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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 134041, member: 182"]I wonder if her remaining family donated all of her "stuff" to charity? We recently had a discussion on this board about how thrifts have morphed into Big Business and aren't very charitable at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, rosaries have extremely good resale value, and not just for the sterling and crystals. I think people have memories of their mothers, grandmothers, and aunts (like me) who all had one and they have become sentimental. The really nice ones were very expensive then and usually you got it as a mother's day, b-day or Christmas gift. I still have my mother's rosary and it was made with sterling silver and European fine crystals, just gorgeous. Many people buy them and wear them as necklaces (shiver!!). </p><p><br /></p><p>I sold some years ago on eBay but haven't found any lately. There used to be a lady who sold tons of rosaries for big bucks on eBay but i just now looked and can't find her. Her story was that she got the rosaries and then sent them to some poor Catholic ladies in South America somewhere, who fixed them and cleaned them for a price and then sent them back and she sold them. </p><p><br /></p><p>When at auctions and sales, look (in box lots) for small coin purses or plastic / cardboard boxes etc. My mother and aunts used to stuff theirs in whatever small storage thing was handy. Auctioneers helpers don't always open everything or even know what a rosary is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 134041, member: 182"]I wonder if her remaining family donated all of her "stuff" to charity? We recently had a discussion on this board about how thrifts have morphed into Big Business and aren't very charitable at all. Yes, rosaries have extremely good resale value, and not just for the sterling and crystals. I think people have memories of their mothers, grandmothers, and aunts (like me) who all had one and they have become sentimental. The really nice ones were very expensive then and usually you got it as a mother's day, b-day or Christmas gift. I still have my mother's rosary and it was made with sterling silver and European fine crystals, just gorgeous. Many people buy them and wear them as necklaces (shiver!!). I sold some years ago on eBay but haven't found any lately. There used to be a lady who sold tons of rosaries for big bucks on eBay but i just now looked and can't find her. Her story was that she got the rosaries and then sent them to some poor Catholic ladies in South America somewhere, who fixed them and cleaned them for a price and then sent them back and she sold them. When at auctions and sales, look (in box lots) for small coin purses or plastic / cardboard boxes etc. My mother and aunts used to stuff theirs in whatever small storage thing was handy. Auctioneers helpers don't always open everything or even know what a rosary is.[/QUOTE]
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