What will happen to your collection?

[Steven65]

"I'm coming up in the near future "
I've thought about that. Set a date in the summer and invite all BF'ers up. Display knives by collections, Like 4 folders of Fight'n Roosters, 10 of Schrade, etc. and make it a silent auction. A low bid might score 10-20x or more the value in knives.
Everybody goes home happy, my kids are relieved they don't have 2 full sized PU truck loads of knives to deal with, plus they get some cash.
roland

Roland their must be a way to import the entire collection into the US legally and with minimal duties as most of the items are US production and are marked as such. You should contact a professional Clearing agent and ask them to look into it. If you put the collection into a US storage unit and release the knives to dealers and auction houses 100 at a time you could really have some fun doing it.........By the way.....can I buy number 4062

 

[rprocter]

n2s, Thank you. I do see some wisdom in your words. I believe if my children were close by they would help me with selling.
But they are not nearby and understandably are fully occupied with their own careers. One daughter is a research scientist working in Bozen Italy. Another daughter is in Nicaragua where she has been helping very poor families for the last 10 years and has recently married a local fellow. My son lives only 400 miles away but as a power lineman he puts in an 70+ hr. week.
My 4th child is only 6 years old. She lives with me full time and has always been an ardent supporter of "daddy's knives" and has helped by coloring all of Levine's Guide to Knives. I now have perhaps, the only full color edition.
I don't expect to find 'the answer' by posting here, but it does give me some sense of relief to publically disclose my situation.
roland

 

[rprocter]

Alfaholic, i have been dealing with the U.S. Border Protection Services at my local crossing. On occasion i have sold a custom knife made by a USA knifemaker. Even for this i pay the "importation" fee. I have said that really the knife which originated 100% in the USA was really only visiting in Canada and was now going home again, so it's not an "import".
I learned that U.S. border guards do not react pleasantly to any suggestions or discussion. What really slows things down is that every knife seems to have a separate and unique import code which they look up in a huge book. (seems this info is not online yet). I think the services of a USA lawyer who specializes in 'importation law' might be able to help me get a single large group of knives into the USA and then i could forward them to a knife auction business, etc.
Any lawyers familiar with this field reading this ?
roland

 

[not2sharp]

...I think the services of a USA lawyer who specializes in 'importation law' might be able to help me get a single large group of knives into the USA and then i could forward them to a knife auction business, etc.
Any lawyers familiar with this field reading this ?
roland

I would suggest exploring the use of a bonded warehouse.

n2s

 

[pertinux]

My 4th child is only 6 years old. She lives with me full time and has always been an ardent supporter of "daddy's knives" and has helped by coloring all of Levine's Guide to Knives. I now have perhaps, the only full color edition.

Roland,

Wow.

That one statement speaks inestimably of your placing value one that which truly matters.

You and your daughter just made my morning.

I sure hope she has more than 7.69 more years with you.

~ P.

(Is it the 4th edition? ;-)