Unfortunately, considering getting completely 100% out. Advice/thoughts?

[Snapolit1]

A lot of my drive in building a nice collection is the idea that I will be leaving it to my kids who can share it with their kids. Very few people have the foresight and patience to do things in their life like build a collection of something and pass it forward. I wish I had a distant family member had put some things in a box and said preserve these. Kind of a legacy that tells you grandkids and great grandkids a little something about a person they never met. I've never been happier in my life than sitting at a baseball game on a beautiful summer day drinking a beer with my family. Or reading about baseball history. And all the better if those things have some value that will inure to others.

[vintagehofrookies]

Thank you guys for the very encouraging words (it is very appreciated and helpful) as this is a very difficult decision to make. Also, I do have to little ones (ages 1 1/2 and 5) so the thought of keeping something for them is something I've always thought about ever since my 5 y.o daughter was born. So I will prob. hang on to some things for them. Also my signed 1954 Topps set (which I forgot all about during this decision) that I'm working on will stay until completion as I "only" need 30-something auto's left until its done.

Dan

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by vintagehofrookies

Thank you guys for the very encouraging words (it is very appreciated and helpful) as this is a very difficult decision to make. Also, I do have to little ones (ages 1 1/2 and 5) so the thought of keeping something for them is something I've always thought about ever since my 5 y.o daughter was born. So I will prob. hang on to some things for them. Also my signed 1954 Topps set (which I forgot all about during this decision) that I'm working on will stay until completion as I "only" need 30-something auto's left until its done.

Dan

so not getting out 100%, i am vindicated...didnt take long...

[Snapolit1]

Wow. . . . that seems pretty petty. Guy is trying to sort through some difficult sh*t and you stuck around just long enough to be "vindicated". What can I say other than Congratulations. You won something somehow.

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Wow. . . . that seems pretty petty. Guy is trying to sort through some difficult sh*t and you stuck around just long enough to be "vindicated". What can I say other than Congratulations. You won something somehow.

Agree 100%. Jake, that's a bit of a low blow.

[hangman62]

Now Im waiting for a few D-heads to jump in and say..." Oh..he was pulling our chain...just teasing us... how dare he change his mind....I had a skin in the game ... he's going bait and switch..blah blah

[vintagehofrookies]

Originally Posted by hangman62

Now Im waiting for a few D-heads to jump in and say..." Oh..he was pulling our chain...just teasing us... how dare he change his mind....I had a skin in the game ... he's going bait and switch..blah blah

sorry but Jake was wrong (poor guy) I will not be pulling out. I will try to take my time with this so with the exception of a good offer for the entire collection, I won't be having a fire sale but will instead continue to listen to offers and take a few months to get rid of everything (at least thats the plan right now).

[vintagehofrookies]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

so not getting out 100%, i am vindicated...didnt take long...

well I forgot about my set, so for now, no not 100% but you are wrong as I will be getting rid of close to 99% of my collection (sorry to burst your bubble) and once the set is complete it will go as well, unless I get a damn good offer for it now then I will sell it too!

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

A lot of my drive in building a nice collection is the idea that I will be leaving it to my kids who can share it with their kids. Very few people have the foresight and patience to do things in their life like build a collection of something and pass it forward. I wish I had a distant family member had put some things in a box and said preserve these. Kind of a legacy that tells you grandkids and great grandkids a little something about a person they never met. I've never been happier in my life than sitting at a baseball game on a beautiful summer day drinking a beer with my family. Or reading about baseball history. And all the better if those things have some value that will inure to others.

This pretty much echoes my plan--have it sold/auctioned after my death, dedicating some of the proceeds to a trust fund to help descendants get a college education, and leave a substantial portion to God's missionary work, possibly the Gideon's, an organization of which I am a member.

Dan, I would also consider the fact that the hobby is growing quickly--I have an REA auction catalog from the '90's that is about 8 pages of newsprint (compare that to the 500+ quality color pages of its latest editions!)--and it will continue to do so rapidly, IMHO, due to the internet and the large number of quality auctions. Also, so many of the big boys who are coming in and buying $525,000 PSA 8 '52 Topps Mantles and $300-$400K PSA 9 Aaron rookies will be expanding their collecting horizons over time, just as has regularly occurred and will continue to occur with coin collectors. I know you have some tremendous items, but would hang on to as many of those as you can, as it is my belief that the appreciation will be great and the payout much bigger later on, perhaps much sooner than you think. But you still have to do what you have to do, and I wish you the best of luck with whatever path you choose to take in this regard!

Highest regards,

Larry

[vintagehofrookies]

Thank You all for the kind words!


Dan