What would you do with your collection if 2018 was your last year?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

I'm surprised more folks wouldn't pass on some of their cards to hobby friends/collectors.

AndyH

Helping friends is great but helping family is more of a necessity to many, including me.

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[Snapolit1]

Cheery stuff to ponder indeed. I may start a follow up "what would you do with your collection if you contract a terrible disease in 2018 that leaves you in 24 hour excruciating pain and are required to have all 4 limbs amputated"?

[cardsnstuff]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Cheery stuff to ponder indeed. I may start a follow up "what would you do with your collection if you contract a terrible disease in 2018 that leaves you in 24 hour excruciating pain and are required to have all 4 limbs amputated"?

I'd vote in that poll.........LOL

[MVSNYC]

you need a 5th option:

Leave my collection to my family/children.

That's different than "Nothing, let the survivors figure it out."

[kailes2872]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

you need a 5th option:

Leave my collection to my family/children.

That's different than "Nothing, let the survivors figure it out."

They will have plenty of money left for them in the estate. I made the boys promise me that they wouldn't sell as the collection represents a labor of love. If they do sell, I will haunt them from the grave!

[MVSNYC]

Kevin- exactly.

Sean- can you leave me your Plank scrap?

[CurtisFlood]

This is a question that as a dealer I have put off for a number of years. This year I turn 70 and the question is becoming more pressing.

I will likely sell all my inventory and not look back. I see no heirs interested in my stuff, and they would not get as good a return as I would when I sell. Having cleared my inventory 7 times and started up again I don't view this as a problem. I haven't sold completely out for three years, so depending on my inventory after Cleveland it should be interesting.

[WillBBC]

Man I'm so torn. I'd love to sell it and just leave some cash in the estate but as a new dad (my son just turned 13 months) I don't really know.

Will he give a darn about baseball or the cards, who knows!? But if I knew I'd be going I feel like I'd leave a handful of cards to him with some notes explaining why they meant what they meant to me.

[Sean]

I have neither a wife or children, but I would still sell most of the valuable cards, just because I'm curious what they would bring. I would give away some smaller cards to friends as keepsakes.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Sean

I have neither a wife or children, but I would still sell most of the valuable cards, just because I'm curious what they would bring. I would give away some smaller cards to friends as keepsakes.

Sean, while I wish you nothing but long life and happiness, if it were ever to come to that, all you need to do is make one phone call my friend -- Your collection is beast and I would love to own some of it one day!

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Cheery stuff to ponder indeed. I may start a follow up "what would you do with your collection if you contract a terrible disease in 2018 that leaves you in 24 hour excruciating pain and are required to have all 4 limbs amputated"?

Steve, I can't wait to see what choices you give us in your poll.

[barrysloate]

With World War III right around the corner, this could be our last year. A very prescient question.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by Leon

Helping friends is great but helping family is more of a necessity to many, including me.

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Hi Leon,

I understand. I think I said originally that I would sell off my more expensive cards and then send out the lesser stuff to hobby friends. The Mantles and such that I mentioned are low grade cards and wouldn't net much in an auction anyway, so those would go out to friends too. But I agree that helping family with the bigger items makes sense for sure.

Thanks,

AndyH

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Hi Leon,



I understand. I think I said originally that I would sell off my more expensive cards and then send out the lesser stuff to hobby friends. The Mantles and such that I mentioned are low grade cards and wouldn't net much in an auction anyway, so those would go out to friends too. But I agree that helping family with the bigger items makes sense for sure.



Thanks,



AndyH

I would sell most of my collection which would most likely go directly into my kids’ college fund and I’d probably have my boys keep a few cards or memorabilia so they can always embrace one of their dad’s hobby passions. I’d also have my wife keep a few items that I believe would increase in value so that she can reap a bigger monetary reward later on (hope that works out )

Andy...I’m glad you brought up passing on some lesser cards to hobby friends because that’s a great idea and now I’d look to do the same thing or at least give them a nice discount if anything...thanks for the post


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