Question and Advice, Opinions, Ideas

[Kmaddock]

I have two children a boy and a girl
My daughter is getting my wife's jewellery and she gets to pick her first 2 choices my son gets his first choice after that and the remainder goes to my daughter.
Inverse is happening to my collection.

Who wins out financially probably my son but don't say that to my wife ;-) I have no inventory or prices paid on anything


If I decide to disperse while still alive I would sell at auction, I don't think i would like to watch the auction though as for some items I would probably want to kick myself for selling so cheap but some items would sell well so it would probably equalise out.

Thanks for the question though maybe i should catalogue but my number one item would not be the most valuable! and that's the way i think collecting should be.

Keep well

Ken

[gp]

Originally Posted by Kmaddock

I have no inventory or prices paid on anything

.... but my number one item would not be the most valuable! and that's the way i think collecting should be.

Keep well

Ken

same here ( no inventory list ) although I am thinking of advising my family to contact a subject matter expert ( like my friend Detlef for Indonesian ones) to sell them. At least I trust his integrity based on past experiences.

The same for my Congolese ones; I know a very good lad from Belgium.

My main collection (Bosnian, Balkan and Ottoman ones), I would advise to go to a German and Austrian auction house ( as they are sold there quite often and against decent prices).
Might give a basic price indication (80% of the average purchase price).

As for valuable: my most precious one is rather cheap from a commercial perspective : a bayonet for a US carbine my late father used being a Dutch Storm Trooper Free Forces in 1944 joining the US 9th Army after the Battle of the Bulge and 1945 after a basic training in Enfield UK going to Malakka and Indonesia against the Japanese forces.
Its condition is from a collector's perspective poor to reasonable:it has quite some damage caused by "battle experience" but this personal part makes it my most valuable one and will remain in the family; either my daughter or her cousin.

But beforeI'll have to "go"... I shall try to sell them myself, not giving my family the burdon of the hustle selling them and perhaps losing too much money and nerves if they did well or not...

have a nice day! ☼

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[kahnjar1]

Hi Rick,
I have just gone thru this with my collection as I am knocking on the 80 year birthday though my health is great for now. I do not have any children with interest to hand down to, and do not wish my good Lady to have to fend off those who will try and get stuff for nothing.
I was lucky enough to find a young collector with funds enough to take most of my items, and therefore avoiding auctions and dealers, both of whom will take their (often exhorbitant) cut.
As a matter of interest I have always kept a record of what I paid for each item which helps when selling or disposing of one's collection.
Disposal of a collection can often be a problem but in my opinion it is better to be dealing with yourself while you still have the ability to do so.
I should add, that disposal does not mean that one has lost interest in their hobby, which still goes on thru local gun shows and auctions, and also of course thru this Forum.
Stu

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by gp

same here ( no inventory list ) although I am thinking of advising my family to contact a subject matter expert ( like my friend Detlef for Indonesian ones) to sell them. At least I trust his integrity based on past experiences.

Your friend would do it in the case he lives longer!