Badmike wrote in What happens to your collection when....:At the risk of being completely self-serving, if your collection falls into the range of "Barely worth the time to sell" and "I'd rather dump it in the trash than take that offer", think about donating it if you pass. North Texas RPG con would welcome any donation, which would use your stuff to keep us going and either put it into the Live Auction, Silent Auction, or Midnight Auction (or raffle). I'm sure Garycon and Gamehole con (two other conventions built around keeping old school gaming alive) would also welcome your stuff. If that seems too mercenary, there are many gaming clubs alive and functioning right now that might also welcome some good old stuff. I regularly donate loads of Judge Guild goodies to local schools or gaming clubs. A lot of them will even pay the price of shipping just to get cool stuff. When I kick the bucket, I'm sure what doesn't go to my grandkids to sell (the good valuable stuff) will go to Doug and the con to sell and keep it solvent. Also, I'm sure far too many of you will descend like rogue vultures to pick clean the carcass of my warehouse at my wife's blessing, which is as it should be....just leave her a decent offering for the privilege!Mike B.
MadCatUSA wrote in What happens to your collection when....:Badmike wrote in What happens to your collection when....:At the risk of being completely self-serving, if your collection falls into the range of "Barely worth the time to sell" and "I'd rather dump it in the trash than take that offer", think about donating it if you pass. North Texas RPG con would welcome any donation, which would use your stuff to keep us going and either put it into the Live Auction, Silent Auction, or Midnight Auction (or raffle). I'm sure Garycon and Gamehole con (two other conventions built around keeping old school gaming alive) would also welcome your stuff. If that seems too mercenary, there are many gaming clubs alive and functioning right now that might also welcome some good old stuff. I regularly donate loads of Judge Guild goodies to local schools or gaming clubs. A lot of them will even pay the price of shipping just to get cool stuff. When I kick the bucket, I'm sure what doesn't go to my grandkids to sell (the good valuable stuff) will go to Doug and the con to sell and keep it solvent. Also, I'm sure far too many of you will descend like rogue vultures to pick clean the carcass of my warehouse at my wife's blessing, which is as it should be....just leave her a decent offering for the privilege!Mike B.This is a really incredibly awesome idea. I LOVE the idea of taking our stuff after we pass (after all, we don't need it any longer) and either donating it to a con to help defray expenses or donating to a charity so they can sell/auction to raise money? Something like St. Jude's would be awesome, but I'm not sure how you would arrange it.
benjoshua wrote in What happens to your collection when....:webrik33 wrote in What happens to your collection when....:Therein lies my frustration. My son is only 6. In my will I bequeath all my collections to him.The problem is my ex-wife said she would burn it all! My folks are too old to bother with selling it. And I don't really have any friends who would want to mess with it either.So I'm wondering if maybe I should just sell it all...RPG, Comics, Books, Records, and put the money into a savings or somesuch for my son.This topic has come to light recently because I have SOOOO much stuff and no one who would care to have it!I left guidelines about what to do with my stuff for my wife should I die, but I am slowly selling stuff that I'll never get around to reading/using again. Fortunately, I have two sons that would mostly appreciate anything left, even if my guidelines are ignored. The bottom line is that I already realize no one in my family will appreciate my collection as much as me and everyone appreciates money about as much as I do. Sell!
webrik33 wrote in What happens to your collection when....:Therein lies my frustration. My son is only 6. In my will I bequeath all my collections to him.The problem is my ex-wife said she would burn it all! My folks are too old to bother with selling it. And I don't really have any friends who would want to mess with it either.So I'm wondering if maybe I should just sell it all...RPG, Comics, Books, Records, and put the money into a savings or somesuch for my son.This topic has come to light recently because I have SOOOO much stuff and no one who would care to have it!
Keith the Thief wrote in What happens to your collection when....:My wife and I just did our wills, which is waaaaaay too late in our in lives (I'm 52, she's 48) to just now be doing this (moral of the story: it's unfair to your family not to do a will).
Keith the Thief wrote in What happens to your collection when....:I will add a note to the "upon my death" letter for my son to contact Badmike or GaryCon if he wants to donate the collection rather than just keeping it himself. Hopefully, I will be able to enjoy it for another 2-3 decades, though.
MadCatUSA wrote in What happens to your collection when....:Keith the Thief wrote in What happens to your collection when....:My wife and I just did our wills, which is waaaaaay too late in our in lives (I'm 52, she's 48) to just now be doing this (moral of the story: it's unfair to your family not to do a will).Hrmpf... I just turned 50 this year, my wife is 45... Guess we need to get off our butts and get ours done. I was going to ask my brother to do it since he was an attorney, BUT since he passed away last month, I'll have to do one of those "Do-It-Yourself" online things. Not that I really have anything of value, but nice to have everything nice and tidy. My family is all in WI and I live in CA, so there is a distance factor too. I guess if anything happens I'll have to have my wife's family handle the affairs.Keith the Thief wrote in What happens to your collection when....:I will add a note to the "upon my death" letter for my son to contact Badmike or GaryCon if he wants to donate the collection rather than just keeping it himself. Hopefully, I will be able to enjoy it for another 2-3 decades, though.Great idea. I need to remember to include that in my final wishes.
