thing now and loves the artistry and delicacy of the piece. You could always save it for one of your children. We have dh's great grandmother's silver bc MIL didn't like it and I was thrilled to get a complete set of silver.

With china, you can always mix in other colors or patterns to make it more your style. That being said, there are some patterns and colors that loose their appeal especially if the china itself isn't particularly high quality. MILs china isn't worth saving. Do you know the maker of the china and the pattern name/history?

wedonabudget

Do you mind sharing the website?  I have 2 sets of my grandmother's china I need to sell.  I feel the same way, but realistically for me it will never come out of the box and I know she'd be ok with me getting the money - IF I used it for something useful. 

MEL73104

I have some china that belonged to my great great grandmother that I am in a similar situation with. My grandmother gave it to me & said she didn't mind me selling it, so that has been my plan, but I haven't figured out the best way to do it yet. What website did you find? Good luck w/your decision!