[laborcontract]

That makes sense, but don't you think hoarding muddies the signal? Do you know what of your father's you'd want to keep of his hoarded goods?

[rationalist]

There is nothing that he has hoarded that I want to keep. I have told him that.

I have told him that he has so much stuff, that it would be impossible for me to recognize the $1,000 model boxes from the worthless model boxes, and that when he dies, I'm just going to have to wholesale the lot for probably a penny on the dollar.

I told him him that the people who will pay money for plastic model kits are the same age as him, and if they all die around the same time or before him, there will be no one to buy the model kits.

[criddell]

I've had the same discussion with my parents. They wanted me to go through their home and mark down everything I want. I don't want any of it and frankly dealing with a full house of stuff after they die is something I dread. I wouldn't even know where to start. Are there companies you can hire that will take care of everything?

[astura]

The only people who want to pick through a hoard to find the "good stuff" is other hoarders and flippers.

Also, 90% of the time that the act of hoarding ruins the objects hoarded so everything becomes trash anyways.

[rationalist]

> 90% of the time that the act of hording ruins the objects horded.

I can also attest to this.

[rationalist]

> don't you think hoarding muddies the signal?

Yes, which I am thankful now that I only have a couple of items and haven't had to make the choice of what to keep or not.

[laborcontract]

Thank you for sharing.