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<DIV><FONT face="Calisto MT" size=2>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Calisto MT" size=2>Alex</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=comics230@cox.net href="mailto:comics230@cox.net">John T</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=groop@groo.com
href="mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 27 August, 2008
20:42</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Groop] Defending DeFuccio's
Hiers</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m not sure how hard I’m going to
defend them, but I will try.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">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.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">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). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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