Stolen pre-war collection in VT? (Link to a thread at BO)

[ullmandds]

I don't think it's unusual for "older" collectors...who most likely amassed their collections decades ago...to have images of all of them?
Maybe not the smartest thing...but not unusual?!

[1952boyntoncollector]

if you know how much you cards are worth and claim $300,000...you would think you would have proof ...i know insurance companies would want that

if you just collect for fun and would never think about selling them or giving them any monetary value then yeah i can understand not having any type of list..but i can also understand why they wont recover anything if stolen as well.

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I don't think it's unusual for "older" collectors...who most likely amassed their collections decades ago...to have images of all of them?
Maybe not the smartest thing...but not unusual?!

I agree. I started collection on the early 60's and never had even a partial inventory. Now that I sell and mainly buy online I see the importance of pics and scans.

[ullmandds]

This story is definitely a bit "odd" to me...in regards to the details and estimated values...but the fact the owner did not have an inventory or pics is NOT odd to me at all. Additionally the declaration that all cards are nmt-mt...is also not entirely true by todays standards.