Selling firearms after passing

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I plan on turning most if not all of my collectible guns over to an auction house en masse--there are plenty like Rock Island, Dan Morphy, Amoskeag, Centurian, etc. Some will even come by and pick them up. To those who recommended James Julia, you must not be aware that James Julia retired and sold out the Dan Morphy about a year ago.

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I had a local dealer who I contracted with to sell off some of mine. Our agreement was to sell them at a certain % for him, and all guns were listed on Gun Broker Auction. His percentage included doing the pictures, listing , and the shipping. I suggest if you go that way you do the description to make sure it has the proper details. Other aspects like starting price, and all other details should be specified in a written and notarized agreement.
 
I had a local dealer who I contracted with to sell off some of mine. Our agreement was to sell them at a certain % for him, and all guns were listed on Gun Broker Auction. His percentage included doing the pictures, listing , and the shipping. I suggest if you go that way you do the description to make sure it has the proper details. Other aspects like starting price, and all other details should be specified in a written and notarized agreement.

This. We have an LGS that does this as well.
 
Every time I buy another gun my wife asks "what am I going to do with these when you go?" I'm 69. We just had this discussion last night. Burdening her with them is my only concern. I plan on giving my daughter my semi autos since she has no interest in revolvers which is the bulk of my collection. I think the easiest for my wife would be consignment through a local LGS or LGS/Gunbroker mentioned above. The percentage lost between what the guns are worth and what she'll get I'll chalk up to the value of the enjoyment they've given me. Thanks for posting this thread. I need to find a LGS and work out the details because you never know!
 
We just had this discussion last night. Burdening her with them is my only concern.
Thanks for posting this thread.
Indeed, this is a good thread, stonebuster. However, I have not seen anything mentioned in it yet about those of us who are in the opposite situation. We're probably rare, but there are a few of us.
What I'm talking about is, I'm turning 72 soon and my wife is not that far behind. And she has as many guns as I do - maybe more. So it's of some "concern" to me what I would do with my wife's guns if she goes first.
Don't get me wrong though - I'm not all that concerned about it, especially seeing as how we both know the owners of some local gun shops where we have sold guns through consignment in the past. But my wife has a few guns that are of sentimental value to both her and me. I've thought about that, and have decided that unless I really needed the money, I would just turn those guns over to our two daughters (we don't have any sons) in the unlikely scenario of my wife going first. I figure she would do the same thing with a few of my guns if I go first. We have never discussed it though, and I know we should. So thanks to this thread, I'll probably bring the subject up real soon.:)
 
My "plan" is to die with a singular pistol.. I will "hopefully" give away or sell everything before that time comes. If I die tomorrow thats a different story.
 
Well you can't sell your firearms after passing, but I would investigate buying some firearms after passing. We in the west say, "you can't take it with you." In many ancient cultures you could take something with you. I wonder if you can be buried with a gun. If you have to pay The Barge Man on the river Styx you may want to take a couple of gold coins to take you across.

Otherwise sell them, donate them, or bequeathed them as you see fit in life.
 
With my father passing away a few years ago, and realizing that i’m not going to live forever, I have looked at this from both sides. I inherited several nice pieces from my Dad, but with the exception of a Ruger 10/22, I don’t shoot any of them, yet, for sentimental reasons, I can’t bring myself to sell them. Yet, I know it will soon be time for me to start reducing my collection down to those that I actually use. I hope to retire soon, and hope that the sale of the “non-essentials” will bring in a few more pennies in my retirement years when I will need it most. I hope to be down to one or two revolvers when it is my time to move on.
 
