Christine Dabney wrote:

>
> Anyway, I am putting this out to you all...to see if you have ideas.
> Mind you, I want to live as long as I can...hopefully into my mid 80s
> or longer... The people that I know would love these things, either
> have a ton of cookbooks themselves, or are about my age...and it
> probably wouldn't do them much good for me to leave them this stuff.
>
> As I said, slightly morbid, I know.
>


Not at all. We're all gonna die. (Some of us are in denial.)

Think about having an estate auction advertised to foodies and
cookbook fans and leave the proceeds to your favorite charity
unless you have family you would like to reward.

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.

gloria p

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.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

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.

--
Jean B.

On 24/06/2010 12:38 PM, gloria.p wrote:
> Christine Dabney wrote:
>
>>
>> Anyway, I am putting this out to you all...to see if you have ideas.
>> Mind you, I want to live as long as I can...hopefully into my mid 80s
>> or longer... The people that I know would love these things, either
>> have a ton of cookbooks themselves, or are about my age...and it
>> probably wouldn't do them much good for me to leave them this stuff.
>>
>> As I said, slightly morbid, I know.
>>
>
>
> Not at all. We're all gonna die. (Some of us are in denial.)
>
> Think about having an estate auction advertised to foodies and
> cookbook fans and leave the proceeds to your favorite charity
> unless you have family you would like to reward.
>
> 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.
>
> gloria p

Only 8 years to go! ;-)

Krypsis

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.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

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.

--
Jean B.

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:26:12 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> 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.

How would you be helping that with your cookbooks? Google and Project
Gutenberg also have books online.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:26:44 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:26:12 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> How would you be helping that with your cookbooks? Google and Project
> Gutenberg also have books online.

but project gutenberg is for books that are out of copyright - i.e., in the
public domain. i don't think many cookbooks fall in that category.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:58:36 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:26:44 -0700, sf wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:26:12 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >
> > How would you be helping that with your cookbooks? Google and Project
> > Gutenberg also have books online.
>
> but project gutenberg is for books that are out of copyright - i.e., in the
> public domain. i don't think many cookbooks fall in that category.
>
I know. I sincerely doubt a university is going to pay authors and
publishers for the privilege of putting her cookbooks online. They'll
sell them at some library type sale, so sell them yourself, donate the
money to a favorite library and save on shipping charges.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:58:36 -0400, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:26:44 -0700, sf wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:26:12 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>> How would you be helping that with your cookbooks? Google and Project
>>> Gutenberg also have books online.
>> but project gutenberg is for books that are out of copyright - i.e., in the
>> public domain. i don't think many cookbooks fall in that category.
>>
> I know. I sincerely doubt a university is going to pay authors and
> publishers for the privilege of putting her cookbooks online. They'll
> sell them at some library type sale, so sell them yourself, donate the
> money to a favorite library and save on shipping charges.
>
Well, lots of my books and booklets are antiques, soooo...

--
Jean B.

On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:51:10 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Well, lots of my books and booklets are antiques, soooo...

So put them up for auction so real cookbook collectors can collect
them.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:51:10 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Well, lots of my books and booklets are antiques, soooo...
>
> So put them up for auction so real cookbook collectors can collect
> them.
>
No, as I have said, I have other plans.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> bolivar wrote:
>> "Christine Dabney" > wrote

>>>> No, as I have said, I have other plans.
>>> Jean is a real cookbook collector, much more so than I am!

>> Hmmmm, that raises an interesting question. Just what *is* the next
>> step past "addiction"?!?!?!?

> LOL! Tell me!

We see you on tv, buried under cookbooks and the occasion
dead cat?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> bolivar wrote:
>>> "Christine Dabney" > wrote
>
>>>>> No, as I have said, I have other plans.
>>>> Jean is a real cookbook collector, much more so than I am!
>
>>> Hmmmm, that raises an interesting question. Just what *is* the next
>>> step past "addiction"?!?!?!?
>
>> LOL! Tell me!
>
> We see you on tv, buried under cookbooks and the occasion
> dead cat?
>
> nancy

heh! Well, I do have cats too, so that just may happen. It
sounds like a fitting demise for me (but not the cats).

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Jean B. wrote:
>>> bolivar wrote:

>>>> Hmmmm, that raises an interesting question. Just what *is* the
>>>> next step past "addiction"?!?!?!?
>>
>>> LOL! Tell me!
>>
>> We see you on tv, buried under cookbooks and the occasion
>> dead cat?

> heh! Well, I do have cats too, so that just may happen. It
> sounds like a fitting demise for me (but not the cats).

(laugh) Those hoarding shows make me nervous. But I'm pretty
sure your huge cookbook collection isn't blocking hallways or
anything, and the cats are safe.

nancy