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[piperbay]

@smoochy  I had the same thing happen to me at my first (and last) garage sale a few years ago.  'will you take a dollar for it' was asked at every expensive item I had. 

I donate everything now to a women's shelter.

[Boehm Collector]

@ScrapHappy .. I could be wrong, but I think $200 is awfully low.   I checked the pattern on Replacements dot com.   They are very pretty.  Why don't you check on Replacements dot com to get an idea of what they sell for?   Check eBay for what they actually sold for.  

[SamBrown]

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@willowbark wrote:

My mother had this in her  cupboards which is  now in mine. 

I have no idea what to do with this or who would want it. 

I think young people do not want to buy plates or stemware...plenty of that too. 

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@willowbark   Why not just use it everyday?  Enjoy it.

[willowbark]

Also this

Crafted in USA and France. Many pieces not shown here. Heavy pieces. 

Visions Amber

by Corning Corelle

Item#: 248876 Pattern Code: CORVISA

Description: Brown, Glass Cookware

Pattern: Visions Amber by Corning Corelle

Status: Active. Circa: 1983 -

[willowbark]

@SamBrown  Nice sentiment but I'm not cooking for just myself and also would worry about chipping one. These are made in the U. S.  Some say made in California and others say U.S. 

[suziebee1]

I donated my China and Crystal to a hospital thrift shop.   They were thrilled to get it.

[kaydee50]

@ScrapHappy   Try Replacements.  I sold my Lenox china to them and made more than I had paid for it.  They especially want the serving pieces, e.g., creamer, gravy boat, etc.  

I found garage sales to be a complete waste of time and energy.

Good luck!

[Sooner]

The voice of experience here:  Decide what your goal is?  Is it to make the move easier?  Do you need the money?  How much would you PAY someone to get it all done tomorrow?  What is your goal.

My experience, we moved, were half out of the old house when there was a health crisis and bottom line a year later sold the house and had to move out the rest immediately.  It cost a lot to hire a moving company to pack stuff and rather than throw away we stored in this attic and I've been getting rid of it for years.

It costs you time, work, days weeks and months out of your life to deal with that.  Can you afford it?  If it were all gone tomorrow, what would you pay to have that done?

Realistically how much money could you make, and how badly do you need it?  Factor in your time, work and stress.

It's not about how much it is worth.  It is about how much it is costing you.   

[MorningLover]

Lenox Charleston China

Fine bone china pattern featuring delicate pastel rose peonies, grey borders, and platinum trim on ivory porcelain. Made in the USA, an elegant, floral, and cosmopolitan pattern.

Where to Buy / Sell

• Replacements, Ltd. (Extensive inventory)
• eBay (Individual pieces and sets)
• Etsy (Vintage and specialized sellers) 
• Facebook Marketplace ( Often best for local, high-volume sets to avoid shipping costs)

Note: The pattern is discontinued, making it popular for replacement but often lowering its value compared to actively produced luxury lines. 

[Puzzle Piece]

I have Lenox bone china.  It will stay with me until I make the transition or I donate it.  

The neighbor whom I will will it too eats off of paper plates exclusively as does her family. 

She's told me that her generation doesn't buy or have interest in china at all.  

Your $200 isn't a bad price at all and anyone interested would find it a nice buy.