![]() ![]() Assuming, of course, I could ever persuade my spouse to part with it, which I know I never could one of our earliest rows was over a 1988 Brookside annual I attempted to get rid of when we moved in together, taking my cue from the William Morris quote: "Have nothing in your house you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." Old children's bikes and scooters would bring in up to £200 and my husband's tape deck, which was once top of the range, could be worth as much as £300 on eBay. ![]() ![]() The going rate on Gumtree for our old baby backpack carrier is around £30 and for my foot spa (incredibly, there is still a market for foot spas, although I've never met a single woman who's used hers more than twice) I could get anything from £5 to £15. My first-generation iPhone is apparently worth £27 at a specialist mobile phone site. Two large bags of newborn and baby clothes £160.A pair of vintage-style French hanging tealight holders £15.Baby sign language book, DVD and guide £30.Three children's bikes and two scooters £280.But then I started checking a few prices online and, quicker than you could say Cash in the Attic, there were pound signs flashing on my pupils. When a new survey revealed that the average home is giving houseroom to £1000 worth of clutter, I was initially sceptical that my rubbish was worth more than the price of the binliner to which it ought to be consigned.Īs I don't buy designer handbags or shoes or pricey frocks that go unworn, I found it hard to imagine that my house was typical. ![]()
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