What happens to your collection when you're DEAD?

[JuniorJones]

For those of us who have spent a life-time collecting IJ or simply hanging on to our childhood treasures desipte adverse pressure to 'grow-up'.

At one point the big man comes a-calling and your collection will have to survive the big bad world without your tender caresses.

Will it be at the mercy of your family or have you made special provision to preserve it for eternity?

[Attila the Professor]

I'd see no reason to treat that collection differently than any of the rest of my possessions.

Frankly, the toys will just go to any children I might have long before I'm gone anyhow. If they never catch the Indy bug, I'd either sell or give them to someone who is interested.

The books don't even take up a whole shelf, however. That's a drop in the bucket.

[JuniorJones]

Originally Posted by Attila the Professor

I'd see no reason to treat that collection differently than any of the rest of my possessions.

Frankly, the toys will just go to any children I might have long before I'm gone anyhow. If they never catch the Indy bug, I'd either sell or give them to someone who is interested.

The books don't even take up a whole shelf, however. That's a drop in the bucket.

Children actually playing with toys, how avant-garde! Very sensible.

[Billy Ray]

I don't know about the rest of my collection, but I have had sreious discussions with my wife about being cremated and my ashes kept inside the Hasbro 1/6th Ark

[Montana Smith]

I just hope my collections outlive me, what with the menaces of zinc pest, lead rot, plastic fatigue, book worms, sunlight, heat, cold...

It's a cruel, cruel world.

[Mickiana]

I'm going in my Indygear. No one gets that!

[Montana Smith]

Originally Posted by Mickiana

I'm going in my Indygear. No one gets that!

And as the Raiders March plays you off, for those that remain the debate will just be starting anew: will Lucas and Spielberg find a way to bring you back for one more adventure.

[goodeknight]

Well, this would hold some of it:



But you really can't take it with you. ("Store up your treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy...")

It will all go to my son. I just gave him the vast majority of my Star Wars collection. I assume that by the time I'm gone he'll be middle age or older, but I think he'll still want all the goodies. I mean, I still want them and I just turned 40. Perhaps his kids will be playing with them. I wonder what the Star Wars universe will look like in another 30 or 40 years. Don't know if Indy will still be around. Not as big of a franchise. But he'll get all of that, too. I considered going in the Indy gear, but I'd hate to have that be the end of it all. And -- that'd be a little weird.

Best answer so far:

Originally Posted by Billy Ray

I don't know about the rest of my collection, but I have had serious discussions with my wife about being cremated and my ashes kept inside the Hasbro 1/6th Ark

[Rocket Surgeon]

Originally Posted by JuniorJones

Will it be at the mercy of your family or have you made special provision to preserve it for eternity?

You're killing me Junior...I left Halloween behind, (sort of), just gave thanks and now I'm trying to get into the Christmas Spirit.

You have to emphasise "spirit" don't you?

Since we're skipping down morbid road, it's a Viking Funeral for me, family and all...just don't tell them yet.

I trust me family to keep those things they value and make sure the rest gets into the hands of someone who values it.

Merry Christmas.

[featofstrength]

if my wife and/or family needs money and can get it from my toy collections, so be it

Id really like to find some children's/toy museum that would take it...hopefully it will get me a small placard or something. Yaknow, just something to show for something I loved in life and know that I wanted to share it with others.

[Henry W Jones]

Hopefully one of my children or grandchildren will have interest in my collection. If not I hope my family gets top dollar on Ebay for it because then I know it is probably going to a collector who will care for and appreciate it and my family will have some extra $$$$.

[hemble]

Touch wood that is a long long time but when I do pass what my kids or grandkids don't want the rest will be given to people that want them.

Ron

[pete33]

Lol this is a pretty morbid topic.



hmmm i might have sold my collection or given it away well before my time comes unless that time unexpededly comes sooner, God forbid. maybe ill become a permant addition to my own collection.