Hello, model aircraft enthusiasts. I haven't posted to this newsgroup before, but I figured this might be the place to start. I see there are a few folks either actively selling off collections or at least contemplating it so I guess I'm at least in good company.
My 74-year-old father has collected model aircraft of virtually all types and descriptions since he was a child, and has collected the related magazines and other publications for the hobby for many years as well. It's quite an extensive collection (filling well over half of a two-car garage, boxed and stacked - and that doesn't count the built items) of boxed model kits still in original packaging, magazines sorted and categorized, and related paraphernalia. The collection in question includes RC models, some engines, plans, etc., as well as Plastic models, some non-flying balsa models, etc. There are (mostly) planes and (some) heli's, along with other odds and ends. And there are magazines for all of the above and more.... with issues going back I'd guess to at least the 1970's in most cases, and in some cases far longer (1960's, 1950's, perhaps some even older???)
Anyway, it's now for sale. Dad recently had some health problems that unfortunately required him to move from living independently in his home to living in an assisted living facility, so he's asked me to take care of selling off his beloved collection in the process of preparing his house for sale. So this past weekend I moved the collection to a storage unit near my own home, and am in the process of organizing it. I have yet to find the binder in which my father meticulously maintained a complete catalogue of the items but many of the boxes were labeled externally, so I have at least some idea of what I've got already. As soon as I have the complete collection catalogue at my disposal, I plan to convert it to a spreadsheet that I will be able to e-mail to anyone who is possibly interested in any of the items.
If anyone here has any tips that might help me in selling off Dad's collection for its real value (and I'm still determining that... in fact, help would be appreciated there too) I would love to hear from you.
Sincerely, Collector's Daughter