What happens to your pool stuff when........

George

George

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.......your time is up? :eek:

My wife and I are doing our wills now that we're officially middle aged :crying: and I thought, "who am I going to leave all my pool stuff to"? I've got so much stuff and I don't want it to just get dumped somewhere. It's not the cues or my GCIII that I'm worried about, that's easy. It's everything else.
I've got probably 40 or 50 trophies, a couple dozen books, memorabilia, all my pictures. I mean, I have pool table book ends lol. I have a miniature pool table that is actually a coaster set for my bar. I have tons of pool related stuff everywhere. Oh, yeah, I have a Tim Scruggs clock and......well..... you get the picture, there's way too much to name everything. I'm not really sure what to do with it all :confused:
So my question is who are you leaving all your pool "stuff" to??
 
George said:
.......your time is up? :eek:

My wife and I are doing our wills now that we're officially middle aged :crying: and I thought, "who am I going to leave all my pool stuff to"? I've got so much stuff and I don't want it to just get dumped somewhere. It's not the cues or my GCIII that I'm worried about, that's easy. It's everything else.
I've got probably 40 or 50 trophies, a couple dozen books, memorabilia, all my pictures. I mean, I have pool table book ends lol. I have a miniature pool table that is actually a coaster set for my bar. I have tons of pool related stuff everywhere. Oh, yeah, I have a Tim Scruggs clock and......well..... you get the picture, there's way too much to name everything. I'm not really sure what to do with it all :confused:
So my question is who are you leaving all your pool "stuff" to??
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I'll take it George! Pick me! No, seriousely, The table may be donated to
some local organization. Maybe the local YMCA or some other youth club.
The books also. Now the cue, I'm not sure about. The trophies also. Good
luck bud. I hope that you dont have to worry about it for a loooong time.
 
My son will get my pool-related stuff. He shoots, has his own table. He can do what he pleases with it. When I'm gone, it's not really gonna matter what happens to anything that was mine, at least not to ME!!!

Maniac
 
Maniac said:
My son will get my pool-related stuff. He shoots, has his own table. He can do what he pleases with it. When I'm gone, it's not really gonna matter what happens to anything that was mine, at least not to ME!!!

Maniac
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This is very true....

I think when the time comes for me, I'll pick out a newbie at the pool hall, who shows a real passion for the game, and give my stuff to him. (Or her)

I'm not sure how much they would appreciate a beat up Giuseppe case, and a cheap Falcon, but I think it would be nice to pass on something.
 
George said:
.......your time is up? :eek:

My wife and I are doing our wills now that we're officially middle aged :crying: and I thought, "who am I going to leave all my pool stuff to"? I've got so much stuff and I don't want it to just get dumped somewhere. It's not the cues or my GCIII that I'm worried about, that's easy. It's everything else.
I've got probably 40 or 50 trophies, a couple dozen books, memorabilia, all my pictures. I mean, I have pool table book ends lol. I have a miniature pool table that is actually a coaster set for my bar. I have tons of pool related stuff everywhere. Oh, yeah, I have a Tim Scruggs clock and......well..... you get the picture, there's way too much to name everything. I'm not really sure what to do with it all :confused:
So my question is who are you leaving all your pool "stuff" to??
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If you truly don't have any friends or relatives that would sincerely appreciate your memorabilia, etc....then might I suggest that you leave some of it to the Billiard Education Foundation? They could use it to raise money to support junior programs, etc. I can't think of a better legacy for those who love the game....to help support the sport for future generations to come.

Melissa
 
well im only 31, but my son will have to sort that stuff out with all the other crap i will leave behind.
 
Great Question !!!

I already put my cue/case in my will, but...my two daughters have to play a race to 5, 2 out of three sets in 8 ball to get it. They both have 30 days to practice before the match...this in not a joke. I taught them both at a very young age how to play (at home), and all through college they have always beat the guys and gals when out. They have great fundamentals. I know who my pic would be, but will not disclose. :thumbup:
 
treasures and trash

Unless you win them yourself or keep one or two to remind you of someone, trophies are nothing but dust collectors. I'd think seriously of finding a local youth organization or similar that could take the name plates off of them and reuse the ones that it is practical to reuse.

Of course I'm more patriotic than sentimental. I much prefer pictures of dead presidents to chrome and although I lost count long ago of how many I have won I don't own a single trophy. Many given away, some thrown away.

I would consider selling the books, clocks, and such when the end is near. That insures that they do go to someone that will use or enjoy them and you leave behind what any heirs can always use.

Hu

George said:
.......your time is up? :eek:

My wife and I are doing our wills now that we're officially middle aged :crying: and I thought, "who am I going to leave all my pool stuff to"? I've got so much stuff and I don't want it to just get dumped somewhere. It's not the cues or my GCIII that I'm worried about, that's easy. It's everything else.
I've got probably 40 or 50 trophies, a couple dozen books, memorabilia, all my pictures. I mean, I have pool table book ends lol. I have a miniature pool table that is actually a coaster set for my bar. I have tons of pool related stuff everywhere. Oh, yeah, I have a Tim Scruggs clock and......well..... you get the picture, there's way too much to name everything. I'm not really sure what to do with it all :confused:
So my question is who are you leaving all your pool "stuff" to??
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I put in my will

that everything I have which is pool-related goes to an old friend of mine in Dallas, Tx. Cues, books, videos, whatever, it all goes to him and that is stated in my will.
 
