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My grandfathers heirlooms keep or sell?

Im really needing money for college to finish up and im debating selling a few things off to further my career. Many of the things dont mean much but have an awesome value to them. Do you think he would have wanted me to keep them? or would he have thought that it was better for me to further my career/schooling.

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1. Depends where they really dear to his heart or not if not sell it homie!!!!! lol ^_^
2. sorry i will have to pass no answers for this
3. i like the heirlooms and you loved ur grandpa u should keep them in my opinion
4. keep them and get a job
5. Keep the heirlooms, sell Grandpa.
6. depends what the item is.. did you grandpa love those things? if not. then yes i would sell them.. but keep a few things. and if he did love those things, then no dont. try to make money some other way. good luck =]
7. I'm sure Gramps would like to see you go to college.............
8. sell it all. keep anything that doesn't sell (if it's small enough to be scrap-booked), or small things like watches or glasses or something you could actually 'display' instead of just throwing in the attic..
9. keep them........................
10. I'm sure he would rather help you out with your career =)
11. I would hang on to them unless you are really desperate for the Money.Chances are if they are valuable now they will be worth alot more in yrs to come...Also people change about how they feel about things later on ...Some things I would have thrown out yrs ago,,I am glad I held on to because my Children are interested in them now,,,
12. he would want u to do wats best for u. just as long ur not selling them because of a drug addiction stuff like that. He shouldnt of cared
13. If you really need the money,take a good picture and sell them. They are only material things.
14. tough one dude, i would keep one that u think means the most to u and him and sell the rest to help u get through college. i reks he would have wanted them to go to a good cause
15. Keep at least one, something that has the most meaning to it even it's worth the most.
16. well that's a hard one follow your heart i always say listen he will let you know maybe he gave them to you because he knew someday you would need that money or maybe because he new that those things would bring you joy after he was gone think about it and decided but really think
17. I think he would want you to do whatever you needed to do to get through school. Sell the ones that don't mean as much, and keep the ones that are a little more personal. Going through school is at least a good reason to need money. :)
18. Sell them. I would guess that he would care more for you than his material posessions. We need as many educated people that we can get these days.
19. keep them... to others - they are only worth what someone will pay - but to you... they are memories of your Grandpa and there is no price for that. i suggest you look into grants and scholarships... work for the college to get tuitions funding too... you can do it!!!!
20. Ya know I have been dealing with a year and half of stuff my Mom accumulated, some I passed on to other relations.. personal stuff tossed & clothes went to charity. I took a few things and put in a old trunk that belonged to my grandma.. but you can't keep everything. Keep at least one thing to pass on, your favorite thing, to a future generation of the family. If you really need the money and can't find any other way, see if one of the relations is willing to buy it from you before selling to a stranger, at least you tried to keep it in the family.
21. Keep them... especially if there is a story behind them. What do you have anyway?
22. If he was a man of vision (thinking into the future) I favor SELLING. E-bay has an endless supply of these ONE-OF-A-KIND-TREASURES. BEST WISHES on your future!
23. If you are serious about it and really use the money for school, sell it. Your grandfather would be proud of you.
24. Respectfully, your grandfather is dead. What he wanted you to do with his heirlooms is not very relevant. What is important is your emotional attachment to the items. If you are emotionally attached, keep them. If not, sell them. I imagine your grandfather would be pleased that he can support you in your education. Good luck!
25. I wouldn't sell them... That's how most zombie movie starts. Sell them and I guarantee that your grandfather will come back as a zombie and eat your sould as well as the souls of the people you sold the heirlooms to... I speak from experience.
26. I think you would be mad to sell them. You would regret it in years to come, you would have nothing to remember him by. I don't believe you can put a price on history, i have lots of momento's i intend to keep forever and i want to pass them down to my family and hope they do the same. It's nice to look back on your'e family's past history.
27. If the old man left them to you it was because he entrusted his valuables to his grandson. There are more superior means of furthering your career/schooling and pawning off the family history is an inferior means of schooling your self. One day you are going to be old. You will have grandchildren. One of them will be your grandfather's great, great grandson. His memory will be passed on to that descendant and you will be responsible for that. Four generations will know the man and if you pass on his memory then one day ...your grandson will be a grandfather, and he too will pass the family's memory to your grandfather's great, great, great ,great grandson. It can go on to six generations, and even more. But then ...you can sell the man's memory to the highest bidder if you want.
28. if these are things dont mean much?,sell them!. if you think you want to give it to your children keep them.
29. I'm sure that he'd rather you furthered your education. I have heirlooms, too, but with the exception of one pendant handed down from mother to daughter for 4 generations, I would have no hesitation in selling other stuff.
30. Dude, this is a hard question. You write that many of the things don't mean much--so, sounds like there is no sentimental value. But, sounds like you'll feel guilty if you sell everything. Maybe you could sell just one or two items and see how you feel? Also, there are other ways to make money, like jobs on campus. You could also try to save more money? For example, on www.collegeosity.com, you can trade or sell stuff you don't need anymore (like textbooks or CDs you don't want any more). Also, right now, they are having a raffle where for every item you post on the site (and you can post as many times as you want!), you get an entry for a chance to win $250. Good luck with your decision!