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Reply to "What is the market like - tips for selling an O scale Estate?"

rattler21 posted:

What percent of the estate are the trains and does it really matter if the liquidation brings 65%, 45% or 25%?  John in Lansing, ILL

Real wisdom here.  I don't understand either of the two extremes:  "We MUST get every dime back that was paid for this stuff and even more" OR "Just toss that junk in the dumpster."  If the family realizes 10 cents on the dollar, that is still more money than they had before.  And throwing it away borders on criminal:  somebody out there can use.  Maybe, those people can't pay enough for the family to retire on, but they can pay something.  Even giving the stuff away is more desirable than throwing it away.

When a modeler has passed on, the models are worth nothing to him.  

I suspect that much of the anxiety of selling prices is pride:  how can my great stuff be worth so little?  Did it bring you years of satisfaction or even joy in planning, building, and running it?  Consider that your profit, and let the stuff go.

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