Estate Sale Help

[DBMaster]

Have any of you ever used an estate sales consultant? My brother passed away last Friday and I am the one upon whom he bestowed his possessions. He has MANY comic books, anime CD's, DVD's, and figurines, as well as mainstream DVD's, CD's and vinyl LP's. It would be disrespectful, to me, to dispose of his stuff rashly. But, I also don't necessarily want a part time career as a memorabilia dealer, either.

Feel free to post any suggestions.

Gracias,

 

[eljefino]

Consignment. Comic-Con.

PM Nick R, he's into this stuff.

The finer you divide it, the more $$$ you'll get, but the more headache you'll find. I'd try not to let any lot size exceed a planned $100-200 though as you might price many out of the market.

 

[AlienBug]

Contact a local dealer to find out how much the stuff is worth, otherwise you're just fumbling in the dark.

Chances are the dealer will be willing to consign or make an offer on the good stuff. The rest I would just find a charity or Goodwill store to donate to or wait for one of those drives where people ship books/DVDs to the troops overseas.

 

[zzyzzx]

Originally Posted By: DBMaster
He has MANY comic books, anime CD's, DVD's, and figurines, as well as mainstream DVD's, CD's and vinyl LP's. It would be disrespectful, to me, to dispose of his stuff rashly.


How so? Most of it sounds like trash to me.

 

[DBMaster]

^What you are saying is what I have thought for years, but I know quite a few people who are into the stuff. Some of it may indeed be "trash" that had value only to him and my show of respect is not for the stuff, but for the value he placed upon it.

I am pretty mercenary when it comes to getting rid of things, but I do feel some responsibility to get things into the hands of people who value them. That includes things I want to shed as well.

I just need to take it slowly and not allow myself to feel too pressured.

 

[FL_Rob]

Our condolences to you and your family.

 

[DBMaster]

Thank you, Rob. I was the one who found him on Friday. After battling various health challenges he chose to end his life on his own terms. I pretty much knew he wasn't going to life to old age, but wasn't expecting this. We weren't terribly close, but we had become much more amiable than when we were kids. It's harder on my parents.

 

[KenO]

Wow, sorry to hear that OP. I'd also suggest checking out auction houses & state auctioneers in the area. Not to auction the items off (well, maybe, depending on what you discover), but to help assess a value on whats sellable, and whats not.

 

[hattaresguy]

First my condolences.

Any anime collector DVD sets? Those can be surprisingly expensive. Ebay comes to mind as a place to sell.

Don't chuck stuff until you look, if its a limited edition set from the right show you might be chucking $100 or more into the trash.

 

[Cutehumor]

you better check the value of some of that stuff. comic books can fetch alot of money if they are rare. I don't know if these are 40 yr old comic books or not.

 

[eljefino]

Ouch. My condolences.

Maybe make it a "2nd job" and just go through boxes every saturday morning until they're cleared out. Hopefully the really pricey stuff is prioritized and given special display treatment.

 

[DBMaster]

^That's probably a good idea. Once I get the furniture out of the apartment and get the TV's/sound system sold I'll pack up most of the stuff and put it into storage - maybe in my garage - so I can take my time. He liked to "collect" things. He has whole rolls of state quarters, by mint location. They are probably just worth 25¢ each.