A lifetime of ASL Items

[Ed Caswell]

My name is Stacy and my father was Ed Caswell. He passed away October of 2020 and I grew up watching him play ASL. It is now my sad task to rehome all of his games, counters, boards. etc. He had multiple copies of items and some are unopened. If anyone is interested, please email me at mbapaws@gmail.com I am not looking to get rich I just can't bring myself to throw his passion for board gaming out. His house is on the market and I need to get items out asap. I will ship them anywhere.

 

[pwashington]

Stacy,
Sorry to hear about your dad. Would it be possible to post a list of what you have? I think we all appreciate your efforts to ensure his collection goes to good use.

I anticipate one of the moderators will likely move this to the Emporium section.

 

[RandyT0001]

Considering the situation, just going to make it sticky in the general forum until the sale is finished.

@von Garvin, since you have previous experience with ASL kit sales, would you be so kind as to help Stacy?

Stacy, I suggest you post in the Advanced Squad Leader Facebook group about this sale of your father's games.

 

[von Marwitz]

My name is Stacy and my father was Ed Caswell. He passed away October of 2020 and I grew up watching him play ASL. It is now my sad task to rehome all of his games, counters, boards. etc. He had multiple copies of items and some are unopened. If anyone is interested, please email me at mbapaws@gmail.com I am not looking to get rich I just can't bring myself to throw his passion for board gaming out. His house is on the market and I need to get items out asap. I will ship them anywhere.

Dear Stacy,

I am sad to hear about your father's passing. Please receive my condolences to you and to Ed's loved ones.
Though I did not know Ed personally, I read his posts here now and then.

It is the custom, that the community commemorates those of us that have passed away. As such, I have posted the sad news in this thread to allow his friends around here to take note.

May he rest in peace.

von Marwitz

 

[Vinnie]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope you and your family know Ed was appreciated here.

 

[hongkongwargamer]

Stacy, I am very sorry to hear this. I don’t know Ed personally but I remember him on these social media. My condolences!

 

[Carln0130]

Please accept my sincere regrets for your families loss Stacy.

 

[Eagle4ty]

Deepest sympathy for your loss. It is a loss of a comrade and a brother in arms as it were as far as we're concerned. Ed's presence will be missed by all that have interacted with him whether it be joking over a gaming table or simply corresponding with him here on the forum.

 

[JoeArthur]

My name is Stacy

Stacy, it is tough to sell these things unless you have a detailed knowledge of what they are - which you do not. I think you have two choices:

• Sell the lot in one lump. Advertise it as a collection, take some photos and put it up on eBay with an explanation of why you are selling and telling the buyer that your father was a player for decades.
• Find an ASL player that is close. Did your father have a regular face-to-face opponent? Ask them if they want to sort out the collection, list the items individually on eBay for you, split the proceeds. It is a lot of man hours to sort through a collection - that ASL player will be earning his cash.

Don't throw the stuff away. You will be surprised at how much it can be worth - it mounts up over the years.

I hope that is of some help.

My condolences.

 

[holdit]

Stacy, it is tough to sell these things unless you have a detailed knowledge of what they are - which you do not. I think you have two choices:

• Sell the lot in one lump. Advertise it as a collection, take some photos and put it up on eBay with an explanation of why you are selling and telling the buyer that your father was a player for decades.
• Find an ASL player that is close. Did your father have a regular face-to-face opponent? Ask them if they want to sort out the collection, list the items individually on eBay for you, split the proceeds. It is a lot of man hours to sort through a collection - that ASL player will be earning his cash.

Don't throw the stuff away. You will be surprised at how much it can be worth - it mounts up over the years.

I hope that is of some help.

My condolences.

The only problem with a big eBay bundle is it can take ages to sell. Not that long ago I kept getting alerts for a big collection that seemed to be there for weeks. I wonder if a better approach might to be to approach a big eBay seller (e.g. Noble Knight) directly.

 

[JoeArthur]

The only problem with a big eBay bundle is it can take ages to sell. Not that long ago I kept getting alerts for a big collection that seemed to be there for weeks. I wonder if a better approach might to be to approach a big eBay seller (e.g. Noble Knight) directly.

Paul - giving Noble Knight a call is indeed another option for Stacy.

I did not mention it as Second Chance games here in the UK will not touch a collection where the counters are not sorted.

I saw Noble Knight sell a complete collection on eBay. They could not be bothered to sort through it - too many man hours. They put it up for sale in one lump. If Stacy puts it on eBay herself - it cuts out the middle man and gives her more cash. Hopefully the photos will reveal a few gems that will get us all bidding

 

[Tooz]

Sorry for your loss. May God rest his soul.

 

[Thaliff]

Stacy, so sorry for your loss, always cherish the life he lived and the memories you made.

If I were you, I would look at his collection, and see what piece sparks a good memory for you, and keep it.

 

[daniel zucker]

My condolences Stacey

 

[ScottRomanowski]

My condolences, Stacy. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[PabloGS]

Sorry for your loss Stacy. Good luck with the effort, may your dad's ASL kit bring enjoyment to other gamers.

I echo what some have said, maybe a local ASL can be kind enough to go through the collection to at least give a short assessment.

 

[The Magnus]

My name is Stacy and my father was Ed Caswell. He passed away October of 2020 and I grew up watching him play ASL. It is now my sad task to rehome all of his games, counters, boards. etc. He had multiple copies of items and some are unopened. If anyone is interested, please email me at mbapaws@gmail.com

Stacy, sorry for your loss.

Five years ago I returned to the game after a gap of 40 years, and I was lacking “everything”. I was ”lucky enough” to find ”an estate” of ASL stuff in Arkansas via EBay. After agreeing on the price (around $800 if I recall correctly) it turned out the cost for shipment to Sweden would be around the same, so I went to my first tournament in the US, in St. Louis, for that money and picked up the stuff.

Leason - it is probably hard to sell unsorted ASL stuff in bulk, most of us in the mean time have most of what we need. Unopened stuff is different, there could be value there.

 

[Gunner Scott]

Sorry to hear about your loss, I remember when Ed used to write articles for On All Fronts back in the day. Great stuff he wrote too. He will be missed.

 

[von Garvin]

Considering the situation, just going to make it sticky in the general forum until the sale is finished.

@von Garvin, since you have previous experience with ASL kit sales, would you be so kind as to help Stacy?

Stacy, I suggest you post in the Advanced Squad Leader Facebook group about this sale of your father's games.

Thanks for the tag, Randy. Sorry for the delay.


I'll see what I can do.

 

[von Garvin]

My name is Stacy and my father was Ed Caswell. He passed away October of 2020 and I grew up watching him play ASL. It is now my sad task to rehome all of his games, counters, boards. etc. He had multiple copies of items and some are unopened. If anyone is interested, please email me at mbapaws@gmail.com I am not looking to get rich I just can't bring myself to throw his passion for board gaming out. His house is on the market and I need to get items out asap. I will ship them anywhere.

Hi Stacey

I've sold and bought lots of stuff online. I may be able to help you get this stuff moving ASAP.
Email inbound.

David