Hi all,
[...] otherwise I will check back in a few years - thanks for the help!
Hi there,
Shiny! Checking back in after a few years does not sound like a good plan considering bitcoins tendency to increase against the dollar. It gets harder and harder to sell, you already see that trend with the bitnickels (5btc) and even the singles.
Same argument goes in case you like to maximize the number of bitcoins you receive. So I would say: auction time

OP stated they're not necessarily looking to sell, nor do we know for sure that
BTC will increase vs the dollar over the next couple years (though most of us would like to say so/believe so).