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Very sad news: Tony Varvel has passed away.

I have some very sad news to report. I'm sorry to tell you that Tony Varvel has passed away. You may know him as GraphingMLB.

Tony was a longtime member of Autograph Live and a friend of mine for years. He was always happy to give advice from his years of experience in in-person sports collecting, mostly for his collection and not to sell. He was also especially good at modern baseball authentication, and would generally help collectors who needed advice.

I will miss him a lot.

Rest in peace, Tony.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on November 11, 2018 at 2:23pm

Oh my goodness.

I remember Tony very well here and communicated with him frequently when he was active here.

RIP, Tony.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 11, 2018 at 2:23pm

While I did not know him, my sincere condolences to his family, and to you, Steve. The loss of a good friend is very hard. And the loss of a valued contributor to the site also so. We are very few.

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Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on November 11, 2018 at 2:25pm

This kills me. He and I started talking on this site years ago. He was my friend and I will miss our conversations and laughs .

Love you bro

R.I.P.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on November 11, 2018 at 2:37pm

Tony was a really great guy. Not only on the site but in real life. Graphed spring training with him every year. We became really good friends and spoke weekly since he moved to Idaho.

He was great on baseball sigs and could study and learn new signatures as fast as anybody I ever met.

I am shocked and saddened by the news. I will miss him.

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Permalink Reply by Frank Varvel on November 30, 2018 at 5:10am

He loved spring training

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Permalink Reply by Corey Moylan on November 11, 2018 at 2:39pm

Wow. I was fortunate to build a friendship with Tony the last couple months. He was an amazing guy. So shocking to hear. RIP

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Permalink Reply by Steve on November 11, 2018 at 3:29pm

RIP TONY

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on November 11, 2018 at 3:35pm

I had quite a few good conversations with Tony. This is very sad for me to hear. I hope all the best for his family at this time.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on November 11, 2018 at 4:02pm

May God bless you Tony Varvel.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on November 11, 2018 at 4:59pm

This is tremendously sad and upsetting. I’m so sorry to hear this.

I did not know Tony well, but we communicated via private message many times. It was always a pleasure to chat with him and he seemed like a great guy.

My condolences to his family.