That can be a good outcome if things go to someone who values them as much as the original owner. My Dad had a collectable car. We sold it for a fair price to

That can be a good outcome if things go to someone who values them as much as the original owner. My Dad had a collectable car. We sold it for a fair price to an enthusiast who drives it, looks after it and keeps in in a public museum when it's not being driven. That was a good outcome. Better than someone in the family hoarding it and letting it deteriorate. The money was immaterial, main reason for asking a fair price was to discourage someone who didn't value the car from flipping it for a tidy profit. We were also lucky, in that a member of Dad's car club was prepared to vet buyers for us. Disbanding a closed computer museum isn't a bad thing if the items go to others who will value and display them.