How do I sell my gear after I'm gone?
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wabash slim
I Bleed Orange
That's how my brother got a 6 month old Harley for $3000.
Once you're gone, you can leave the sales to others.
Once I'm gone, my gear won't be my worry. I've been selling off gear for a while now. Each of my grandsons will get a guitar, and a keyboard, and I may possibly donate some of the stuff to the local Veteran's Home. I've got a few Altec and Jensen speakers if anyone's interested. It all has more nostalgic than monetary value.
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Jelly Roll Horton
Country Gent
Jelly Roll Horton
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Jelly Roll Horton
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Once my plan to leave my equipment to my daughter fell through, I decided to tell them to take the stuff to consignment. There are two places that I have confidence in. I don’t want to stress my wife and kids out by having them try to sell everything on their own and in the long run thereby dampening their loving memories of me 
. Also, unless something really wows me, I’m done buying and may sell a few things. The problem is that once one or two things go, it will harder to decide what’s next.
. Also, unless something really wows me, I’m done buying and may sell a few things. The problem is that once one or two things go, it will harder to decide what’s next.
JRH,
You could use it to help the Ferryman, row you across the River Styx.
You could use it to help the Ferryman, row you across the River Styx.
Jelly Roll Horton
Country Gent
Oh no. He’s gotta come to me.
I have the same Excel spreadsheet with prices I paid but no pictures. It's with my will because if the wife sees the spreadsheet it could bring on my early demise.
Zeek
Country Gent
I may need a voltage regulator.
He will.
He'll meet you along the bank, it'll cost you two pennies for the trip to the other side.
On the other side, he'll drop you off in front of the biggest Guitar Center store you've ever seen.
Best,
BIB.
Jelly Roll Horton
Country Gent
Maybe I’ll get a good trade for that Gretsch l’ll be carrying. If the goddess Styx herself showed up, that would change my attitude a bit.
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...but with no money, so you are plagued with GAS for all eternity...
Runamok
Country Gent
Leave a note saying you cc:’d the IRS with your valuation. To be sure your price point is met.
Btw, sign them all "Elvis,” dated after he went missing, post it on a Bigfoot conspiracy forum. Gin up a newspaper article identifying you as the last person to see Elvis. That should keep their value up, or at least get you elected to congress posthumously.
Wait. Your basing this on your wife checking out first?
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Runamok
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Consignment will take 20% off the top.Once my plan to leave my equipment to my daughter fell through, I decided to tell them to take the stuff to consignment. There are two places that I have confidence in. I don’t want to stress my wife and kids out by having them try to sell everything on their own and in the long run thereby dampening their loving memories of me
stiv
Country Gent
I have a good (and much younger) friend of mine that owns a great record studio. I’ll instruct my wife that all my stuff would go there to be available for the recording musicians.
That’s the way it is now. In a decade, I’d change my plan if something happens.
That’s the way it is now. In a decade, I’d change my plan if something happens.
All Thumbs
Gretschie
It would be nice to think my grandkids would take my guitars, bass, and drums, and start a band, a fantastic band.
It will probably all be sold for pennies on the dollar. Either way, I'm dead.
It will probably all be sold for pennies on the dollar. Either way, I'm dead.
I’m another one that put together a spreadsheet. It took a while. If you have enough gear it can be a daunting task, but I got everything on it, with serial numbers, model years, distinguishing features (includes case, rare model, etc), and both low (trade-in values) and high (retail) price ranges. I keep it with all my “important” paperwork. The family knows exactly where to find it.
Whether they go the estate auction route, or take on the job of selling it all one piece at a time, that’s their choice. Either way, the point is to give them some kind of defense against lowball offers for stuff like a White Falcon. They won’t have to work in the total dark.
Lastly, and this is me trying to be philosophical about it, I try to remember that while all these instruments and gear are vitally important to me, to them it’ll just be “stuff”. Whatever they get for it all is pretty much gravy to them. If some of it sells for lower than what I personally think it's worth, so be it. As long as they’re happy with the results and don’t get totally ripped off, maybe it’s not that important to squeeze every last dime out of it all.
And if somebody gets a great deal on my prized SuperAxe? Is that the worst thing in the world? Maybe they’ll play it and love it for the next 30 years just like I have. At least, I can hope so.
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Whether they go the estate auction route, or take on the job of selling it all one piece at a time, that’s their choice. Either way, the point is to give them some kind of defense against lowball offers for stuff like a White Falcon. They won’t have to work in the total dark.
Lastly, and this is me trying to be philosophical about it, I try to remember that while all these instruments and gear are vitally important to me, to them it’ll just be “stuff”. Whatever they get for it all is pretty much gravy to them. If some of it sells for lower than what I personally think it's worth, so be it. As long as they’re happy with the results and don’t get totally ripped off, maybe it’s not that important to squeeze every last dime out of it all.
And if somebody gets a great deal on my prized SuperAxe? Is that the worst thing in the world? Maybe they’ll play it and love it for the next 30 years just like I have. At least, I can hope so.
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