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Title: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: ideus on Sun, 18 April 2021, 09:19:52
I thought about what might happen to my MK stuff if I passed away. All those sets, plates, cases, and even the builts may be trashed directly, or maybe they will be sold for pennies in a garage sale. But I am sure that few may appreciate them. Maybe your case is different and you have relatives that also appreciate your passion for good typing devices.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 18 April 2021, 09:45:27
Once they get that neuralink working, 99%+ will become trash.

With neuralink, the majority of people wouldn't learn to type.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: firstworldproblems on Sun, 18 April 2021, 11:33:19
Oh jeez Rick...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210418/01918df7bec835db2e75218ca26f01b0.jpg)

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Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: ideus on Sun, 18 April 2021, 11:58:50
Once they get that neuralink working, 99%+ will become trash.

With neuralink, the majority of people wouldn't learn to type.



The Chinese version of it may oversee everything you do.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 18 April 2021, 12:01:20
The Chinese version of it may oversee everything you do.

Jokes' on them, Tp4 was born Borg Compatible.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 18 April 2021, 15:04:44
I do all the time, why I made a living will recently. I would not wanna put my loved ones through the hassle of parsing out all my video games and TCG's, but there is easily a good $50 there at least.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: ideus on Sun, 18 April 2021, 17:47:52
I do all the time, why I made a living will recently. I would not wanna put my loved ones through the hassle of parsing out all my video games and TCG's, but there is easily a good $50 there at least.


I have to sell everything, but what I really use, before feeling too weak to do the cooking, then I may leave a few bucks, instead of piles of carton boxes with plastic caps and electronic garbage.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 18 April 2021, 18:51:29
I do all the time, why I made a living will recently. I would not wanna put my loved ones through the hassle of parsing out all my video games and TCG's, but there is easily a good $50 there at least.


I have to sell everything, but what I really use, before feeling too weak to do the cooking, then I may leave a few bucks, instead of piles of carton boxes with plastic caps and electronic garbage.

Money comes and goes, but some of those things you'll only ever have once and may be surprised how much you miss them when they are gone.
Earthbound on the SNES, my Clacks, Beta MTG Mox's, rare Jordan's, a KAWS painting. I know I will never ever own those things again, and even if I wanted to it would cost me so much more to rebuy now. All I have left are the memories and the regret.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 18 April 2021, 19:59:33
I have a letter with instructions to my family stored with other important papers. If I depart prematurely, they should find it.
There are other collectables than keyboards mentioned in it, as well as instructions to my funeral.

I had written the first version a decade ago when I had cancer before I went into surgery. But it would be a good idea even if there isn't anything imminent: you'll never know if you'll get run over by a car tomorrow.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: ideus on Sun, 18 April 2021, 21:09:59
I have a letter with instructions to my family stored with other important papers. If I depart prematurely, they should find it.
There are other collectables than keyboards mentioned in it, as well as instructions to my funeral.

I had written the first version a decade ago when I had cancer before I went into surgery. But it would be a good idea even if there isn't anything imminent: you'll never know if you'll get run over by a car tomorrow.


I am very glad that you made it: Is what champions do. The lesson you are sharing is invaluable, I should put my affairs in order, ASAP. Who knows?
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Sintpinty on Sun, 18 April 2021, 21:38:40
I thought about what might happen to my MK stuff if I passed away. All those sets, plates, cases, and even the builts may be trashed directly, or maybe they will be sold for pennies in a garage sale. But I am sure that few may appreciate them. Maybe your case is different and you have relatives that also appreciate your passion for good typing devices.

Mines will be stored in a vault underground lel
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Sniping on Sun, 18 April 2021, 22:18:21
eh, happens all the time. i bought a magicforce keyboard for a dollar at a garange sale once and g80-5000 for $15 another time. long as it goes to a good home.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: yui on Mon, 19 April 2021, 02:20:55
eh, happens all the time. i bought a magicforce keyboard for a dollar at a garange sale once and g80-5000 for $15 another time. long as it goes to a good home.
actually i would rather it be sold for pennies on a garage sale, that way others who do not have that much money may be able to start their journey into the vintage mk landscape on the cheap, although knowing my family, they'd rather put everything in the trash than sell anything for cheap, so i should not keep to many rare ones around.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: iri on Mon, 19 April 2021, 04:55:43
No, the wife knows that my keyboards are pricey.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: ideus on Mon, 19 April 2021, 07:55:38
No, the wife knows that my keyboards are pricey.


Wives always know. Wives are always tolerant, patient, and supportive.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Darthbaggins on Mon, 19 April 2021, 08:21:35
Fortunately my son will know what to do with my stuff when that day comes.  I've already passed one of my CM boards to him, other than it was to harvest the Otemu Blues out of his $25 TKL he was using.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 19 April 2021, 08:36:29
No, the wife knows that my keyboards are pricey.
Wives always know. Wives are always tolerant, patient, and supportive.

Not all, and probably not most.  That's why there's are battered husbands help sites.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Darthbaggins on Mon, 19 April 2021, 08:41:45
Well we know they weren't battered w/ a high-end custom, they wouldn't have the functions to type anymore.  So there's that.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 19 April 2021, 09:11:20
Well we know they weren't battered w/ a high-end custom, they wouldn't have the functions to type anymore.  So there's that.

