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

[5kRunner]

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

Hopefully I live to an old enough age where I can talk about it with my son/future kids/future grandkids. Because if they don't want it, I'll probably sell it before I go.

[karamaxjoe]

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

Since my kids could give a hoot about my jerseys, I will be going with the Tony plan and will be burried wearing 30 jerseys.

On the serious side I plan to sell or donate everything before I die. If I die before then, I have created a binder with color pictures, receipts, LOA's and explicit directions on how to liquidate everything. The last thing I want to see are my heirs being ripped off because I didn't plan well. I also created the binder for insurance purposes and have stored it in my fire proof safe.

[bigtruck260]

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

My collection will be buried with me, and I'm not telling any of you what cemetary I'll be in

Not a bad idea Tony...perhaps a game used pyre?

[3arod13]

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My collection will be buried with me, and I'm not telling any of you what cemetary I'll be in

[sox83cubs84]

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If i go first, my wife gets it all to sell and procure funds from. If we both go together, or if I am the last to go, then whatever the collection is worth gets divided between my nieces and nephew on my wife's side. My brothers on my side threw me under the bus 15 years ago after our father died, and my will specifically states that they are to not see one cent of my estate, and to be prohibited from attending my wake and funeral. My in-laws (the Johnsons) get everything, what's left for the Miedemas (other than for my wife) is nada.

Dave M.
Chicago area

[jbcindc]

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

My wife and I had this discussion not long ago and agreed that my son (from my first marriage) gets the NFL memorabilia and the daughter we have together gets all my wife's jewelry. Once we agreed to this and my wife had time to think about how much stuff I have, she announced that she needed a lot more jewelry. Great.

Jason

[both-teams-played-hard]

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"Pawn Stars" is a great show. Joe six-pack's "Roadshow".

Anyone wonder if those framed Dodgers flannels in the background are gamers?

I really, really like that show. Better than any of that lame-sh!t they make in Hollywood or New York.

Quote of the 2nd season: "insult to the PEZ community" (responding to a lowball offer).

[both-teams-played-hard]

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"Pawn Stars" is a great show. Joe six-pack's "Roadshow".

[spartakid]

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Yeah, I could see Corey with a blunderbuss, going all pilgrim on Chumlee's backside with a muzzle full of pea gravel. Good times...

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

I love that show, having flashbacks of Chumlee testing out the cattle roping machine..

[rj_lucas]

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Is this a "Pawn Stars" reference?

Yeah, I could see Corey with a blunderbuss, going all pilgrim on Chumlee's backside with a muzzle full of pea gravel. Good times...

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[eisenreich8]

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

Make sure the 200-year old blunderbuss you take to the shooting range knows that...

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

Yikes Rick, I wouldn't dare live-fire an antique. Those babies did their job in their century, my collectable/modern ones better hold together.......

[both-teams-played-hard]

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

Make sure the 200-year old blunderbuss you take to the shooting range knows that...

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

Is this a "Pawn Stars" reference?

[rj_lucas]

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cuz I ain't checking out till I'm ready to.

Make sure the 200-year old blunderbuss you take to the shooting range knows that...

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[eisenreich8]

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

If the kids don't want it, I'll sell it off to someone who wants it and use the extra cash to fund my retirement. At this rate, gas will be around $7 a gallon - and I'll need every dime to fill my RV.

I donate plenty to charity - I work hard, and don't get paid enough, so I don't think it's a stretch to say that.

I agree Dave. Between the cash and blood donations and the walk for this and that over the years.....I truly don't have a significant cash investment in game used anymore. At one time I had a sizeable stash but capitalized on the sale of most of it after the 2004 WS, and focused more on personal collecting, such as Eisenreich and 2 HoF'ers.

Not that this has any GU relevance, but I would have a much tougher call on how to divest myself and/or my family of all the Civil War-related stuff I have. Well into the 6 figures, that was my first passion in collecting and would set up my survivors nicely.

Then I got into collectable firearms, also a great investment and the ones I don't take to the range are the ones that aslo will always have a devoted buyer following.

Next came baseball GU & GW, which I cherish, but which would truly be among the first things I would liquidate if I had to, but God willing, it will stay in my sports room, cuz I ain't checking out till I'm ready to.

[joelsabi]

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

Scene: In front of my house

Man: How much for the bat?
My Daughter: Oh. How about $10?
Man: I don't know. It has a crack. See. (show bat crack)
My Daughter: OK $2.50 and it yours.
Man: Gee. Thanks. (hand $2.50)
My Daughter: No, thank you. If you are into sports, there's another box of old sport equipment over there.