VaCollector
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The original "worthless" collections thread and a previous thread (that I could not find) about those of us that actually still enjoy collecting something got me to wondering if anyone here had ever sold their collection?
If so ~ advice please! Did you do it yourself? Would you change anything if you had it to do over again?
Me.....as my forum name might indicate, I love stuff....lots of stuff....but I found my true passion about 10 years ago and have since amassed a collection worth $150K maybe. I have also been the beneficiary of a couple more "collections" that have similar values.
For this conversation I will limit my discussion to MY collection.
I discovered old United States currency while I was resuming a collection fantasy from my childhood ~ coins. It seemed much more fun when I could actually BUY the things that I was drooling over than when I was a kid and all I could do was (mostly) look I actually ran a little buying ad in the local newspaper and was fortunate enough to buy a collection that contained my 1st look at old US currency....and I was hooked!
I collect something that most people don't even know exists so the market (compared to coin collecting) is actually very thin, although it has grown exponentially, the collecting community is quite small by most standards. While I continue to enjoy my hobby, the thought that someone might come along after I've left this planet and take advantage of my DW has me thinking about the benefits of MY disposing of the collection....and hence my question ~ has anyone here had to/taken the time to/decided to liquidate their collection(s)? If so, the who,what,how,why, when?
If so ~ advice please! Did you do it yourself? Would you change anything if you had it to do over again?
Me.....as my forum name might indicate, I love stuff....lots of stuff....but I found my true passion about 10 years ago and have since amassed a collection worth $150K maybe. I have also been the beneficiary of a couple more "collections" that have similar values.
For this conversation I will limit my discussion to MY collection.
I discovered old United States currency while I was resuming a collection fantasy from my childhood ~ coins. It seemed much more fun when I could actually BUY the things that I was drooling over than when I was a kid and all I could do was (mostly) look I actually ran a little buying ad in the local newspaper and was fortunate enough to buy a collection that contained my 1st look at old US currency....and I was hooked!
I collect something that most people don't even know exists so the market (compared to coin collecting) is actually very thin, although it has grown exponentially, the collecting community is quite small by most standards. While I continue to enjoy my hobby, the thought that someone might come along after I've left this planet and take advantage of my DW has me thinking about the benefits of MY disposing of the collection....and hence my question ~ has anyone here had to/taken the time to/decided to liquidate their collection(s)? If so, the who,what,how,why, when?