You're right Joe.   Unfortunately, that attitude is not limited to those left with liquidating the estate.    From last May on this list:

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 6:54 PM  "name removed" wrote:
OR come visit my greater than one man should have collection of radios and etc.  You will probably not like my prices either.  I will destroy the gear before giving it away for a low price.


On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 9:21 AM Joe Connor via ARC5 <arc5@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
Unfortunately, this is a problem in most hobbies. We live in a "Pawn Stars/Antique Roadshow/American Pickers" world where people are led to believe that if it's old, it's gold.