26 Jun
2024
26 Jun
'24
4:01 p.m.
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(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 2024-06-26 8:32 a.m. (GMT-08:00) To: "General
Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Cc: Bill
Degnan <billdegnan(a)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(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 7:52 AM Bill Degnan via
cctalk <> cctalk(a)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