Am I the only one who thought "when your time is up" meant "when your TABLE time is up"? :confused: I was like, uh, it goes home with me, what, your table time is up and you give all your stuff away? :eek:

Then I read it, and it's when your time is up as in "dead"...ohhhh.... :sorry:

I'm too young to think about it, but not too young to realize my time could be up anytime. My son will get my stuff. He already "steals" it to play with anyway. :wink:
 
For me, the table is getting auctioned off and the proceeds split up amongst the kids.

The cues, accessories, and most of the books are going to a local kid with talent but not much money (or space for a table).

That one-pocket book available through Amazon that I want (goes for something like $180 and up) is getting buried with me.
 
Could I offer a few suggestions? Not sure if you thought of these or not, but as my mum passed away a few years ago, and her will wasn't very specific, there ended up being a lot of squabbling amongst us children.

Alabanger said:
For me, the table is getting auctioned off and the proceeds split up amongst the kids.
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Set a price for the table, but only for the kids. IF one of them wants it, said kid can "pay out" to the other kids, and the table stays in the family. If more than one wants it, let them bid amongst themselves (little Johnny might say "OK, dad said $2k, I'll take it", but little Suzy might say "Well, I'll pay $2,500", and so on, until they decide. If none of them wants it, then yeah, selling it at an auction and giving them the $ is a good way to go.

Alabanger said:
The cues, accessories, and most of the books are going to a local kid with talent but not much money (or space for a table).
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With any luck, I'm sorta hoping that "kid" is one of your grandchildren. I mean, playing with their grandfather's cue would be a very cool thing. Just stipulate that they can't sell it or something.

Alabanger said:
That one-pocket book available through Amazon that I want (goes for something like $180 and up) is getting buried with me.
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What book is that?
 
ShootingArts said:
Unless you win them yourself or keep one or two to remind you of someone, trophies are nothing but dust collectors. I'd think seriously of finding a local youth organization or similar that could take the name plates off of them and reuse the ones that it is practical to reuse.

Great idea Hu, the local boy's club here has an old 9' Brunswick table that's been there since I was a kid. It's one of the places I learned to play at. I think leaving most of my excess memorabilia to them would work out great. They can do as you suggest, replace the nameplates and give them to the kids for all the little tournaments they have.


Of course I'm more patriotic than sentimental. I much prefer pictures of dead presidents to chrome and although I lost count long ago of how many I have won I don't own a single trophy. Many given away, some thrown away.

I would consider selling the books, clocks, and such when the end is near. That insures that they do go to someone that will use or enjoy them and you leave behind what any heirs can always use.

Hu
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As I said originally my cues, cases and table are easy. My grandson gets them all. As for all the other stuff, I'll let my kids take whatever they want for a keepsakes if they desire and just leave what's left to the boy's club. :D

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. :thumbup:
 
sounds great to me

George said:
As I said originally my cues, cases and table are easy. My grandson gets them all. As for all the other stuff, I'll let my kids take whatever they want for a keepsakes if they desire and just leave what's left to the boy's club. :D

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. :thumbup:
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Sounds great to me. My will is gonna be simple, just a note:

"Being of sound mind and body I spent it all before I left!"

Hu
 
George said:
.......your time is up? :eek:

My wife and I are doing our wills now that we're officially middle aged :crying: and I thought, "who am I going to leave all my pool stuff to"? I've got so much stuff and I don't want it to just get dumped somewhere. It's not the cues or my GCIII that I'm worried about, that's easy. It's everything else.
I've got probably 40 or 50 trophies, a couple dozen books, memorabilia, all my pictures. I mean, I have pool table book ends lol. I have a miniature pool table that is actually a coaster set for my bar. I have tons of pool related stuff everywhere. Oh, yeah, I have a Tim Scruggs clock and......well..... you get the picture, there's way too much to name everything. I'm not really sure what to do with it all :confused:
So my question is who are you leaving all your pool "stuff" to??
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If you have relatives I can tell you all the stuff you cherish will end up in a dumpster or sold at a garage sale for next nothing. I go to garage sales every week, I love them. There is at least one a month where someone died and all the possessions they so prized are being picked over by strangers and sold for nothing. A few months ago I bought all some guys tools in the range of $2000.00 worth for $50.00 for everything. People just don't care about your stuff. I have no kids and my wife and I have been in the process of liquidating everything for about a year now. Art, collectables, jewelry, antiques, everything. We have already built ourselves a nice new house with some of the proceeds and it will be empty for the most part. No more excess crap. Most of my pool stuff went on ebay. I own one cue I play with I made myself, but except for a couple of Balabushkas the rest are gone.
 
Pool stuff is the same as all the rest of your "treasures". The relatives will fight over the good stuff. The stuff they don't take is sold in a garage sale. Anything left over is either donated to some charity that don't really want it so they sell it as bulk scrap.

The worst thing to deal with are the so called collectibles. The reason that they are collectibles is because after you buy them the resale market disappears so you end up storing them because they are so "valuable".

I know because I have been thru this with deaths in the family.

The best thing to do is start cleaning house and get rid of all the useless junk that is really costing you money to store. If you haven't used it in a year or so you don't need it. If you do this you will find that your house starts looking better and you can now park your car in the garage.
 
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