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When old electronics nuts die, what happens to their stuff?

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MosherIV:
Hi

As other have said, there are many factors.

One thing you can do is to write a will and state what you want done with your test equipment/hobby things.
As other have said, they may not know the value of the equipment you have.
You could provide them with a list of the equipment and your estimate of it's value.
(I would check out ebay for average values).

Many families will find specialist clearance companies that will clear properties of dead relatives.
They KNOW the value of most things, for specialist items they probably know someone who can give them
an idea.
The price of the clearance is usually fixed based on the size of property or amount of stuff to clear.

I have seen some stuff come on ebay, where the seller has stated they are selling items off from a dead relative.

Hope this helps.

jmelson:

--- Quote from: Dabbo56 on September 02, 2022, 07:51:35 am ---Serious question. I don’t want to be morbid but as someone who is well into the autumn years of his life I find myself accumulating test gear, components and all the usual accoutrements of the electronics hobby. I can’t help worrying about what is going to happen to all my gear after I am gone. I’d like it to go to a good home where it would be appreciated and not end up on the rubbish tip. So, the question is, what happens to all the stuff?

--- End quote ---
A friend of mine from way back recently died, after a long spell in the hospital.  He was very into ham radio, and had a lot of gear.  Just a week or so after his death, there was a local hamfest, and I collected a bunch of his gear and dragged it to the hamfest that I had planned to attend anyway.  His gear sold WAY better than the stuff I brought there.
So, it does get passed on  to others who can use it.
Jon

Miyuki:
I know when my grandpa died, some equipment was sold to a local jumble shop for a few bucks
Things from a garage and most of the parts stock were just thrown into garbage as most of it was like 20-30+ years old hoarded parts
And a collection of old magazines, no one wanted it so it was also thrown away
There were plenty of unfinished projects just hoarded for decades
Oh, how I see my future  ::) :-[

wilfred:
I heard about a Swedish word "Döstädning" which apparently means death cleaning. The act of ensuring you don't burden family with the task of clearing your stuff. Particularly at a time they are grieving.

The best thing to do is deal with it whilst you still can.

If you're worried it will just go to landfill and still don't sort it out yourself take comfort from the fact you'll be too dead to keep worrying.

I say sell what you just don't need and give them the money before you die. When you see how much work it can be you'll be glad you saved someone else from having to do it.

tszaboo:
They bury multimeters and other tools with them, so they can use it in the afterlife. Also, to please Charon. They have to help Sisyphus with his boulder, but they are only allowed to ever use open source hardware and tools.

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