Raven31557, I inherited at least 40 cup/saucers that are all different from my in-laws. I have kept the ones we really like, gave some to kids and used the rest for gifts, flower arrangements, candles, topiaries, pincushions, miniature fairy gardens, etc...
It was, and still is, a very fun thing for people to collect mismatched cup/saucer sets. The average cup/saucer sell for $18 to $28 in in my neck of the woods for "beautiful" pieces. Of course, the finer the china maker they can go higher!