What Will Happen to Your Music Collection and Equipment When You.......


Not to sound morbid, but being a realist...what do you plan on doing with your collection and equipment before leaving this planet? (if you have a chance!) I have no heirs, and I have been collecting vinyl since I was 13 or so (am now 61) and buying CDs. I know I will continue to seek out and buy. As we all know...a collection is very personal and literally represents a lifetime of searching, finding, enjoying and just plain fun! It is part of a lifestyle that includes many, many concerts since I was 15. How do you even go about placing a value on a music collection? True, the real value is the enjoyment of it, and I guess monetary value is secondary. I like my equipment, but it is nowhere near and dear to my heart as the music. I guess one could sell the collection to a used store, and let it be recycled once again to music lovers, or you could ebay it, or pass it on to other family members or friends. I would just like the joy I have received from it to be experienced by others as it is just a wonderful thing. Just curious as to what others thought about this....thanks!
moofoo

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I actually faced the possibility a few years ago. Fortunately, I've been blessed with good health since then.
A friend and audiophile agreed to sell-off my equipment. He knows the value and conduits for selling. 
The albums are more difficult. Through the years I've acquired some valuable LPs, either by purpose or accident. I avoided the painful task of sifting through 1000s of LPs and identifying those that realistically hold significant value.  I still haven't done that. I'm really not sure how to disperse them - some, to family, others auction as a whole?....