Needed the money.
In 2009 I sold off almost all of my T206's, which wasn't a huge number, maybe 60-70 of them because I needed the money to ship paintings to my first solo gallery show, and also to pay for the family to fly down for the opening. I sold it to a board member, (can't remember who though) for $1500. What stings was the fact that there were a BUNCH of Hall of Famers in there, including all the Mathewson's, Walter Johnson portraits and others. I have reacquired most of them back at a higher price of course, but I would have LOVED to have kept them all.
so it goes.
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