It’s that time of the year again for Curt to set in train the winter painting challenge .
I will both be participating and helping admin it as the Friday minion.
With recent events I am a bit behind on planned preparation , but there is certainly plenty of stuff to go at .
So for those of you out in the blog world who are participating- have a great one
Unfortunately a few weeks ago my gaming friend “Scotty” died suddenly at the age of 52.
After 40+ years of friendship and lots of gaming in various forms over the decades it’s left a major hole in my life and is taking some time to start to come to terms with.
In addition I am also dealing with his wargames related estate for his wife Julie . . After 40 years of collecting stuff / hoarding it /never parting with any thing , there is a lot of stuff to attempt to realise the value of for Julie his widow. I have started with a local show bring and buy (which went very well) , the local club (thanks guys - you’ve been great) and now moved on to e bay .
I have some reflections so far, based on having to sort through mounds of stuff.
1) the simple option is for your family to hire a skip and bin the lot if they don’t know what it’s worth. Yes those few bits of plastic/lead can really be worth £25 /50/100/250/1000s etc and at volume this adds up .
2) Talk to someone about what you might want to do with stuff after your passing - even mention some in elements in a formal will.
3) Leave some guidance to help the person sorting stuff to identify what it is in the box or drawer . Or an opinion of expected value . Have a conversation in advance about someone dealing with your estate .
4) Books are a real problem on moving on . Value is pennies against pounds bought for unless it’s really unusual .
I feel a rationalisation of my own projects coming on next year .
I have been able to draw on a network of contacts which has helped to ID stuff and enable it to be sold locally or on e bay and it’s been a real help to me - thank you all .
I am out scattering Scotties ashes this weekend with his wife and family and will reflect on the many happy times we had over the gaming table ..
