A lot of times in life, whether or not you should do something has nothing to do with whether or not you can get away with it legally. Unfortunately, this is something the selfish and self-entitled narcissists of the world fail to understand.
It's surprising that you'd have to tell anyone this, to be honest. But, when someone leaves you to inherit a treasured family heirloom because they think that you're the most likely person to enjoy it, treasure it, and respect it, the general expectation of that person and the family at large would be that you wouldn't just turn around and sell that thing for a quick buck just because it's the most convenient thing for you to do at the time. Imagine King Arthur hocking Excalibur off just because he was tired of lugging it around.
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It's not yours. Sure, it's legally yours, but the whole existence of the "heirloom" thing is for the expressed purpose of denoting that something has sentimental or historical value to multiple generations of your entire familial unit. Your grandmother wanted you to have it because she felt a connection to you through that thing and your mutual love of music. But, still, you're inheriting that thing merely to be the custodian of it for that generation. If you need to get rid of the thing, then you're pretty much required to offer it to another family member for permanent or temporary safekeeping.
Anyway, I'm beating a dead horse here. This poster already received resounding schooling from readers in the comments of the original thread where this story was shared when they shared their story, wondering why their family was upset with them for selling a treasured heirloom piano.
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