One of the things that made me think of it is a 
running joke of my mother's -- every time she 
flies somewhere, she has to call me up and tell 
me about the family jewelry. (She's terrified of 
flying, despite doing it often.)

It occured to me that, other than myself, no one 
in my family knows ANYTHING about cels. Even my 
husband would know little more than being able to 
identify many (but not all) of the series and he 
knows nothing about what they're valued at. (I've 
never told him what I spend, since he'd probably 
be furious if he knew.)  No one else in my family 
even watches anime, and thus there's little to no 
chance they would have any interest in keeping 
any of my production art -- except maybe a piece 
here or there that amused or interested them for 
some random reason.

So with a collection that's easily topped over a 
thousand pieces (cels and sketch sets) by now, I 
really feel I have to do something to ensure that 
these things find their way to other collectors 
who will appreciate them -- should something 
unfortunate happen to me. My solution has been to 
keep a list of e-mail addresses/names. . . People 
my family can contact who will could either help 
them sell off the cels (perhaps on consignment) 
or tell them how to best dismantle this 
particular mess I'll eventually leave behind.

In the case of a terminal illness, I'd probably 
spend part of the time I had left to sell the 
majority of it off myself. . . Leaving maybe only 
a book or two of my most cherished pieces with 
instructions left regarding what should be done 
with them. First, it would again make me feel 
better to know the pieces had gone back into the 
collecting community. Second, I would feel better 
to know I wasn't going to leave my family with 
something so big and "weird" to have to deal with 
at a time when they would already be grieving.

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac