Heirloom Value
Objects gain value from where they have been and who touched them; heirlooms become inalienable family wealth, provenance multiplies price, and legacy purchases are made for people not yet born.
An everyday example
Paying a large premium for an object because a famous person owned it.
What it can cost you
Paying for stories that cannot be verified; buying 'legacy' from sellers who invented it.
Warning signs
- The value is the story.
- I am building a legacy nobody requested.
One thing to do
Verify provenance independently; value the object and the story separately; make legacy decisions with the recipients, not for them.
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