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New Tony Gwynn Ebay Items!!

Ok so Tony Gwynn died today so I decided to see how ebay looked for Gwynn items tonight

as of 9 o clock eastern time there are 181 newly listed items from today!!!!!!!

UNREAL hahah

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Permalink Reply by Dane on June 16, 2014 at 6:05pm

Gwynn autographed items never really sold well, since the guy was nice enough to sign for anyone who asked. I'm more curious about whether the end of the unlimited supply chain will finally allow his prices to rise to the level of his ability.

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Permalink Reply by GraphingMlb on June 16, 2014 at 7:13pm

Have you seen the Crazy Prices up on some of this stuff as it is the newly listed items as well...Whew out of control

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on June 16, 2014 at 7:33pm

It's sickening. The eBay vultures strike again.

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on June 16, 2014 at 9:24pm

This morning there was baseballs with authentication on older national league baseballs such as Whites and Colemans that were snow white for $60 and less. After the news of his death spread, they all sold and people have tried flipping items for $200+. Unbelievable.

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Permalink Reply by GraphingMlb on June 16, 2014 at 10:21pm

Those People probably dont realize that Gwynn did 3 free signings a year in El Cajon and signed for everyone all the time..Well Sure as hell wont get 200 out of me..

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Permalink Reply by Dane on June 17, 2014 at 12:48am

He also set aside one day (unannounced, but still one day guaranteed) per road trip to sign for any fans who asked at the player gate. I always thought that was a nice gesture on his part.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on June 17, 2014 at 11:39am

I used to take between 80-90 of my students to a spring training game each year from about '92-95. We would spend about an hour and a half on the back fields watching them practice, getting autographs, baseballs from payers, broken bats, etc. Tony would not only sign for every person, he would ask if there was anyone who didn't get a signature that wanted one. All the other players were inside for lunch and Tony was still out there taking care of each person. A class act without a doubt.

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Permalink Reply by GraphingMlb on June 17, 2014 at 12:23pm

Well Said Steve...I spent a lot of time on them back fields as well and had the chance to meet him on several occasions as a kid..He was one of my favorites.

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Permalink Reply by Null on June 17, 2014 at 1:39pm

Had a huge debate on my card trading website about this yesterday... Someone immediately started listing cards for sale and there was about 10 pages bashing him...

Unfortunately, right after someone dies is the best time to cash in. It's brutal, but the honest truth. Everyone is entitled to a profit, I don't have a huge problem as long as it is done halfway tastefully. (The guy yesterday got bashed because his title literally was something like "Gwynn has Died. Buy my cards" , he also posted it within about 10 minutes of hearing the news of his death). We've all probably sold a dead guy's autograph before, if that's a sin then we're all in trouble. Personally, I would not be one to try and "cash-in" THAT quick, but I'm not damning those who do.

It's the same type of inflation we see on prospect cards when they go pro, and on superstars when they retire. Yes I know these are vastly different scenarios than a DEATH, but at the same time it shows that people have a renowned interest suddenly. Yes some dweeb may make $5 extra on a card, just like the dweebs at MLB games make $6 extra on a beer because you're thirsty. Supply and demand.

The thing that REALLY ticks me off is the amount of forgeries we are going to see. It's one thing to make money off his memorabilia once he passed, it's a whole new story when these scumbags start forging the person's name for profit. These are the real vultures IMO, and we see it over and over again.

An interesting question for discussion: How long until it is OK to sell Tony Gwynn stuff in your opinion? 24 hours? Week? Month? Year?

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Permalink Reply by Dane on June 17, 2014 at 4:03pm

I'd assume that within a week, prices would normalize back to where they were before a person died. Personally, I don't mind folks selling LEGITIMATE autographs when someone dies. The problem is the market getting flooded with forged crap.