As you know, we are trying to establish a collectibles project at DSA. The idea came to mind that while it's great to sell new or slightly used collectibles, there are items out there which most would not consider offering. What are these items? Broken statues, torn stuffies and other items which have been damaged or broken. Most people just get a little angry or sad... then throw the items away. However, many of these items could be repaired, cleaned or repurposed to grant them a Second Life. Since these items are broken, they will have very little or no real resell value. For this reason, any items you would like to donate should be sent as gifts to members of DSA who agree to take in the items to try repairing them.
In other cases, maybe you've found a broken arrowhead or just a pretty rock. Who knows, maybe someone at DSA would like to have it and make something out of it using arts and crafts skills.
While we don't really expect this to take off, we would like to at least offer the opportunity. Maybe you have a precious item that became soiled or maybe... ahem... stinks. For a small fee, maybe someone can fix it for you. For many such items, a donation will have a trickle down effect as a repaired toy or fantasy object might then be donated to someone else after it has been repaired or repurposed.
If you are interested, simply reply on this topic and share a few photo's of the object with a bit of backstory to see if anyone might be willing to help or accept your donated, but damaged, items.
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