NoMan Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) You gonna leave your books to heirs or cash out and forget about your heirs? im gonna cash out. Use that money for me. I ain’t got kids tho. Even if I did I wouldn’t leave em to em. Edited May 17, 2019 by NoMan Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bird Posted May 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2019 You only leave people problems if you leave them the books. As they don’t know how to handle those things dupont2005, The Lions Den, Mr Sneeze and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I'm selling all my books when I hit sixty five and using the money for plastic surgery so I look twenty five, than I'm gonna date milfs and tell them I'm 25 to make them feel younger. Haupia, Artboy99, Readymade Breakup and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I will be dead. I will either have more important problems to face or none at all. Von Cichlid, Hollywood1892, oakman29 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: I will be dead. I will either have more important problems to face or none at all. You’re kinda missing the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 41 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: I will be dead. I will either have more important problems to face or none at all. Yes Definetly the best response on this,so far. Mr bla bla, Buzzetta and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Selling. And likely very soon. I have WAY too much for my wife to do anything with. Would have posted it a couple weeks ago, but it was taking forever to catalogue and I'm packing my toy collection to move. Patrick Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Depends. If there are people interested in comics, I'll leave them that. If not, I'll make sure it's all gone, and whatever money's left goes to them. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shadroch Posted May 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2019 I'm consigning about $10,000 a year and plan on doing that for the foreseeable future. Any books left when I die go to the Heros Initiative for whatever purpose they want. nepatkm, celluloidbuff, JTLarsen and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 They will go to my kids. They can do with them what they want. I've never planned on anything I collect to go towards retirement so I'm sure I will keep them until I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ExNihilo Posted May 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2019 My dad bought comics as a kid, but never as an adult. I'm not sure where the process began with me. It's not like he had books around that I would rifle through. But somehow I got into comics at an early age as well. I have to presume that my kids will develop a curiosity for these odd books their dad (me) keeps reading. If one of them really takes a strong liking to comics, then I'll pass the collection on to him/her. If not, I'll sell all but the 10 biggest keys. I'd like to think that out of respect for me, they would realize that these (10) tokens meant something to me and would keep them as a symbol of my memory after I'm gone. I always imagined having something to pass on to my kids and then to theirs and so on and so forth. Some people have the pistol of their great great great great grandfather from the Civil War and that just seems so cool. I'd like to start something like that over generations. But it's gotta start somewhere. At the very least, my kids are getting my Complete Calvin and Hobbes Hardcover Collection. That's non-negotiable. Max Carnage, The Lions Den, silverseeker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Best to have a discussion with your loved ones about your collection. Will they love it like you do or will the collection be a problem for them. If they don't share your love of comics why leave them the headache of dispersing it when you pass? lou_fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 3 hours ago, ExNihilo said: My dad bought comics as a kid, but never as an adult. I'm not sure where the process began with me. It's not like he had books around that I would rifle through. But somehow I got into comics at an early age as well. I have to presume that my kids will develop a curiosity for these odd books their dad (me) keeps reading. If one of them really takes a strong liking to comics, then I'll pass the collection on to him/her. If not, I'll sell all but the 10 biggest keys. I'd like to think that out of respect for me, they would realize that these (10) tokens meant something to me and would keep them as a symbol of my memory after I'm gone. I always imagined having something to pass on to my kids and then to theirs and so on and so forth. Some people have the pistol of their great great great great grandfather from the Civil War and that just seems so cool. I'd like to start something like that over generations. But it's gotta start somewhere. At the very least, my kids are getting my Complete Calvin and Hobbes Hardcover Collection. That's non-negotiable. Passed down from generation to generation,maybe! 1950's war comics and ExNihilo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) Liquidating a collection has an additional advantage beyond the money that hasn't been mentioned yet. Collections are heavy. Bulky. They take up a lot of space. When you're at advanced ages, the chances are you'll move, sometimes multiple times. Lugging around thousands of comics at age 75 and keeping them in a downsized living arrangement are much, much harder than having their liquidated value in cash. As I've reached retirement age, the plan has already been ongoing for several years now, that will ultimately leave me with about one longbox worth of raw books for reading, with the future plan to sell those as well. The young people you may plan to leave your comics to might also be at a stage in their lives where they're likely to move, and a sizable comic collection could be quite a burden on them, too, in terms of bulk and space. Depending on the value of one's collection, some of the cash value may be needed as well. Edited May 17, 2019 by namisgr Karl Liebl and The Lions Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Less Blob Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) With 2 kids going to college, even state school, starting over the next 4.5 -10.5 years and a desire to be collecting my pension starting at 57-62 (in the next 11-16) the books are getting sold one way or the other between now and then. Edited May 17, 2019 by the blob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbanner Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Bird said: You only leave people problems if you leave them the books. As they don’t know how to handle those things So true...it's a major headache to deal with the estates of loved ones. Estate auctions, selling homes, cars, and all the detritus of a long life take a lot of work to sell, donate, etc.,. However, it's worth noting that if your heirs sell your books after you're gone they do not have to pay capital gains tax on the appreciation. For old-time collectors that paid nickels on (today's) dollars for their books, this could be a substantial savings if we're talking about a small number of high-$ books. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Why wouldn't you just put it in your last will and testament that you want the books to be buried with you..? Krismusic, The Lions Den and ExNihilo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, drbanner said: So true...it's a major headache to deal with the estates of loved ones. Estate auctions, selling homes, cars, and all the detritus of a long life take a lot of work to sell, donate, etc.,. However, it's worth noting that if your heirs sell your books after you're gone they do not have to pay capital gains tax on the appreciation. For old-time collectors that paid nickels on (today's) dollars for their books, this could be a substantial savings if we're talking about a small number of high-$ books. I keep thinking about my buddy in Texas with 5 buildings around his home full of paperback books, some quite vaulable. He has one son who is sickly himself. Edited May 17, 2019 by NoMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 2 hours ago, namisgr said: Liquidating a collection has an additional advantage beyond the money that hasn't been mentioned yet. Collections are heavy. Bulky. They take up a lot of space. When you're at advanced ages, the chances are you'll move, sometimes multiple times. Lugging around thousands of comics at age 75 and keeping them in a downsized living arrangement are much, much harder than having their liquidated value in cash. As I've reached retirement age, the plan has already been ongoing for several years now, that will ultimately leave me with about one longbox worth of raw books for reading, with the future plan to sell those as well. The young people you may plan to leave your comics to might also be at a stage in their lives where they're likely to move, and a sizable comic collection could be quite a burden on them, too, in terms of bulk and space. Depending on the value of one's collection, some of the cash value may be needed as well. Agreed! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I don't have a giant collection. I have about 300 slabs and about 1500-1700 raw books... I am more concerned about the legos and plastic crack when I get much older and can no longer walk up stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...