Kirby Puckett dies

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Posted By: warshawlaw

But what difference is it to anyone here if a seller wants to sell a Puckett autograph now versus a year from now? It doesn't affect Puckett's loved ones, who I guarantee you are not on ebay looking at the prices of his stuff, nor does it affect anyone who has nice memories of Puckett. It is no different than shorting or buying into a stock, bond, etc., on the day's news. Like it or not, the death of a HOFer makes a lot of collectors take notice and go after an item that they might have waited on until later on the theory that he was going to be available to sign for the next 30 years and now he isn't. I don't think a seller capitalizing on the passing of a famous person by selling a legitimate item that he owns has anything to apologize for nor does he have to justify himself to anyone.