In Memoriam: Sipke de Wal (collection disposition)

Guy wrote... I agree with what Guy is saying in principal... and there has to be something in the official legal document of the will. However here's the part I'm not so sure can be adressed that way. There are two problems I see with this. My wishes for the collection may well change frequently, and the collection itself may change frequently as to contents through trades, midlife crisis's, wild hairs to get rid of stuff, or suddenly pick up another listmembers entire collection, etc. So I think the exact wishes for disposal as well as what constitutes "the collection" will change way too often, and who wants to update the legal document that frequently? I was thinking that more than likely, the people I rub elbows on the list with most frequently not only have the basic knowledge of what is worth something and what isn't, and how to best dispose of it... but just through idle conversations/emails they are most likely to know how I would have wanted the collection to be dealt with. They would probably be the ones most likely to have "kept up with" my thoughts and wishes. I certainly can't tell my wife (or lawyer) who know nothing about computers and collection my thoughts on each item. They'd be disinterested at the least just on the basis of sheer volume. So I am wondering if it wouldn't be best to list several specific listmember friends in the will as executors of anything computer related, and that's it for the legal document. Then trust that said friends will have the compassion for the hobby to make the best decisions about the final disposition of the collection. There may be one or two specific items in the collection I have specific wishes for. Those can be part of the will. But the bulk of it I couldn't begin to put specific wishes on each item. That I think you just have to find a collector you trust to make the best call. If you have a specific wish for the entire collection, that can easily be adressed in a will. But in my case, I don't want the entire collection going to one place, I want it broken up to as many people as possible. That makes a simple line item in the will pretty unfeasible. Regards, Jay West --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]