[ale] [OT] Need everyone's help

[Jim Kinney]

There's always ebay. A decent source for pricing as well as selling in lots. If you can get a few coins with some value, put one in a batch of 10-40 others with lesser values.



On August 13, 2018 9:32:26 AM EDT, Jerald Sheets via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>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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