I have thought about this a lot.. and as I begin to creep into my 50s and
experience real aging and the health issues that sometimes come with that, I am
giving serious thought to liquidating well before I die. Even at very
conservative average ebay values I've got a lot of money tied up in this mess.
I don't even want to think what I've spent to have FedEx make their best
attempts at parcel destruction over the years.I don't want to leave it to my
family to dispose of all this stuff at a future time when possibly my
generation is shuffling off this world and prices start to crater, as I suspect
they will for most of it eventually. I can see some GenZ and on down taking an
interest in vintage machines but not nearly enough to hold up a price
floor.It's either that or instruct they be entombed in my mausoleum with me,
for the enjoyment of future grave robbers/treasure hunters.BSent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Bill Degnan via cctalk
<cctalk@classiccmp.org> Date: 2024-06-26 8:32 a.m. (GMT-08:00) To: "General
Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Cc: Bill
Degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> Subject: [cctalk] Re: Revocable Living Trust for
Computer Collectors On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 11:29 AM Sellam Abraham via cctalk
<cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 7:52 AM Bill Degnan via
cctalk <> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:>> >> > It's not as simple as just
making a living will or a trust for your> > collection. HIstorical computers
are not stock portfolios. The storage> > and management costs outweigh the
value over time. I have been on a lot> of> > computer rescues and I have seen
what happens to lifetime collections.> > Families don't want the effort of
dealing with heavy old computers and> > collections often spend the last 30
years in a shed in the back, attic,> or> > musty basement. The "value"
disintegrates quickly.> >> ...> > Bill> >>> That is where the "back office"
part of what I'm working on comes into> play. I'm working to put in place a
team/staff that will be able to travel> out to where the collection is and
handle the disgorgement for the> surviving spouse or family. But as I
mentioned, this is still a ways> away. For now, I can offer the trust
documents needed to at least put> instructions in place in the event of one's
untimely demise. It's a start.>> Sellam>I would start with the biggest
collectors who can afford to do it right.Bill
