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Both grandparents are gone now and trying to value some of the items we're going through.

Any ideas of japanesse dolls, books, and tea sets that came from occupied japan?

I can take pictures if needed.

 Uriels_Flame wrote:
Both grandparents are gone now and trying to value some of the items we're going through.

Any ideas of japanesse dolls, books, and tea sets that came from occupied japan?

I can take pictures if needed.

There are professionals for these kinds of things and frankly, I'd consult them. These kinds of items can range from worthless to a lot and it can be very strange which is which. An Antique shop can help you or direct you to people with knowledge. Do research on E-Bay and Amazon as well if you want to get the most out of these things. Books are unlikely to be worth much, but dolls and tea sets could be worth a lot if they're rare or of high quality.

My advice. Record the history on how the items came to owned. Research the items. Have them authenticated and documented if possible. Store them in a secure area. You are owning items that in another 20 years the generation those items came to be will no longer be around.

I own a M1 carbine that has been handed done in my family since the Korean War. My wife owns china dating back to late 1800's.

Overall you will give your family substance in your family history

They are worth about $20,000. But I gotta pay somebody to sell them, I have overhead for the warehouse, and they are just going to sit in the case taking up space until the right buyer comes into the store. I can give you $50.

But for reals: find a reputable antique dealer as a strating point and go from there.

 d-usa wrote:
They are worth about $20,000. But I gotta pay somebody to sell the, I have overhead for the warehouse, and they are just going to sit in the case taking up space until the right buyer comes into the store. I can give you $50.

Did you know the guys on Pawn Stars are never even actually in the store and half the things that appear in the show are improperly valued? (leading me to believe the entire show is fake but what else is new )

Thanks all.

Get it properly valued.

Good ceramic items can be astonishingly expensive. They will be packed in boxes made of a light wood, usually closed with fabric tape.

Good lacquerware is often very valuable too and may be packed in wooden boxes.

OTOH there is a lot of cheap stuff too.

Some of the stuff may be more valuable in Japan than the USA, or less. Hinamatsuri dolls, for instance, can be very pricey new but worth much less secondhand because they have a spiritual meaning and become personal to the owner.

 LordofHats wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
They are worth about $20,000. But I gotta pay somebody to sell the, I have overhead for the warehouse, and they are just going to sit in the case taking up space until the right buyer comes into the store. I can give you $50.

Did you know the guys on Pawn Stars are never even actually in the store and half the things that appear in the show are improperly valued? (leading me to believe the entire show is fake but what else is new )

The dudes on Pawn Stars are just one step removed from mobbed up shakedown artists.

I remember when a guy when onto the show with a WWII era sword (or something like that) from the Imperial Army in amazing condition and the guy said he'd given him $30 or something. I just sat there with this giant jaw drop on my face that they were gonna straight face something so utterly ludicrous. There's no shortage of collectors for such a thing and they could easily have offered the guy $100 for it and still made 5 or 6x profit.

Mind blowing. Like in Storage Wars where someone always finds something good every day in those trashy storage units.