wow! What a fantastic deal! Congrats!
I'm not speaking about this situation in particular as I have no idea what the basis is for him getting rid of his collection and it would be unfair for me to comment on it but;
I hate when spouses feel like they are justified in telling their partners that they "have to," get rid of the things that are important to them. I can understand discussing the issue if there is a concern for whatever reason, but ultimately I feel it's unfair to strong arm someone into giving up something they feel passionate about. I was told that it would be nice if I sold ALL of my snakes and equipment, because it would be fun to have the money that is tied up in assets. I said it would be nice to sell all of her shoes and Jewellery and stop all of the trips to the Salon. Which ended that conversation..
Any ways, my point is that NOBODY has the right to force another person to give up something that is important to them. It makes me angry just to think about. LOL Again, not speaking on this situation, just reminded me of how betrayed I felt when that was asked of me.
Cheers,
Chris.