How To!: Find the Gems in All Your Junk
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🗓️ 14 July 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Most people have something they're holding on to. For Lesley and Alex, that's some old baseball and basketball cards that are collecting dust in their attic. For Kathy, that's a house full of antiques. They've all been wanting to pare it down. But the big question is: how much is it worth? On this episode of How To! co-host Carvell Wallace is joined by Leila Dunbar, a veteran appraiser and frequent expert on Antiques Roadshow. Leila knows the stories and the value behind all kinds of collectibles and memorabilia. She'll break down why we hold on to certain items and let go of others…and how to make money along the way.
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| 0:31.0 | Hi, my name is Kathy and I live in Boise, I know. |
| 0:35.0 | And I have a plethora of artwork. |
| 0:38.0 | I have vintage things from moment sales and garage sales. |
| 0:42.0 | I've collected since I was a kid. |
| 0:44.0 | I have hand me down, stay with me by my friends and family. |
| 0:47.0 | Things I've collected from traveling, I have too much. |
| 0:50.0 | And I don't know how to pair it down, what makes sense to keep, |
| 0:54.0 | and what makes sense to give away. |
| 0:56.0 | Thanks. |
| 0:57.0 | Welcome to How To. |
| 1:03.0 | I'm Carva Wallace. |
| 1:05.0 | Somewhere in your house or apartment, you probably have a stack of things that you need to get rid of. |
| 1:10.0 | But for some reason, you can't. |
| 1:12.0 | Maybe it's some old books, a box of dusty records, some comics stashed under the bed. |
| 1:17.0 | I myself have a binder with like 300 CDs that I carefully crafted and curated throughout my whole teens and 20s. |
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