What do you want to happen to your collection when you die?

[gatorcollector]

Not to be morbid or anything, but I was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on this topic. Have you made specific plans for your collection if you were to pass away? Will your family sell it off? Keep some?

Personally, I would want my collection donated to the University of Florida. I think they could put together a pretty cool display using my stuff. Or maybe they could auction it off to raise money for the program.

What about you guys?

[eisenreich8]

Re: What do you want to happen to your collection when you die?

Great question!

My wife and I have not updated our wills recently. I have a boy with diabetes and we take part in foundation efforts and give him the world as we know it. So, I would consider another foundation, or, the children of my favorite player, Jim Eisenreich.

His Tourette's Foundation maybe could benefit from what I have or maybe his kids would like to have so many mementoes of their dad's career. I guess I don't even need to die to pass it along to them. Did I say great question? I meant HARD question.

[eisenreich8]

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Plus I have a larger collection of other players, and a lot of MiLB gw jerseys. I'm pretty sure my family would find all this a burden so I guess it needs to be spelled out in the will. Stimulating question!

[GarkoCollector]

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My collection is in my will and will go to a private auction house with all proceeds being given to Autism Awareness and Research.

[both-teams-played-hard]

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buzz-kill

[otismalibu]

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I've taken blurry photos and written bogus LOAs on all my stuff.

Told the wife to say she found it all in her grandfather's attic...in the eBay description.

Cash only. No returns.

[GarkoCollector]

Re: What do you want to happen to your collection when you die?

I've taken blurry photos and written bogus LOAs on all my stuff.

Told the wife to say she found it all in her grandfather's attic...in the eBay description.

Cash only. No returns.

You should have her list on ebay and say that she caught you cheating on her and to get you back, she is selling your stuff. She doesnt know what its worth but just wants to get rid of it.

[otismalibu]

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You should have her list on ebay and say that she caught you cheating on her and to get you back, she is selling your stuff. She doesnt know what its worth but just wants to get rid of it.

Indeed!

I overlooked that and the classic husband heart attack tale.

[gatorcollector]

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buzz-kill

Any coincidence that you posted that around 4:20 this afternoon?

[frikativ54]

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Any coincidence that you posted that around 4:20 this afternoon?

I think that b-t-p-h resides on the West Coast, so it's only 3:36 here. LOL!

[both-teams-played-hard]

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I think that b-t-p-h resides on the West Coast, so it's only 3:36 here. LOL!

Correct...posted in Pacific time.

[markize]

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Cash only.

Greg,

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mark

[gatorcollector]

Re: What do you want to happen to your collection when you die?

Would love for more people to share their plans for their collections after you-know-what. Or is this something most of us haven't given a lot of thought to?

[Dewey2007]

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Good question. I haven't really thought about this until you started the thread but definitely a good thing to think about it since you never know.

If I have children I would probably leave it to them because my wife wouldn't want it. She could do without the stuff now so I know she wouldn't want to deal with it later on. I would and will also consider donating my Alameda player stuff to our local museum and my Cal-Berkeley stuff to the University athletic department.

Or I might just take it all with me!

[skyking26]

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I have 2 children. After I kick off, I'd like them to get the stuff divided evenly (by my wife) and it will be handed down the ranks (grandkids etc) thereby. Some stuff they will have no interest in and may elect to sell, some stuff I spent alot of time getting auto'd etc., so I'd like that to remain in the family...

RK