# What's the most expensive object inside your house? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 2, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045 "2003-10-02T02:14:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sunglasses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Sunglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunglasses)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/41 "2003-10-02T16:18:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iceman866 \* > \*\*My Yamaha piano takes first place. The runner up would be the Hammond organ. \*\* Are you my ex-husband? šŸ˜‰ > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Caught@Work \* > **My wifes teeth, followed closely by my childs teeth.** I **was** going to say our antique bed or antique pie safe but, after reading this, I had to reconsider. Itā€™s definitely the kidsā€™ teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/42 "2003-10-02T17:35:21Z")
Well, probably my teeth, but I didnā€™t pay for them, so they donā€™t count. (My parents, however, spent about $5000 on them.) The most expensive items I paid for are my computers. Dell desktop and laptop, both cost about $2600. I have a few pieces of antique furniture that are undoubtedly worth quite a bit of money, but I havenā€™t had them appraised. ---
**Author:** ![sultana\_of\_slash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sultana\_of\_slash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sultana_of_slash)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/43 "2003-10-02T17:41:27Z")
My husband. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/44 "2003-10-02T17:42:33Z")
Humm - I have a pretty extensive collection of art, and I imagine one of those pieces would be worth the most. Then there are my shoes. I cringe to think how much my shoe collection is worthā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/45 "2003-10-02T17:44:14Z")
My $4000 Gibson Granada Mastertone Banjo. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/46 "2003-10-02T17:59:45Z")
Not an object exactly butā€¦ My child. The medical bills that allowed her to survive and come home were over $1 million. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/47 "2003-10-02T18:00:25Z")
The paintings, by and far. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/48 "2003-10-02T18:00:54Z")
Purchased all at once? Bedroom Furniture. Purchased over time? Husbandā€™s Tools. ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/49 "2003-10-02T18:44:56Z")
If the garage counts as ā€œin the houseā€ then the car. If not, my stereo ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/50 "2003-10-02T19:03:32Z")
Collectively, the books. Singularly, my autographed, first-edition ā€œThe Intelligent Womanā€™s Guide to Socialism and Capitalismā€ by George Bernard Shaw Or one of Hubbyā€™s guns. ---
**Author:** ![freetobeme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@freetobeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freetobeme)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/51 "2003-10-02T19:52:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ryan Mahoney \* > \*\*I have a bunch of those Jim Beam muscle car decanters from the 60ā€™s that I got when my grandfather passed on, and apparently theyā€™re collectable as hell and worth a few hundred bucks each. I just thought they were neatā€¦ > > Other than that, Iā€™d say my couch. That sucker was almost $3000 \*\* Those are fantastic and are going for upwards of $500 each on ebay. Lucky bastard! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/52 "2003-10-02T21:04:09Z")
Single object, my laptop computer. Collective object, my DVD collection. I do have a few antique-type items (a period printing of _The Mikado_ score, a couple of old swords, etc.) that have never been officially appraised. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Caught@Work \* > \*\*My wifes teeth, followed closely by my childs teeth. \*\* This is my favorite answer so far. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/53 "2003-10-02T21:07:43Z")
My family or more specifially there stomachs. Feeding them is ridiculously expensive ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/54 "2003-10-02T22:35:48Z")
6ā€™ 7" Yamaha C5 ebony grand piano. Not even sure of its price (long story), though I fear the gold top Les Paul standing next to it suffers from feelings of inferiority. And, of course, when we were setting up in this house my kitten found one leg of the Yamaha made for an ideal scratching post.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/55 "2003-10-03T03:21:08Z")
My [Gibson ES-175](http://www.gibson.com/products/gibson/Classic/images/es175vs.jpg), a/k/a the _Jazz Box_. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/56 "2003-10-03T05:00:15Z")
The spiral staircase in our new addition. It cost over $5000 plus freight from Houston, TX and installation. ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_With\_Words](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weird_with_words/32/385_2.png) [@Weird\_With\_Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_With_Words)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/57 "2003-10-03T05:16:03Z")
Assuming weā€™re talking about ā€œat the time of purchaseā€, my XBox (and I share this house with my dad, too.) $300. Bought it two days before all the consoles dropped their prices by $100. When I heard the news, I felt like someone had sucker punched me in the gut. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/58 "2003-10-03T05:30:29Z")
Well Iā€™m not sure but I think my engagement ring, the dining room furniture set (table, 6 chairs, buffet and hutch), and this computer all cost about the same thing. (Each purchased many years apart though.) So it would be a three way tie. Although come to think of it, in todays dollars either grandmothers silver, or the pool table? ---
**Author:** ![Shana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/59 "2003-10-03T07:20:32Z")
Hm, either the engagement ring or a pair 19th century Chinese foo dogs that happily reside in my bookcase. ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045/60 "2003-10-03T09:50:04Z")
My Mackie mixer. 56 channels (well, 32 and the 24 way expander) of fun. Spent about 3500 pounds on those toys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-object-inside-your-house/205045.md?page=4)