OT - Mark Jordan
 

Hello Everyone,

I was informed yesterday that Mark Jordan of Heritage Auctions was in a very serious car accident. I understand he got sideswiped by a hit and run driver and broke four ribs and a bone in his neck. His kidneys were not working properly as of yesterday so he was still in the ICU the last I heard. Fortunately, those close to the situation remain postive about his recovery.

While I personally know Mark on only a casual basis and some consider him a "competitor" of mine, I hope you will all please keep Mark in your prayers as we hope for a speedy recovery. I am guessing some of you may also know Mark personally and also wish him the best.

Sincerely,
Chris

Very sad to hear, wish him the best of luck.

Yes, Mark has been involved in this hobby for a very long time....

I'm hoping he heals quickly....

Sad news. Even though I have only known him a few years, I have always had a good time being around Mark. Get well quick Mark.

I've been lucky in my car accidents
 

This may be a blessing for Mark as I know he has other health issues in the past so if this helps to fix alll his health issues this may work in his behalf

I do hope he heals fast, my car wreck in December 2011 too took me a good month to get over and I only had a 2 hour ER visit. Car wrecks suck

Rich

I had a wreck March 2011 and I'm still not recovered... I wish him the best...

Mark is a great person, and I am so sorry to hear the news. Thanks for sharing this.

I hope he gets well soon.

By the way, and perhaps now is not the time to bring this up, but I find Mark to be a great resource at Heritage. I much prefer working with him than the usual people I used to deal with there.

mark
 

wishing you a full and speedy recovery.
My prayers are with you,

Barry

Any updates on Mark?

Hey Michael,

I'm checking and will post an update as soon as I hear back.

Just got this from a friend of mine:

He is very slowly improving. Gonna be a long road to recovery, but we can hopefully go see him next week.

While the recovery may not be a speedy one, fortunately it looks like he is slowly getting better.

thanks for the update,

glad to hear he is improving, while sad that it's going to be a long road to recovery. My prayers are with him and his family.

My first encounter with Mark occurred at my second National show, in Chicago/Rosemont in 2002. He had a fairly large inventory of vintage autographs for sale and I was able to purchase a Joe Sugden signed business card (Scout, St. Louis Cardinals?) along with a couple of other items (that currently escape my memory). I found Mark to be quite informative and pleasant to deal with. Prayers for a speedy recovery.