What will happen to your knife collection when you die?

My wife and I have no immediate family that cares for knives. She knows the Shiro's are worth more than an average knife. I have instructed her to reach out here to the forum for help in selling them at a fair price. This way an enthusiast gets a great deal and she will get a decent return on my hobby.
 
My knives are users and backups to my favorite of the users. I have a few ‘collected’..very few. No one in my family cares about knives so they will just become a part of my estate to be sold off or stored away.
 
Houlahound said:
Not tryna create more work for this site admins but would the site owner be prepared to become the legal heir to the bequeathed collections for those of us that have nobody else and leave it to the members to GAW however they see fit. Could even sell and give profits to charity.

I trust you guys to do something productive with my knife collection when I'm gone more than I trust anyone else.
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You and anyone else interested could have a trust formed, appoint trustees, and then transfer ownership of your knives to the trust with instructions on how you want them distributed.
 
My collection will be split between my two sons 11 and 8.
They already have a Swiss army each and a couple of folders .
They wont need to buy a knife , fixed or folder as an adult .
 
Daniel L said:
I was actually getting ready to write my will and it occurred to me... what do I want to do with my knives when I die?

I'm not yet 50, but neither my partner nor kids have any interest in knives so they don't want them. I don't have anything super rare / super collectible... just a lifetime of picking up pieces here and there of mostly production knives from around the world. It's an interesting collection to me, so I guess that's all that counts as each piece has a story behind it.

The retail value is probably between $5k to $7k... and worth a lot less in an estate sale.

What plans have you made? What would you recommend?
Give them all away and don't think about it? Sell on Ebay / Bladeforums? Will someone sell my $400 folders for $10??
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Per my will, wife gets everything if I predecease her, but practically speaking, the knives will end up with my dad if he's still alive or go to my son.

If nobody close to you is interested in them, I'd include an instruction to the executor that they do a consignment through a reputable dealer (Arizona Custom Knives, Fort Henry, etc.) along with a list of potential options. That's more for the financial benefit of your family than anything else.
 
allenC said:
If I have warning, I'll give them away here on the forums.
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I agree here!!

If I knew.my expiration date. I'd give em all out here where I know they'd be appreciated..
However. Odds of that happening are slim n none.
 
A Bladeforums bequeath trust sounds like a neat idea - we get some deals (as if we need more knives lol), and the money goes back to running the forum.

If I lived in the USA, I'd definitely be up for that. (Assuming let the family pick whatever they want, and remainder goes to the BF forum who sells them for the forum.)

I know I'd be dead, but hey at least the knife is going to someone who will appreciate it!
 
Death is an inescapable part of life. It's worth having a plan!

Death can be unexpected. Once you die, somebody will have to take care of your affairs. That person may have to take time off of work to do it. There may be time constraints. There may be distance issues if they don't live close to you. If they are a loved one, they'll probably be grieving and going through a lot of emotions while they do it. You need to take these things into account.

Also consider how much stuff you have in total. Do you have a junk room? Do you have a garage, basement, or attic full of cool old stuff? You have to ask yourself if all your stuff will be even remotely as awesome to someone else, especially under the circumstances listed above. In those circumstances, quantity can be the enemy of quality. For special collecting like knives, guns, watches, etc.; it's absolutely worth finding a young person who is into it too, or who you can mentor and get into it. Then you'll have a recipient ready to go and you can make it a lovely parting surprise.
 
I intend to take them with me. I mean, once i´m up there sitting on my little cloud how am I supposed to butter my bread and slice my cheese? With a lyre or a trumpet?
 
You come into this world with nothing........leave this world with nothing.
My only family is a sister and a nice.......they don't want them.
I really don't care.......
 
My son will get most of them. I also have 2 daughters, 2 sons-n-law and 1 grandson who will probably get a few. Mostly users, a few handmade safe queens. Hate the contemplate the whole mess.
 
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