I have a friend who’s a diehard Sooners fan and alum, with a daughter in school at OU now, whose husband passed away after a short illness a couple of months ago. He was an alum and season ticket holder for football for the past 30 years, and he amassed just an incredible, large, basement-filling collection of Sooners memorabilia - autographed pictures, jerseys, mini-figurines, programs, helmets, you name it - including some stuff dating back to the 1920s.
His widow is downsizing her home, now that he’s gone and both daughters are in college, and needs to sell the majority of the collection to in part help pay for the move ... I have a client who’s an auctioneer in our (SW Mo) area whose agreed to handle getting it online piece by piece for bidding in the coming weeks.
I know this isn’t EBay or Craig’s List, but her husband’s greatest wish, I’m sure, was that these keepsake, unique items wound up in the hands of diehard Sooner fans like him for the next few decades.
My question ... the best place I know to reach these kinds of folks is right here on this board. Is posting that link when available allowed, or will I be exiled to Chile?
if it goes against board practices and bylaws, then I guess when the time comes, I could just have board members send me a DM and I could send them the link? Looking to follow proper protocol here to get the long list of items available for bid when the time comes out to the largest pocket of true OU fans and make sure my friend’s wishes are met.
Any suggestions /advice is welcome ... thanks!
His widow is downsizing her home, now that he’s gone and both daughters are in college, and needs to sell the majority of the collection to in part help pay for the move ... I have a client who’s an auctioneer in our (SW Mo) area whose agreed to handle getting it online piece by piece for bidding in the coming weeks.
I know this isn’t EBay or Craig’s List, but her husband’s greatest wish, I’m sure, was that these keepsake, unique items wound up in the hands of diehard Sooner fans like him for the next few decades.
My question ... the best place I know to reach these kinds of folks is right here on this board. Is posting that link when available allowed, or will I be exiled to Chile?
if it goes against board practices and bylaws, then I guess when the time comes, I could just have board members send me a DM and I could send them the link? Looking to follow proper protocol here to get the long list of items available for bid when the time comes out to the largest pocket of true OU fans and make sure my friend’s wishes are met.
Any suggestions /advice is welcome ... thanks!
