Spending $200k on watches is very rare. I feel like either the person has a huge spending problem and the family is in debt, or they have plenty of money and $200k isn’t much of a dent in their net worth. Not a lot of middle ground there.
The way OPs story reads, there isn’t a lot of kindness in the marriage. No loving person would make their spouse sell their 6 figure collection of jewelry so they could buy more clothes and travel. If there was a question of selling to pay for necessities or bills or college for the kids it would be different.
My personal 2 cents to OP is to say “do they need the money?” If not, keep the collection. The friend would have willed it to you anyway if he’d had the chance.
That’s def not legal, but you could make a case that it is morally justified. Again, depending on the exact circumstances which the friend may not know. If in doubt, give the watches back, preferably with a note addressing the truth of the situation.
I agree.
Spending $200k on watches is very rare. I feel like either the person has a huge spending problem and the family is in debt, or they have plenty of money and $200k isn’t much of a dent in their net worth. Not a lot of middle ground there.
The way OPs story reads, there isn’t a lot of kindness in the marriage. No loving person would make their spouse sell their 6 figure collection of jewelry so they could buy more clothes and travel. If there was a question of selling to pay for necessities or bills or college for the kids it would be different.
My personal 2 cents to OP is to say “do they need the money?” If not, keep the collection. The friend would have willed it to you anyway if he’d had the chance.
That’s def not legal, but you could make a case that it is morally justified. Again, depending on the exact circumstances which the friend may not know. If in doubt, give the watches back, preferably with a note addressing the truth of the situation.