Rip jerry west
 

Classy and a true star ,,feeling sad.

Great player and a great basketball mind. RIP #44 The Logo.

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Outstanding player that helped the development of many - RIP Mr. West

Ouch, That's a roughie.

Goodnight "Mr. Clutch" and thanks for the memories

Class act of a great NBA star.. RIP..

Humanity is a goddamn joke. Look at how many new listings (with stupid prices) appeared immediately following the news of #44's death.

Rest in peace, Mr. West.

It's a weird long-time thing. I remember when Mike Darr died (car wreck) and people were snapping up his cards at crazy big prices on EBay. That was 2002 even before Spring Training got going beyond pitchers/catchers reporting. He wasn't even a hot prospect even if he wasn't trash.

Some people seem to grieve by buying stuff, even if it's going to be near worthless within months and nearly forgotten in years. I don't understand it, but it keeps repeating itself.

Agree . Have seen it with many stars who died including Earnhardt, Derrick Thomas, Kobe Bryant.

Jerry West was a guy we wanted to play like. I remember reading that he took an extra hard bounce just before shooting a jump shot, of course I worked on that skill. Never got in the air as high as Zeke from Cabin Creek though.

Late last year, the same sad thing happened regarding Brooks Robinson, where all of the dealers suddenly had his cards prominently displayed (which they never were before) and put insane price stickers on the holders.



Here's my excerpt about it from my "Observations from the Card Show Front Lines - UPDATED!!!" https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=332207 thread...

4. Dead Centering
It’s often been mentioned how Brooks Robinson has clearly been an undervalued Hall of Famer forever. For the everyday collector, the want of his cards centers around a couple of standouts, like his rookie card or the coveted and pricey 1967 high number.

Well, after his very recent passing, the number of B-Robby cards sitting in display cases has grown doubly, triply exponentially. It seemed virtually every dealer had Brooks Robinson cards occupying prominent positions in their cases, surrounded by the usual assortment of Mantles, Mays, Aarons, Ryans and Clementes. And we’re not talking about the rare stuff, just the basic 1960s-70s cards.

Sometimes effective marketing is depressing.

The moral compass was lost long before folks started taking advantage of people's death, try and surround yourself with the minority of folks that still prioritize values that wouldn't include that behavior.

Mr West was a class act his entire life, RIP Logo..

Truly one of the greats...RIP Mr. West

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