Your collection: your heirs’ headache?

[FredRydr]

Consider making gifts during your lifetime, instead.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/s...s-estates.html

[dneal]

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[Jon Szanto]

Rather than be all over the map about it, and keeping in mind only pen collections, Fred is spot on.

We just had a scenario here in town: a semi-noted collector and restoration person passed away earlier this year without a will or trust. Probate was going to take over, and the children, astoundingly, knew virtually *nothing* about pens, etc, even though Dad had been doing this for years. They allowed some of his long time friends to consider purchases, but the bulk went at a 3-day estate sale, likely netting far less than had he put a value on the items and allowed the heirs to sell them properly over time. It was a deeply sad thing to watch play out, but you can't always prevent people from not dealing with the realities of life.

[Chrissy]

I'm unable to read the article, must be behind a paywall or unavailable here, but this is a good idea and a timely one for those of us who are more than halfway though our lifetimes

I have no close family or friends who have any interest in pens or inks so selling some stuff on ebay or specially gifting to other pen/ink lovers seems like the way to go.

[Chrissy]

Rather than be all over the map about it, and keeping in mind only pen collections, Fred is spot on.

We just had a scenario here in town: a semi-noted collector and restoration person passed away earlier this year without a will or trust. Probate was going to take over, and the children, astoundingly, knew virtually *nothing* about pens, etc, even though Dad had been doing this for years. They allowed some of his long time friends to consider purchases, but the bulk went at a 3-day estate sale, likely netting far less than had he put a value on the items and allowed the heirs to sell them properly over time. It was a deeply sad thing to watch play out, but you can't always prevent people from not dealing with the realities of life.

I know of a very sad case where a well known pen club member, with many precious pens, committed suicide. Kirk Speer of Pen Realm is handling the sale of all of his pens on behalf of his estate.

[welch]

I'm unable to read the article, must be behind a paywall or unavailable here, but this is a good idea and a timely one for those of us who are more than halfway though our lifetimes

I have no close family or friends who have any interest in pens or inks so selling some stuff on ebay or specially gifting to other pen/ink lovers seems like the way to go.

I have set aside three Parker 51 sets for our grandchildren. Each is an aerometric in a proper 51 box. One, amazingly, is a Forest Green set that looks like it had just come from the pen counter at a department store. And I gave a couple of 51s to a friend who writes with fountain pens and a couple of P-61s (c/c) to a friend who grew up writing with fountain pens.

Still have too many pens. Maybe I'll sell a few here or on EBay, but I would rather they go to people who will write with them.

[by the way, Chrissy, the Times says that someone can read a couple articles a month without subscribing. Maybe it's different for someone outside the US...]

[Dougc]

I have earmarked certain pens for my kids and grand kids (they have chosen them and most are not fps) and this is listed in my inventory, along with pens that I received as gifts( so they go back to the original gifter)

I also have suggested prices that the remainder should sell for.



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