The discussion going on following the untimely passing of RB member Angelthetechrat over here reminded me of something I've been thinking about for years now- what happens to our collections when we die?
I know the concept of a Last Will and remaining earthy possessions isn't anything new, and arguably, determining what to do with a family member's car or house or life savings is a bit weightier than deciding who gets their Dino Bucklers, but I know that so many RB members have sank thousands of dollarpounds or yenbucks into collecting boxes upon boxes of what will seem like to any outsider, a mountain of colourful plastic tat.
I've often toyed (lol) with the idea of making a list or inventory of the things that I haven't sold off already, along with the cost of items, and how much it roughly should sell for, and where the best places to offload them would be. I think the two things I know I wouldn't want to happen is for my stuff to just be simply sent to landfill, or sold for less than it's worth.
On the other hand, I know that some people are of the mind that the collection should be retained, passed on to descendants, or used to remember the person by. In my situation, I don't really share my collecting habits with anyone- the most I do is display Figuarts in cases, but I don't talk about them and I'm not really known for them- so a room full of toys that I don't display, for me personally, isn't going to be something anyone pulls out to reminisce about.
So now I'm wondering- what do you guys want to happen to your collections?
I know the concept of a Last Will and remaining earthy possessions isn't anything new, and arguably, determining what to do with a family member's car or house or life savings is a bit weightier than deciding who gets their Dino Bucklers, but I know that so many RB members have sank thousands of dollarpounds or yenbucks into collecting boxes upon boxes of what will seem like to any outsider, a mountain of colourful plastic tat.
I've often toyed (lol) with the idea of making a list or inventory of the things that I haven't sold off already, along with the cost of items, and how much it roughly should sell for, and where the best places to offload them would be. I think the two things I know I wouldn't want to happen is for my stuff to just be simply sent to landfill, or sold for less than it's worth.
On the other hand, I know that some people are of the mind that the collection should be retained, passed on to descendants, or used to remember the person by. In my situation, I don't really share my collecting habits with anyone- the most I do is display Figuarts in cases, but I don't talk about them and I'm not really known for them- so a room full of toys that I don't display, for me personally, isn't going to be something anyone pulls out to reminisce about.
So now I'm wondering- what do you guys want to happen to your collections?
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