RIP Dick Towle

[samosa4u]

I spoke with him last month and he told me that he had beaten his cancer, which was amazing news. However, I did notice that his voice sounded kind of weak. I thought maybe it was the phone connection or maybe he was just tired. Unfortunately, he had COVID pneumonia and was later hospitalized. I believe this is probably what killed him.

Now, regarding his character, let me say this: the only difference between Dick and your average vintage card dealer is that Dick spoke very openly about the things he did, while your average vintage dealer isn't going to do this. Soaking, as you know, is something that has been done in this hobby for a very long time. It has also been discussed on this forum very openly. Heck, I even learned how to do this because of the threads I found on here! Yes, there were other things he did which some wouldn't agree with, such as pressing out wrinkles - to each his own. However, compared to all the guys outed by BODA, Dick was an angel! R.I.P.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Now, regarding his character, let me say this: the only difference between Dick and your average vintage card dealer is that Dick spoke very openly about the things he did, while your average vintage dealer isn't going to do this. Soaking, as you know, is something that has been done in this hobby for a very long time. It has also been discussed on this forum very openly. Heck, I even learned how to do this because of the threads I found on here! Yes, there were other things he did which some wouldn't agree with, such as pressing out wrinkles - to each his own. However, compared to all the guys outed by BODA, Dick was an angel! R.I.P.

Agreed. His openness set his work apart from the leagues of conniving card doctors out there.
R.I.P.

[ALBB]

Oh yes, now I recall... back then I dont seem to remember it being " that big " of a deal..guys argued about it... but not like today !

[scottglevy]

I consider Dick to be a personal friend and a true gentleman. May he RIP.

[oldjudge]

Who knows, maybe he will be restored

[Bpm0014]

^^^^ hahhahahhahahahaha

[Triton21]

I would like to thank each and every one of you who shared a memory and posted very kind words about my father and the kind of character he was. This is still very very fresh and it doesn't feel real. I know a lot of people don't agree with what we do but there's also a lot of people that love what we do and my father's biggest thing was he loved to prove people wrong when somebody says that something can't be done he takes that as not a negative thing but a positive thing. I will miss going to card shows working with my father I was his right hand man I was his youngest son and now I lost my rock my best friend my fishing partner for life and the one person when I had a question about a purchase of a baseball card and if I didn't think it was a good deal I would ask him before I made my purchase if that makes any sense. Our business is a family run business for over 25 years and will continue to be as strong as ever as my father's words were to me keep our business going and keep it strong and that's what I have been doing all along. So I don't need to advertise what we do because we are an open book everybody knows about gone with the stain if anyone has any questions just Google us on our website and feel free to contact us via email or phone calls. And I thank you all again for the very very nice comments because I could really use some right now this is the hardest thing I've ever went through in my whole life. Thank you all again sincerely Adam Towle. www.gonewiththestain.com