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Had to deal with this when my parents passed away within two years of each other. My mom was bi-polar and would go through these phases where she'd find interest in a hobby, go spend thousands of dollars on it and lose interest. And then she'd find something else.

I came home from Denver once in a minivan loaded with boxes and boxes of HO and N-scale electric trains she purchased after learning my then 3-year old son likes trains. I wound up selling the entire collection for $80. One of the few items I inherited that I could get money for.

So much went into dumpsters and "curb-alerts."

Problem is, everything is cheap these days. I have my own furniture. I don't need their old stuff. I have no use for china and crystal and no room even to store it.