A Mopo friend jokingly asked me why I am persistent about films. One
reason is there is quite a bit of crossover, with many not still being
active in the hobby anymore.
Another reason is the following story. Several months ago I made contact
with a long-time collector and began discussing the hobby. I asked him to
let me know if he heard of any material for sale that he was not interested
in to keep me in mind. I was surprised when he told me he would sell me
his collection. He was only in his 60s, but had a medical condition and
was just ready to let the material go because he couldn't
really handle them anymore. He told me the price and it was fair, and I
trusted him on the matter. I knew he was limited physically, and I offered
to fly there and do all the work, etc. He declined and said that when the
winter weather hit and he couldn't get out, he would start boxing up the
trailers a little at a time. I told him to let me know how many and how
much to send him and I would also send the labels and arrange pick up.
Several days later I sent him a quick message wishing him a Happy
Thanksgiving. I didn't hear back, waited a few days and sent another
email, still nothing. I didn't know anyone else in contact with him, so I
just did a Google search, and it popped up that he had passed away (the day
before I sent the Thanksgiving email).
I was very sorry to hear this as he was a great person. I knew he had a
fairly young daughter (mid 20s). After a period of time I tried to reach
out with condolences, and secondary let her know what his wishes were, and
if the material was still there and she was interested I would do just as
we discussed. I have heard nothing back one way or another, so I am
dropping it. I felt so bad about even bringing it up and sounding like a
vulture. I have never tried to do this when someone has passed away, but
it was what we had talked about.
My daughter has sort of jokingly told me that I better get rid of this crap
before I leave here, but there is a lot of truth to that if possible.
It is not a real money maker, it is heavy and dirty, takes a lot of work,
and costs a fortune to transport, but I enjoy it. It is rotting away if
not stored and maintained properly, it will have to be disposed of. I just
try to sell enough and get it into collectors hands and have a little left
to keep or trade. Not sure why I like it, but I have been messing with it
in some capacity since I was 6 years old.
Long story about why I am persistent about this stuff, I hate to see it end
up in a dumpster or in hands that don't know what they have. I see a
$100 film listed for $2,000, that tells me they stumbled onto something and
will end up throwing away. Anyway, a long way around the issue. Thanks,
Tony
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