For seniors

[Hankphenom]

1) 77 years old, still love hunting for and then looking at and handling my stuff. Why should I cut my love for the hobby short just because I'm getting closer to the end?
2) Over my lifetime, when I needed money I had no trouble selling stuff. When I had money, I loved to buy stuff. If I need money to age more comfortably, I will have no trouble selling stuff.
3) My heirs will have to deal with a bunch of stuff they can turn into cash fairly easily. I wish I had had that problem to deal with when I was their age. I would have jumped into that challenge with a big smile on my face. If I find the time, I will write some stuff down to make that process easier for them, but I'm not sweating it if I don't. They're smart, and will do just fine.
4) Everyone's situation is different. Live long, prosper, and happy collecting (or not!)

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

1) 77 years old, still love hunting for and then looking at and handling my stuff. Why should I cut my love for the hobby short just because I'm getting closer to the end?
2) Over my lifetime, when I needed money I had no trouble selling stuff. When I had money, I loved to buy stuff. If I need money to age more comfortably, I will have no trouble selling stuff.
3) My heirs will have to deal with a bunch of stuff they can turn into cash fairly easily. I wish I had had that problem to deal with when I was their age. I would have jumped into that challenge with a big smile on my face. If I find the time, I will write some stuff down to make that process easier for them, but I'm not sweating it if I don't. They're smart, and will do just fine.
4) Everyone's situation is different. Live long, prosper, and happy collecting (or not!)

These are the sorts of things I would love to hear from everybody whose age qualifies them as fitting in this category. I hate to see passion and enthusiasm taper off, die, or be tossed aside just to make sure family members get even more money than they might if forced to do some selling on their own (with the aforementioned guidance provided before the person passed). This applies to anything that brings a person joy, is generally rooted in goodness and causes no harm to others.

[steve B]

Almost 60, like a couple weeks almost.

I'm still collecting, and have collected lots of different stuff over the years starting when I was probably around 5.
My kids are getting old enough at 13 and 11 that I'm getting a good idea of their interests. Neither seems to be all that into collecting anything.

So I'm gradually starting to figure out what should go and what should go later or not at all. One project is writing up the better stuff so they can know at least what it is. Plus the things that were special to me that I hope they want because of that.

It's not at all easy for a lot of stuff.

[gonefishin]

Jim here, 71, I've been collecting just about my entire life. Much more over the last 15 - 20 years.

Thankfully I have a daughter that enjoys cards and collecting. Although she lives on the East Coast and me on the West Coast, we still facetime a couple of times a week and discuss cards, do listings on ebay, and interact. Several years ago I shipped and delivered all my collection from 1970 - current, and I kept the 69 and earlier, which I continue to upgrade and work on completing the sets. When I'm gone she will inherit all of the collection which she can do with as she pleases and I don't worry about it. She knows the approximate value of most the cards and is savvy enough not to be taken advantage of.

Collecting keeps me busy in my retirement while my wife works on crafts, etc. When the joy and passion are gone, so will be my sports collection.