Burgernomics

47: Family Treasures. Priceless Or Worthless?

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Connor Slattery is an expert valuer and auctioneer for Abbeys Auctions, a company that specialises in clearing houses of their contents. Downsizing, deceased estates and decluttering, Connor has seen and valued it all!

Households spend thousands of dollars on furniture, collectables and household items, but what has happened to their value?

Connor Slattery and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss;
  • How the law of supply & demand diminishes the value of your household items.
  • Why the value of antiques has plummeted 60% over the previous 8 years.
  • How the decreasing size of Australian households is reducing the price of your furniture.
  • Why charities no longer want your furniture.
  • How the cost of transporting furniture can be more than the value of the furniture.
  • Why floral patterned furniture is worthless.
  • How Net Zero will affect the price of household furniture.
  • Why the recycling trend doesn’t currently extend to household items.
  • How artificial intelligence will affect the furniture sales business.
  • The importance of factoring in ones personal time to value the sale of household items.
    • Dive Deeper

    ABBEYS AUCTIONS
    https://abbeysauctions.com.au/house-clearance/managing-a-property-clearance/

    CHARITIES ACCEPTING HOUSEHOLD BELONGINGS & FURNITURE
    West Welcome Wagon - Supporting Asylum Seekers
    https://www.westwelcomewagon.org.au/

    Eastern Emergency Relief Network
    https://easternemergency.org.au/

    Western Emergency Relief Network
    https://wern.org/

    https://www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au/stories/rotary-inner-melbourne-emergency-relief-network-needs-members


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