An acquaintance of mine has a nicely sized collection of pumps, globes, die-cast cars, and automobilia and petroliana in general. I was talking with his wife the other day, and she asked me, "What do I do with all of it (and it's a bunch) after he's gone, or we have to move into a retirement home? How do I know I'm not getting fleeced?"
I suggested a quality, well-known auction house, but there are a fair number of headaches to go along with that. We've all heard the stories of a "family friend" who wants to "help out", and ends up cherry picking the good stuff for pennies on the dollar and leaving the junk.
Ideas, anybody?
Thanks,
Brent