If you have a few choice pieces then listing their values is a good place to start. I am currently the co-curator of my FILs collection which will pass to us when my MIL no longer needs them.
In this collection are a few nice pieces and a lot of cheap ones. Selling guns is a lot of work unless the person selling them has a vested interest in the sale.
One option if you have a LGS that will commission firearms is to keep the list of prices and leave instructions to commission them (for a fee), what price to start at and when and how much to lower a price if it doesn’t sell. If your heir(s) follow your instructions they’re likely to get good prices for those guns without the burden of figuring out where and how to sell them.
I have sold several this way and feel it’s a good trade off for both parties. I don’t have to fuss with the sale and the LGS gets free inventory until they’re compensated for their shelf space and the associated paperwork.
In this collection are a few nice pieces and a lot of cheap ones. Selling guns is a lot of work unless the person selling them has a vested interest in the sale.
One option if you have a LGS that will commission firearms is to keep the list of prices and leave instructions to commission them (for a fee), what price to start at and when and how much to lower a price if it doesn’t sell. If your heir(s) follow your instructions they’re likely to get good prices for those guns without the burden of figuring out where and how to sell them.
I have sold several this way and feel it’s a good trade off for both parties. I don’t have to fuss with the sale and the LGS gets free inventory until they’re compensated for their shelf space and the associated paperwork.