[Rockhounds] AD- Downsizing

Fri Jan 10 04:26:18 PST 2020

Just a reminder, rock and gem now has a "marketplace" on their myrockhub
website.   Maybe register as a dealer and maybe sell of your collections
that way.   I don't know what's involved, but might be better than an eBay
method?

https://www.myrockhub.com/marketplace/

I will say this... When I buy collections off of family after someone
passes and they don't know what to do with the garage or house full of
rocks, I usually pay by the pound or a price based on what I know is there
and its usually wholesale. (I'm not a dealer)  So if you have really good
pieces you should focus on those, label them and either sell them to
friends or on Facebook/eBay or through a club, etc.  Because once we pass
from this mortal coil those rocks outlast us and eventually becomes a
burden on family if they don't know any better and that results in bad
situations.  I've rescued specimens from dumpster because the family just
didn't have the time or patience to figure what is in the piles.

Years ago, I think mineralogical record had a good article on how estate
planning should include a plan for your mineral collection dispersments.  I
don't recall what year/issue, but it was a good read.

Steve S.

On Thu, Jan 9, 2020, 2:13 PM Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Document the bucket and label individual specimens as they come out of the
> bucket.
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 12:12 AM Doug Bank <dougbank at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > I am growing my own collector who will take it all when I am done with
> it.
> > That only makes sense, since he is often the one making me buy (or
> collect)
> > more and more rocks. Of course, I am talking about my son, the geology
> > major.
> >
> > That said, I have been pondering (not doing, but pondering) how best to
> > document and label the collection so that people will know what things
> are
> > and which ones have more value than others. I often get bogged down with
> > the details of how the system should work. However, my biggest problem is
> > how to handle 200 pounds of miscellaneous rocks all collected at the same
> > place and same time. Do you just document the bucket or label each and
> > every one of them?
> >
> > Doug
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Carolyn Reynard
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 3:23 PM
> > > To: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
> collectors'
> > > Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] AD- Downsizing
> > >
> > > Hi Gang,  I personally have been very interested in the comments about
> > > finding a way to smartly find a home for one's mineral collection. I
> have
> > > already donated geology books to a local geology dept. I'm Trying to
> > gather
> > > a lists of dealers interested in low - medium - and high end
> specimens. I
> > > know I will donated some to my club for their silent auction. I have a
> > bunch
> > > of strange to weird items for those interested in the very different.
> I
> > > have quite a few rather good feldspar specimens,  and being a light
> > weight
> > > species collector, there are a few good ones in this department. So I
> > > believe I'm looking to make a lists of potential dealers. It would be
> > nice
> > > to have some help with this!
> > >
> > > Carolyn Reynard
> > >
> > > sunstone33 at verizon.net
> > > 845-471-1224
> > > Mid-Hudson Valley
> > > Gem & Mineral Society, Inc
> > > .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On
> > > Behalf Of DON HALTERMAN
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2020 4:38 PM
> > > To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> > > Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] AD- Downsizing
> > >
> > > Larry,
> > >
> > > I'm with you.  I am doing the same thing.  It is somewhat painful but
> as
> > I
> > > sell or give away my pieces, I have some fond memories and stories to
> > pass
> > > along, and assuming I finish divesting of my collection before I die,
> > I'll
> > > know that everything went to someone who wanted it and it won't all get
> > > thrown out by whoever manages my estate.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Don
> > >
> > >> On January 1, 2020 at 1:39 PM larryrush at att.net wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> New Year's Greetings....Rockhounds!
> > >>
> > >> After a long absence, I have re-started my old website, offering good
> > >> quality minerals at reasonable prices.
> > >> It is with some bittersweetness that I am doing this, having decided
> > >> to retire from mineral collecting and selling, after a 60 year love
> > >> affair
> > > with
> > >> all aspects of same.
> > >> Age and health are forcing me to downsize (a painful exercise!!), and
> > >> the website is a first effort to that end.
> > >> The site is not yet complete, but I plan to offer material in stages,
> > >> the first being my sales stock, followed by my personal collection
> > >> (some 1500 pieces).
> > >>
> > >> Please visit, when time permits, and tell me of any errors, or
> > >> problems
> > > you
> > >> find, and what I can do to make this effort appealing.......
> > >>
> > >> www.connroxminerals.com
> > >>
> > >> Larry
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Larry Rush     www.connroxminerals.com
> > >> BS Geology
> > >> Guilford, CT
> > >>
> > >> Never trust atoms.....they make up everything!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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