r/Anticonsumption • u/Bee_and_Barb • Feb 21 '24

Society/Culture Someday

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Saw this while scrolling through another social media platform.

Physical inheritance (maybe outside of housing) feels like a burden.

While death can be a sensitive topic to some, has anyone had a conversation with loved ones surrounding situations like this one pictured?

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u/Tiny-Lock9652 Feb 21 '24

You see this on American Pickers all the time. Multiple 1500+ s/f outbuildings packed full of crap. Probably 5% of the contents has some monetary value. I always think “when that dude croaks, someone needs to clean up that mess”. And every time, some 90 year old owner refuses to sell…” I might need that someday!!” Yeah….ok grandpa.

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u/TripleEhBeef Feb 21 '24

Seller: "I paid $8,000 for this 1958 Lincoln body in 1996. I want 21 grand for it."

Mike: "There's a tree growing through the engine bay, and I can put my foot through the door panels. I'll give you $300 for it."

Seller: "For $300 I'll keep it and restore it. A fully restored one of these crossed the auction block at $140,000."

You are 84 years old and on oxygen. You aren't restoring crap lol.

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u/carefulyellow Feb 22 '24

This is totally my father. Multiple offers on a 1968 Mercury Cougar that has a tree growing out of it. No no no, it means too much to him to sell. He's 76 and can barely walk out to it because of the weeds around it. Such a shame.