Whatever you decide to do, make plans and put it in writing or have it in a will. I know the Probate Judge here very well and he said the stories he could tell about families fighting over stuff is unbelievable and they fight not knowing what stuff is worth. I have a good friend who is older than me and we've traded guns back and forth for years. Unfortunately his health is failing and he knows it. I'm going to be surprised if he lives another year. Just too many things wrong. A month or so ago, I was at his house visiting and trading and he and his wife sort of caught me off guard. We all sat down and they asked me if I would be in charge of liquidating his meager collection when he dies. He wants his wife to get the money and not his kids and is scared they will come in and grab stuff and head to the pawn shop. She had a basic idea of what his stuff is worth, but the market is up and down especially on older S&W revolvers which he loves. Upon his death, they are going to trust me to set the current value of what he has and I know enough dealers and collectors that I can liquidate his stuff locally. BTW, I refused to take a commission on anything which they generously offered. I can purchase anything I want at an agreed on percentage off of market value and the rest I will sell for them. If for any reason something does not sell after 3 months, we will review the pricing and make adjustments as needed. All of this has been put in writing, signed and notarized. At first I felt real uncomfortable even discussing dealing with his passing, but after we got involved in the discussion, I realized it was something that was needed to protect his wife and its the least I can do to help a friend.
I now have a similar situation in place for my guns with another collector who happens to be a lawyer. After dealing with the death of both of my parents with no will for either, I have realized you need to be prepared, or someone will wind up getting screwed.
 
I plan to do what multiple people here have suggested. I have over 100 firearms, and soon plan to start divesting myself of the duplicates, and items that don't really bring me pleasure (and maybe buy a motorcycle with the proceeds). I have two kids who are anti-2A, but my son might grudgingly accept a couple of guns that were my grandfathers (both sides) just for the family history aspect. I have a nephew who is a gun nut, and have already passed on several items to him. I am starting to make plans for one historically significant revolver I have to donate to a museum - I just don't know which yet. I have asked two people to handle the sale of any remaining firearms in the event of my passing and to give the money to my survivors.
 
Indeed, this is a good thread, stonebuster. However, I have not seen anything mentioned in it yet about those of us who are in the opposite situation. We're probably rare, but there are a few of us.
What I'm talking about is, I'm turning 72 soon and my wife is not that far behind. And she has as many guns as I do - maybe more. So it's of some "concern" to me what I would do with my wife's guns if she goes first.
Don't get me wrong though - I'm not all that concerned about it, especially seeing as how we both know the owners of some local gun shops where we have sold guns through consignment in the past. But my wife has a few guns that are of sentimental value to both her and me. I've thought about that, and have decided that unless I really needed the money, I would just turn those guns over to our two daughters (we don't have any sons) in the unlikely scenario of my wife going first. I figure she would do the same thing with a few of my guns if I go first. We have never discussed it though, and I know we should. So thanks to this thread, I'll probably bring the subject up real soon.:)

You would be a busy man putting rounds down range in memoriam to her.
 
I plan to do what multiple people here have suggested. I have over 100 firearms, and soon plan to start divesting myself of the duplicates, and items that don't really bring me pleasure (and maybe buy a motorcycle with the proceeds). I have two kids who are anti-2A, but my son might grudgingly accept a couple of guns that were my grandfathers (both sides) just for the family history aspect. I have a nephew who is a gun nut, and have already passed on several items to him. I am starting to make plans for one historically significant revolver I have to donate to a museum - I just don't know which yet. I have asked two people to handle the sale of any remaining firearms in the event of my passing and to give the money to my survivors.

Liberal State and Liberal Professors.

I had a little sister who.ahowed zero interest in firearms until she was 30+ years old.amd is now a proponent of 2A, a local pratical shooting competitor and a CCW holder. But she grew up in what may be the most conservative state in the country and now works in one of the most conservative 20%.and grew up in a mostly conservative household (My mom was a Yellow Dog Democrat until 20 years ago when she finally switched to Republican). This gave her the power to resist her mostly socialist professors.
 
I really curious how that happened?

I always had probably 5 or 6 guns, but started collecting/accumulating maybe 12 years ago. My son and daughter both are married to very anti-2A spouses and are in their mid-30s now. My daughter for years had said she wanted a 1903 Colt I had that was gold plated (circa 1912), but recently said she had changed her mind because "there are too many guns in the world". The others will eventually get to people that want and appreciate them. Sad that it's not my kids, but I guess that's the way it went.
 
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