Phoenix has a similar market. There's a huge number of retirees there. When they die, their family often doesn't want their belongings shipped home so they get packed into a big crate instead. The crates get auctioned off to folks who have no idea what's in them. It's a total crap shoot. I've heard that good money can be made buying those crates. A lot of heirlooms must get lost in the process. It sounds cold-hearted but what else are you going to do with that stuff?
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