Current Events > Doctor who DIED of COVID-19 left his 20 MILLION in BASEBALL CARDS to his family!

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A Florida Doctor who died recently from COVID-19 left his family a FORTUNE thanks to his MASSIVE baseball collection worth 20 MILLION..and now they are AUCTIONING IT OFF!!

His memorabilia dates back to the 19th century and the multi million dollar collection is going up for auction

73 y/o Dr. Thomas Newman died back in January from complications of the disease according to his widow, Nancy

He was an avoid sports memorabilia and baseball card collector and even attended conventions to get more of his "paper babies" as he sometimes calls his cards

He has over 1000 modern and vintage baseball cards as well as football and hockey cards

It included one of legend, Babe Ruth, a 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card, baseball cards Ty Cobb, Lou Gehring, Honus Wagner and Ted Williams and World Series program books from back a CENTURY ago

The Mantle card is the most valuable in 1986 in its original case worth over a million

The whole collection is now up for an auction with Memory Lane Auctions which is hosting the bidding beginning on June 21 and ending on July 10

Nancy says the collection gave him such pleasure and the only reason he would ever sell a card was if he had acquired the same card in a higher grade

Stewart, his son also fondly remembers travelling together at National Sports Collections Conventions

Nancy said he was a wonder, deep man with so many talents who also loved golfing and playing music

They expressed optimism at the auction and a lot of opportunity for people to take a whole collection of memories with them and for his legacy to go on

Would you sell your dead loved one's collections if they were worth millions?

Thomas - Deceased

https://i.imgur.com/ADhmABc.jpg

Nancy and Stewart - Mother and Son

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https://i.imgur.com/AqagkV5.jpg

His Collection -

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https://i.imgur.com/4JRKbXn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HsUaMcQ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4IxVTwB.jpg

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Sell that shit.

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Horrible, if I inherited those cards I would not sell it. I'd put it in a fucking bank safety deposit box.

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I would sell it off. Frankly those cards would bring a collector a lot more happiness than they would bring me. And clearly that money would be a huge boon to my wealth.

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I can't imagine the thought process behind someone willing to sell their fathers beloved possessions like that. I wonder if his father knew his children are greedy pieces of shit.

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SomeLikeItHoth posted...

I can't imagine the thought process behind someone willing to sell their fathers beloved possessions like that. I wonder if his father knew his children are greedy pieces of shit.

maybe the father held onto it knowing that shit would only go up in value and it would help his family in the long run?

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SomeLikeItHoth posted...

I can't imagine the thought process behind someone willing to sell their fathers beloved possessions like that. I wonder if his father knew his children are greedy pieces of shit.

Eh, they're just things. They would just get shoved into a box and forgotten anyway.

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monkmith posted...

maybe the father held onto it knowing that shit would only go up in value and it would help his family in the long run?

Full Throttle posted...

Nancy says the collection gave him such pleasure and the only reason he would ever sell a card was if he had acquired the same card in a higher grade

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SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Nancy says the collection gave him such pleasure and the only reason he would ever sell a card was if he had acquired the same card in a higher grade

he's dead now, he's not feeling possessive anymore.

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My mom threw away the sealed cards I left behind. Still havent forgiven her for that.

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maybe keep a few extra special ones for sentimental value, but sell the majority. At least that's what I would prefer to happen with my stuff when I'm gone.

Damn, I highly suspect they're underestimating the value of his collection.

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Full Throttle posted...

https://i.imgur.com/btf19go.jpg

"Now, Johnny Unitas, there's a haircut you could set your watch to."


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I read, "Doctor Who DIED of Covid..."

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>No Honus Wagner

Trash collection. Throw it in a dumpster.

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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...

It lists Honus Wagner in the op. Hence my video.

That would require me to read the text of a duckbear post, which is considered a war crime in some countries.. I click the pictures.

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Depends on if it's something I'm interested in personally, the size of the collection (as in physical size), my abilities to store it correctly, and how much I could use the money.

In this hypothetical I would definitely sell and perhaps donate a good chunk (25ish %) to a charity that they would have supported, and spread some around to other family that might need it (assuming they didn't also get big inheritances).

The cards would better be in the home of someone who would enjoy them and could properly store them.

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This is something meant to be sold off if the inheritor has zero interest in it. There's no way someone collects that much that long and expects that his family is just going to make rooms dedicated to baseball cards if they hadn't been heavily involved in it. What'd be shitty is auctioning off your parents awards, purple hearts, long term family heirlooms, etc the second the die. These are something only to be kept if you actually feel a direct bond through the cards to your parent.

Jabodie posted...

I would sell it off. Frankly those cards would bring a collector a lot more happiness than they would bring me. And clearly that money would be a huge boon to my wealth.

Mostly this, unless there were some particular cards that would have been particularly favored by the deceased. In that case, well. Save those to pass on.

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maybe keep his favorite one, sell the rest of it

Jabodie posted...

I would sell it off. Frankly those cards would bring a collector a lot more happiness than they would bring me. And clearly that money would be a huge boon to my wealth.

I'd keep one of the big name ones for myself as his son for sure. Keep the Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle at least.

I think it's a good move to sell off; they probably won't accrue much more value going forward.

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Hard to say. If I really cared about the person giving them to me and he (obviously) really cared about baseball cards Id probably think of them as his mementos.

That said, I wouldnt hold it against my children if they sold them when Im gone, as they probably wouldnt have the same attachment.

RIP doctor who

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