Wow!
Who would leave a complicated mess for their loved ones to sort out and deal with?
If one’s trains could bring income to our families giving them some guidance on how to make that happen is the least we should do.
Why advise having a widow become a train expert and list them on eBay, would you do the same if she were a doll collector, or had antique sewing machines? I doubt it. Yes, there is more money to be made but in your wife’s grief is this how you think she should mourn your passing — dealing with identifying, pricing, selling, and shipping your trains.
There are auction houses who will take care of this, leave an inventory and the contact data in with your estate plans. Easy.
Also, seriously, don’t be a self centered arse when it comes to what happens when you die, have a plan, have all the insurance, banking, and relevant paperwork in a place known to your loved ones. It takes very little time and your family will be spared the trouble of sorting it out while also enduring the pain of your loss.
We’ve been through this twice in the past few years, let me say my final memories of one family member are forever going to be negative because of the months it took us to deal with the entirety unnecessary mess they left behind. I venture none of us truly want our wives or children to remember us as having caused them pain and suffering from the grave.
