[ale] [OT] Need everyone's help

[Jerald Sheets]

Nah.  We did all that by dividing his goods between various charity organizations including his car.

This is the part he explicitly asked me to sell and use the money for “something fun”. I just don’t want to get taken is all.  :)


Many thanks!

—j



> On Aug 13, 2018, at 9:25 AM, leam hall via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 8:57 AM Jerald Sheets via Ale <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> My Dad passed away recently, and I’ve got a plastic tub FULL of coins.  I’ve also got some sports memorabilia here.
>> 
>> I need to unload it all.
>> 
>> Problem Statement: Every time I’ve ever even so much as entered a coin shop, I walked away feeling as though I needed a shower after. Either the place was filthy, or the people were specious, or I felt like I was dealing with Rick from “Pawn Stars”.
>> 
>> Do any of you have a relationship with a coin shop and/or a sports memorabilia shop that is trustworthy and honest that you would recommend?  I don’t want to keep all this mess, but at the same time, I don’t want to get taken advantage of.  My dad and grandmother spent almost 40 years collecting all this, and I’d like to have their efforts mean something by not “giving away the farm” to some disreputable clod(ess).
>> 
>> Any help would be most appreciated!
> 
> Hey padner,
> 
> Sorry for your loss. Expected or not, some things are just difficult.
> 
> If you don't need the money too much, maybe pick a church project that
> needs some funding and mentally shift the sales parts to finding ways
> to get that ministry the most you can. Making the work a connection
> between your parents and those who need help might make the effort
> more rewarding.
> 
> Leam
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