[Groop] Defending DeFuccio's Hiers

Alexander Durnan alexian.emperor at earthlink.net
Wed Aug 27 21:34:25 PDT 2008


I'm in agreement with John.  Your personal property (whether acquired by inheritance or any other means, except theft, of course) is yours to do with as you please.  If you choose to sell it to someone who will enjoy it more than you, so much the better.  I am a book collector, among other things,  and to me my library is dynamic.  It is constantly changing and evolving to suit my tastes.  A lot of the books I have are ones that have come to me through inheritance.  I choose which ones to keep and which to sell based on what interests me.  A friend of mine's father also collects books and has a huge library.  However, he has stated that he will only leave the collection to one of his children who will keep it intact.  To me that is horrifying.  Whereas, I might enjoy some of his socio-political books, I may not want a collection of books on Albanian spotted moths.  I would think his children might feel some similar idea.  I expect my own collections to pass on after me, but that they should continue to be dynamic.  Some of the classic literature volumes will probably stay in my line for many generations, but some of my books are very much suited to a very specific interest.  I would not expect my decedents to think they should be bound to them out of some misguided sense of loyalty or sentimentality.  
Alex
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John T 
  To: groop at groo.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, 27 August, 2008 20:42
  Subject: [Groop] Defending DeFuccio's Hiers


  I'm not sure how hard I'm going to defend them, but I will try.

   

  As a part time dealer, I've been to lots of estate sales. Most of time collections are 'picked through' by the family. They usually keep the pieces that they fondly remember or are extremely valuable. Also, this is life time of gathering of things. How many of you have extra room to keep that much stuff?  Then there is money. Do you know if Defuccio's family doesn't need the money? Is his wife alive or does she need medical care? They just may not have the means to keep these items. When my sister pasted away, we just could not keep all her things. My sisters, mother and I kept those items that meant the most to us. Some times those things are not even valuable. 

   

  As to going to back to the artists or their families, that's not a task I would want. He must have had hundreds, if not thousands, of pieces. Some that could not be identified. My sister's friend was a huge Tolkein fan and expert. He had the trivia book cover art by Tim Kirk. I've contacted at least four Tim Kirks around the world with no luck. (I try every couple of months). 

   

  I'm sure we would all wish any great collections stay together. It reminds me of the story of Forrest Ackerman, editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland. He had the greatest collection of Science Fiction items and props in the world. As he got older and sicker, he sold off his collection piece by piece. He died poor, and collection was scattered. What a waste on both counts!

   

  I know there is a lot greed involved with estates and divorce, but it is not always the way we would like it to be.  

   

  John P. Torregrossa

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  Providence, RI 02908-0184

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  eBay Store: ParaFANalia Toys & Stuff

   



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