Do we love our components more then ourselves ???

Inna, the point is that I'm not so attached to my firearms as you to your blades. I also have a few switchblade knives that can stab concrete pole and remain sharp and solid. They're all just metal toys to me with no emotional bonds whatsoever. Same with cars and trucks. Offered right money -- SOLD with no remorse and same with almost anything I own.
I'm attached to my parrot which is part of one of my shoulder right or left (definitely of his choice) and often repeats after me, answers or greets my guests. My friends and close ones are certainly NOT for sale.

I exaggerated a little about my attachment to knifes, but they are important.
Some of my friends are for sale but no-one is buying. Figures.

Bdp24, I have a solution for ya. You could go the route of cremation. That should leave plenty of room for all of your prized instruments. In fact, you could ask the Dude & Walter Sobchak to sprinkle your remains over your possessions while they rant about the injustices in Vietnam. Disclosure Statement: make sure its not a windy day.

I've had several corporate relocations over the last 25 years. My audio equipment was always a concern, but I've always known that most of it is replaceable / repairable so any damages would be paid by the moving company.  I've got a lot of audio gear and it's been rare when something (speakers is most cases) didn't get even a slight bit of damage.  I've made claims to what the damage was worth to me and have been satisified in most cases.  I'm probably worried more about my music collection as while most is replaceable, some would be diffiult if not impossible to find.  I've now got a list of every piece of music I own and did not always have that in previous moves.  The list comes in handy when moving, but the actual reason I did it is because I started buying music that I already owned and needed this list available on my phone to prevent repeat purchases.  Despite all this, I was probably worried most about my Corvette, though it was probably close.