sf wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:16:15 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:42:55 -0700, Christine Dabney
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:38:17 -0600, "gloria.p" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Actually that would be a good project for your 80th birthday,
>>>>> keep your 10 favorite cookbooks and sell the rest. By that time
>>>>> your collection will probably feel like a millstone around your neck.
>>>> I dunno. You don't know about us diehard collectors.
>>> Real collectors put their collections back into the mainstream so that
>>> others can have the fun of collecting that they had. How you choose
>>> to do it is up to you. The people I know in their 80's have mostly
>>> divested themselves of their "things". My neighbor just moved into a
>>> retirement community, so she really pared down. She used to throw
>>> parties and cook a lot when she was younger. Her new apartment has a
>>> full kitchen, but she doesn't plan to use it for entertaining.
>>>
>>>> I would love to
>>>> be going as strong as I can up til I die..and if that is the case, I
>>>> would still be collecting up til then. Me and my cookbooks..you
>>>> don't know the bond we have..LOL.
>>> You'll change your mind in 20 or 30 years.
>>>> Would you do the same for kitchenware?
>>>>
>>> Put them in an estate sale and donate the money to your favorite
>>> charity.
>>>
>> Of course, from the collecting end, I like that. In fact, I just
>> acquired many bilingual Chinese-English cookbooks at an estate
>> sale. But usually books sell at a pittance at such sales.
>
> If you're looking to maximize your money, then put them up at auction
> or sell them yourself by the piece. Most people say they've gotten
> their use out of cookbooks, pot & pans and just want "something".
> Unless it's a sought after first edition (autographed is even better),
> I don't think the return is worth the effort if you sell them
> yourself. If it was me, I'd just donate everything and be done with
> it. As far as a will is concerned, if there are people who want to
> divide your stuff - you can assign a dollar value to each person (or
> divide equally in terms of $), have the goods appraised after your
> death and let people pick and choose what they want.
>
I obviously am not looking to maximize my money. I would like to
encourage the dissemination of information, which brings me back
to MSU and Duke and other places that have a good start on making
things available online.

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Jean B.