What will happen to your collection when you're gone?

[mr2686]

Jonathan, I guess the real question is...if you're in the afterlife with your Joe Jackson bat, and you run in to Joe Jackson...do you have to give him his bat back?

[Lordstan]

I had a different take.
I think if you meet him have him sign it. Then when you are reincarnated put it in REA or your own favorite.
It should go for a decent amount.
Perhaps if you take your camera with you, as well, you can get a shot of him signing it as your provenance.
Mark

[Scott Garner]

Thanks for this thread topic! First, I have to tell you all that my favorite biproduct of collecting has been the TREMENDOUS group of friends that I have made along the way. I do intend to leave a few selected pieces with my children (both love baseball). Additionally, I also plan on offering many of bigger items to some of my closest collector friends that I know would truly appreciate owning them in their own incredible collections. The remainder will probably end up in an REA auction or sold on eBay....

[JasonL]

some of it is in an old cigar box in the attic, cuz I figure one day I will be a Grandfather. and the rest is being systematically introduced into the wall cavities of my home...

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by JasonL

some of it is in an old cigar box in the attic, cuz I figure one day I will be a Grandfather. and the rest is being systematically introduced into the wall cavities of my home...

Where do you live again...?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Where do you live again...?

Funny Ben!!

[Oldtix]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

I had a different take.
I think if you meet him have him sign it. Then when you are reincarnated put it in REA or your own favorite.
It should go for a decent amount.
Perhaps if you take your camera with you, as well, you can get a shot of him signing it as your provenance.
Mark

Why wait? I'm sure Roaches Corner can get him to sign it for you.

[mr2686]

One of the reasons I asked this question is that over the years I have purchased a few autographs (at separate times) and they were all on paper that was from the "Desk of Dr. John Davis Jr.". After the 3rd one, I looked up his name on the internet and found that he had been a long time collector who had died in 2002. He willed his collection of Chief Justice autographs to his alma mater and I assume his kids sold off some or all of the others. So now part of his memory, and collection, live through me and my collection...and I think that's kinda neat. Somewhere down the line when my collection gets broken up and sold, I plan on having the type of documentation that will not only tell people that it came from my collection, but also that it came from places like his collection as well.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

One of the reasons I asked this question is that over the years I have purchased a few autographs (at separate times) and they were all on paper that was from the "Desk of Dr. John Davis Jr.". After the 3rd one, I looked up his name on the internet and found that he had been a long time collector who had died in 2002. He willed his collection of Chief Justice autographs to his alma mater and I assume his kids sold off some or all of the others. So now part of his memory, and collection, live through me and my collection...and I think that's kinda neat. Somewhere down the line when my collection gets broken up and sold, I plan on having the type of documentation that will not only tell people that it came from my collection, but also that it came from places like his collection as well.

Mike,
I also have several pieces from Dr. Davis' collection in my 3 x 5 and GPC collection of no-hit pitcher signatures. I often have thought the same thing that you have re: his collection living on through mine........ Great minds think alike!

[MooseDog]

I too have a bunch of Dr Davis autos. He was a great guy to deal with and he collected 3x5s from EVERYBODY in just about any walk of life.

As for me, I've got no offspring and don't plan on having any...I'm basically planning on using my collection to supplement my income in my later years.