Scancon wrote: If these people are buying the tokens and his family is getting the money, I see nothing wrong with that
I was not remotely close to jim, but if it was my tokens, I would want my family to have money for them and not just give them away
Chris Von Wahlde wrote: I would have to agree. If the family wants or needs the money that is far more important than this community... in my opinion. I see no harm in people making fair offers. The family can always decline.
ian ferguson wrote: If you are unable to complete what you are working on, Incognito, maybe selling them in an auction that benefits the family or charity, or some combination may be the best idea. I would say that anyone trying to turn tragedy into an opportunity to profit should be ashamed, if I thought they could actually feel shame.
EN 429 wrote: If Jim's group was willing to pay to have a trust setup to see to the long term disposition of those tokens then they should talk to the family and go for it. I could easily see how those tokens would walk away if that group disbanded or had a schism though. Then his family is left with nothing.
You guys make some excellent points, especially EN 429. I definitely agree that the family (Jim's parents) should be taken care of.
Perhaps I was just a tad bit too idealistic with my original hopes. I guess I ended up presenting a (false) dichotomy where preserving JimC's legacy and his family getting money were two mutually exclusive events.
Based on EN 429 valuable insights, maybe the best option would be to try and raise money so that the Friends of JimC could make a competitive bid (and if they win, then preserve JimC's legacy).
For those who are concerned about JimC's family, this would up the amount that they would receive (regardless of who won).
And even if we cannot match the other bidder(s), at least we can cut into their profit margins so that they are not profiting as much from JimC's death (and that cut would go directly to the family due to the higher price).
So now it wouldn't be an issue of whether or not JimC's family gets money or not. But whether friends of JimC who want to preserve his memory can triumph over those trying to make a killing by graverobbing his corpse.
Unfortunately, we only have a few days.
But if anyone is interested in contributing to an effort to raise funds and preserve JimC's legacy (both of which would benefit his family), please contact me privately.