65-Year-Old British Man Earns Rs 26 Lakh Selling His Collection Of Unique Beer Cans

A man in the UK known for his enormous beer can collection recently sold his outstanding collection for ?25,000 (Rs 26.12 lakh). Nick West, 65, spent 42 years collecting a variety of unique and rare cans, totalling 10,300 at its peak. Initially, Nick chose to reduce his collection to 1,500 cans, valuing it at ?25,000.

When did the man sell a part of his beer collection first?

Nick West sold his vast collection of beer | Image: SWNS

However, when he and his wife Deborah moved from Langford, North Somerset to Ledbury, Herefordshire two years ago, they were confronted with the reality of a restricted room in their new home.

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This forced Nick to sell the remaining 1,497 beer cans, leaving him with only three from his once-large collection. These last cans were sold to Italian merchants who made a special trip to get them.

What did they do to preserve the collection initially?

The couple initaially extended their home to accommodate the hundreds of cans | Image: SWNS

Reflecting on the process, Nick described the emotional difficulties of letting go of the culmination of almost four decades of collecting.

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Initially, he and his wife had to extend their home to accommodate the hundreds of cans, eventually relocating to a larger Victorian home to properly display them. As they downsized, Nick sold a piece of the collection to fund his retirement and donated the remainder to Oakham Treasures in Portbury, Bristol.

How did the man continue selling his collection?

Despite leaving with his prized collection, Nick secured its legacy by selling it to collectors who will continue to treasure it.

Now, he only keeps his top three favourite cans. Initially, Nick sold 6,000 cans from his collection for $13,500 (about Rs 14 lakh). Later, he sold 1,800 cans to beer can sellers in Italy, earning an extra $12,500 (Rs 10 lakh).

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