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A "fair price" bears little relationship to what was originally paid. If auction houses don't want something, that is a big clue.

I've sold quite a few "valuable" things for almost nothing, and I wonder, from looking at classified ads here and at Craig's List, what people selling unrealistically priced things end up doing.

It appears that most sellers price furniture at 50 to 85 percent of what they paid. This in no way appears to be a bargain to buyers, who are looking to pay more like 10 to 30 percent of what something would cost retail.

If you can't let go of illusions about value, charity donations are the way to go.