Well of course not, Keyboards = Purity, only a psychopath would get blood which is corrosive on a keyboard.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 19 April 2021, 14:35:00
Well we know they weren't battered w/ a high-end custom, they wouldn't have the functions to type anymore.  So there's that.

Well of course not, Keyboards = Purity, only a psychopath would get blood which is corrosive on a keyboard.


what about other body fluids?
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 19 April 2021, 15:50:53
what about other body fluids?

Anything wet = NO
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: yui on Tue, 20 April 2021, 01:33:24
****, i have had blood from a cut on my finger on my keyboard, now it is ruined :)
being a lazy and clumsy tinkerer i am bound to put blood on a keyboard at one point, and i am pretty sure i am not the only one.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Sintpinty on Tue, 20 April 2021, 08:17:39
****, i have had blood from a cut on my finger on my keyboard, now it is ruined :)
being a lazy and clumsy tinkerer i am bound to put blood on a keyboard at one point, and i am pretty sure i am not the only one.

Oof
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Darthbaggins on Tue, 20 April 2021, 10:24:22
****, i have had blood from a cut on my finger on my keyboard, now it is ruined :)
being a lazy and clumsy tinkerer i am bound to put blood on a keyboard at one point, and i am pretty sure i am not the only one.

When working on anything, there must be a blood sacrifice made - it is the way.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 20 April 2021, 11:06:53
****, i have had blood from a cut on my finger on my keyboard, now it is ruined :)
being a lazy and clumsy tinkerer i am bound to put blood on a keyboard at one point, and i am pretty sure i am not the only one.

When working on anything, there must be a blood sacrifice made - it is the way.

I always wanted a sacrifice altar key with a nail sticking out of it
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 20 April 2021, 11:16:02
I've said for a while now that it's not a real project unless you accidentally cut yourself and there is blood.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Darthbaggins on Tue, 20 April 2021, 12:39:28
****, i have had blood from a cut on my finger on my keyboard, now it is ruined :)
being a lazy and clumsy tinkerer i am bound to put blood on a keyboard at one point, and i am pretty sure i am not the only one.

When working on anything, there must be a blood sacrifice made - it is the way.

I always wanted a sacrifice altar key with a nail sticking out of it

Closest cap I have, minus the nail lol:
(https://i.imgur.com/RDDbmjM.jpg)
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Shapey Fiend on Wed, 21 April 2021, 04:51:41
Obsolescence is on my mind quite a bit. My house is crammed with big antique furniture, which isn't in particularly good condition after 50 years of use and a no central heating. Whenever I inherit the place do I sell it off and replace it with cookie cutter mid-century knockoff stuff, or whatever is in at the time?

I'm in two minds about it. On the one hand I like how some of it looks. On the other hand having rooms of dressers and cabinets where the drawers don't open without a hard tug isn't very functional. My living room furniture is uncomfortable and can't be reupholstered cos it's some super strange construction. Springs are all sagging too. Things eventually move on but the modern equivalents are often a bad compromise.

Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: jamster on Wed, 21 April 2021, 04:59:37
I don't have the space for collecting, but even when I did, the thought of having lots of unused stuff sitting around would just weigh on my mind as... wasted potential... and I was happier without it.

I've got maybe around 5-6 decent keyboards. Two are largely unused- an M which is kept because it's an M, and a BTC5100 which I haven't gotten around to disposing of somehow. All other keyboards are in at least semi-frequent use.

Edit: Of course, this overall approach to possessions puts me rather at odds with my spouse :/
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: ideus on Wed, 21 April 2021, 10:21:51
I read somewhere about "accumulators", people that collect things compulsively and end with a bunch of unused stuff. Between that, and the "healthy" simplicity of minimalism, is the people that just get and keep what they need. I see myself more on the compulsive unhealthy side of the spectrum. For Godīs mercy, I have a wife that keeps my accumulator-tendency somehow under control.
Title: Re: Have you thought about your collection being sold for pennies in a garage sale?
Post by: Rob27shred on Wed, 21 April 2021, 11:03:51
This is something that has definitely crossed my mind a time or two. Thankfully my immediate family knows how valuable some of of KBs are & how much my collection of boards, parts, caps, etc. means to me so I doubt they'll get sold for pennies after my demise. I also have written a will of sorts (not notarized or officially legal) of who, where, or what for my things to go to or be done with. So hopefully the things that are important to me will not just be tossed out. Although this thread does remind me of a few clean outs of old abandoned office bldgs. I've done. The one we cleaned out around 2005 had a metric **** ton of old Model F, Model M, & ALPS boards we just tossed in the trash. I had no ideal about the hobby at the time & viewed them the same as everyone else at that time, just outdated electronics that nobody would have any good use for. We even offered them to a bunch of people who turned them down. When I think of it i wish I could go back in time, slap myself really hard on the back of the head, & tell myself "WTF are you thinking, take at least some of them home!!!!!!!!!!!!!"