I do what I consider the bare minimum. For the most part my wife couldn't tell a $5000 card from a $50 card so it's not like I expect her to maximize the profits from the entire collection.
1- I have a list of cards, with easily identifiable description, that should go to auction and 2 main + 1 backup auction house to contact.
2- I have a list of cards that should be sent to 1 of 2-3 listed Ebay cosigners along with any potential cards the auction house doesn't want to deal with.
3 - The rest can be shuffled off for whatever she can get with the least expended effor...even if it's only 50%-ish of expected price because it's mostly a chunk of $50 or less stuff.
...and I have a very small amount of stuff that's simply "Give to (name)" or "Contact (name) and see if he wants it for free if he pays shipping."...that kind of stuff.
I walked her through how to find the email/contact for these service providers and all of this and the above info is on a single-page typed and printed page with my "important papers."
It's my collection, not her burden.
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