Look for an estate sale. (Not an auction.) When my mother passed away, we had a firm come in and handle the estate sale. They priced the Persian rug that she ha

Look for an estate sale. (Not an auction.) When my mother passed away, we had a firm come in and handle the estate sale. They priced the Persian rug that she had gotten from her mother at $400-$500. My sister did not want to sell it and took it home. The Persian rug dealer she talked to about some repairs said it was worth around $8,000 before being repaired.