[Hallicrafters] Was prices ???? Now Estate

[Freeberg, Scott (STP)]

While I also believe that after I'm dead, I won't care about my radio collection, well other than the SW-3 but I'm planning to take that with, I don't want the ham radio vultures, thieves, crooks, showing up at the door, lying to my widow, trying to rip her off.

I've told my wife to simply call a completely trusted ham buddy.  Have him rent a van, come over and pick up all the stuff, sell it for me, keep a percentage of $$ or some radios for his incredible effort, give rest of $$ to my widow.  

Something I haven't done but several have recommended is making up a list of the good stuff and putting a ballpark price down so your executors at least have a clue to the ballpark range.  It might avoid the radio vulture "oh that ole Collins 75S-3C and 32S-3A station is tube junk, only worth $5".  Actual value closer to $5000.    

I recall talking to a BA collector one time and he gleefully told me the story of how he acquired a BA station from the bereaved, which I would value around $2500, for something like $300, paid to the widow. What a jackass. 

73, Scott WA9WFA