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[Harrytheheid]

I think he means food tester as the Kings and Queens of old had,to prevent poisoning by an enraged partner!!!

Rob

She can't be all that pi$$ed off after all. Check out the lighter she got me today in the diorama section.....

Cheers
H

 

[JFalk]

I started a notebook with some rough approximation of values of the figures.

To tell the truth my real concern is that if my wife and are lucky enough to have children that someday, such child will have a wild party at our house when they are 18 years of age or so and the soldiers will be wrecked and ruined, display cases smashed

John

 

[Kiwi]

I started entering my K&C Napoleonics on a spreadsheet one day when I was bored and it has grown since then. Item code; description; unit cost; totals; divided into French and British units/ranges etc etc. I don't look at it so much anymore cos I see how much I've spent and it can put you off

If anyone wants a blank copy for their own reference let me know and I'll email it to you. Its only Napoleonics so that may be 3 of you

Kiwi

 

[billy1]

In most cases pencil can be used to mark the set number under the base. I don't believe it will wear off soon unless moved around quite a bit. If it does fade just over write. Some bases are too irregular for script and do require stick-ons. I catalog my pieces by categories and do not put retail prices down as I feel they are worthless at best, and wil be misleading as to value for the uninitiated. Maybe you can make a separate list of some of the knowledgable people in this forum and elsewhere and instruct your executor to hire one of these people to value the pieces. For a significant collection I believe a fee will get the action one needs. Regarding sale, perhaps retaining an agent on a commission basis to sell the pieces will work. Somebody not familiar with ebay or other forms of sale, and not familiar with the pieces and their value, not familiar with potential buyers, and who is trustworthy needs to take charge. It will almosts be a necessity to maximize sales receipts.

 

[billy1]

In most cases pencil can be used to mark the set number under the base. I don't believe it will wear off soon unless moved around quite a bit. If it does fade just over write. Some bases are too irregular for script and do require stick-ons. I catalog my pieces by categories and do not put retail prices down as I feel they are worthless at best, and wil be misleading as to value for the uninitiated. Maybe you can make a separate list of some of the knowledgable people in this forum and elsewhere and instruct your executor to hire one of these people to value the pieces. For a significant collection I believe a fee will get the action one needs. Regarding sale, perhaps retaining an agent on a commission basis to sell the pieces will work. Somebody not familiar with ebay or other forms of sale, and not familiar with the pieces and their value, not familiar with potential buyers, and who is trustworthy needs to take charge. It will almosts be a necessity to maximize sales receipts.

Correction to last comment. Next to last sentence should state at the end:... "needs somebody trustworthy to take charge." Sorry for the screw up. Billy