Collectors' Hints:
In one house, we stopped counting at 300 pairs of ladies shoes in every color of the rainbow. (And I thought I was Imelda.) These were neatly arranged by color and style, in a bedroom the owner had converted into an extra walk-in closet. There were commercial racks for the shoes, plus racks for clothing, and several racks for boots and purses.
A model railroad enthusiast wanted to sell his house. He had train track shelving around the perimeter of every room about a foot from the ceiling. The trains could completely circle and interconnect with every room in the entire house, and he wanted to know if I thought he should have them running when people came to view the house. He was very insulted when I asked him to take the whole rigmarole down and store it while it was listed.
People collect things and think everyone wants to see them. One lady had special shelves built to house a collection of thousands of dolls, another had hundreds of Santas, and yet another had salt and pepper shakers from all over the world. One couple had Coca Cola memorabilia everywhere. ALWAYS take down your collections/hobbies before listing your house.
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