In a similar vein, a buddy of mine died this Monday and he left his wife with a massive gun and camera collection. She is being swarmed by the usual vultures who circle around widows and offer less than 10% of the value as a "favor" to her and will undoubtably gloat about their luck afterward.
"What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet loses his eternal soul"?
What’s her address? LOL! I’m an unusual vulture.
Because it gave him joy during his life?
By your logic we may as well pursue nothing during life because it won't matter in the long run.
That's not how I view it... ;)
That’s a pretty negative view of life.
The cars are just assets, like the stocks or real estate, etc. many have at death. People tend acquire/collect things they understand, like antique dealers who tend to have lots of antiques. I worked in real estate, and now I own a lot of it. The assets will help his heirs. The owner got to enjoy them and they were probably good investments.
Check out Jay Leno’s car collection some time.
And there is no reason to question the disposition of someone’s soul when the only thing you know about them is they had a car collection. That’s just ugly.
You build collections to build wealth. The more you can pass on goods to your children, the less they have to spend building their lives and the more they can spend building wealth.
I agree with you that you should be generous along the way.
Something very sad about the whole thing: lovely collection but what good does it do him now?
Sorry to hear of your loss. But I’m curious, how do all those vultures know about his collections?
I keep my collection secret not only for security reasons (those who have seen it I can count on one hand) but against liberal busybodies who would bring the HOA down on me if they knew its extent.
In case I go first, which is likely given my half century of poor lifestyle choices, my wife has a list of all that I own including cost basis and current value. Though she is a Camp Perry champion & Army veteran, my will includes a codicil naming my best friend and classmate as executor.
Or maybe I’ll start liquidating the collection. My heart doc gives me three years tops if I don’t quit drinking cold turkey (heart, not liver) but I am d@mned if my daily libation is going to consist of nothing but designer water.
I wouldn’t actually live longer, it’d just seem that way.
“She is being swarmed by the usual vultures who circle around widows and offer less than 10% of the value as a “favor” to her and will undoubtably gloat about their luck afterward.
Proverbs 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, sayeth the buyer: but when he has gone his way, then he boasteth.” She needs a good auctioneer. COMPETITIVE BIDDING, to get what those things are really worth. You have God’s Word on it.
Yeah. I drool at the possibilities too. I do pay much more than the gun stores do but less than top dollar…a fair price I still feel a bit bad about it. But they found a good home with me. Now I have kids who are also gun enthusiasts. So when I pass they’ll stay in the family.
My Condolences and Prayers to His Widow, Family and You for the loss of Your Friend. And also Thank You for Your Service.
It’s amazing how people go bonkers loony toons after a death, the long lost family from 2000 miles away that never called or visited are suddenly there on site in 24 hours or less and act like they were always there.
I’ve also seen the same at Weddings, to the point where I won’t got to anymore as a guest but I have preformed one for the youngest Daughter. And since that Marriage only lasted 3 years I’m batting a big fat ZERO!!!
I’m sorry about your friend.
Not all of us are vultures. I use old cameras and have been perpetually late to estate sales where Mamiya Twin Lens Reflex cameras and their accessories show up.
And as for Pentax 6x7s ... they never show up.
There’s nothing sad about doing what you enjoy during life. This person quite likely knew he could not take it with him.
Kinda went through that drill. Age 85++ with a 20-year collection of over 100 antique Ideal reloading tools. Figured the wife had a nice nest egg if I went first. Then it dawned on me that no one one else had my knowledge about these things. My oldest wouldn't want to mess with it and would take $100 from the first offerer. My youngest would put 'em on eBay but wouldn't know what to say.
Put 'em up on eBay myself with all the detailed collectors' info and got three times what I figured they were worth. Haven't looked back yet.
At some point, you gotta let your babies go.
And Jesus told the rich young ruler to go and sell all that he had, and follow him.
The true riches are in heaven.
I like earthly possessions too, but they come with a cost that is not just money. They also require space and time.
Godliness with contentment is great gain.
For people devoted to gaining happiness through earthly possessions, and money is no limit, the world is not enough.
Maybe he enjoyed it while he was alive. Perhaps he was also charitable with his time and money