Would you follow through and pay? Brady's last TD

[JimC]

Has someone already asked what happens if it turns out the ball was deflated?

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by JimC

Has someone already asked what happens if it turns out the ball was deflated?

Why would it be?

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Why would it be?

Well, Brady did deflate its value (at least temporarily) with his un-retirement. Further proving that he does like deflated balls.


Steve

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Why would it be?

To fit a medium flat rate box instead of a large one.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Don’t know if this is new information

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...n-charity.html

[rjackson44]

Has Leland’s commented on this at all?

[FrankWakefield]

A thought, and in no way does this change my mind that the high bidder should pay for this ball...

But what if he doesn't buy it, they offer it down to the next underbidder, and the next, and the next, until someone finally buys it and the consigner is good with it...

And then, Brady gets hurt in a preseason game and retires. No subsequent touchdowns thrown. Now, that original high bidder DOES want to honor that bid, and claims he is now entitled to get the ball because at the time the AH and consignor allowed him to withdraw that high bid it was not foreseeable to him that the ball may well be the Last Touchdown Ball??? So now he does get the ball and that willing underbidder has to give up the ball??

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

A thought, and in no way does this change my mind that the high bidder should pay for this ball...

But what if he doesn't buy it, they offer it down to the next underbidder, and the next, and the next, until someone finally buys it and the consigner is good with it...

And then, Brady gets hurt in a preseason game and retires. No subsequent touchdowns thrown. Now, that original high bidder DOES want to honor that bid, and claims he is now entitled to get the ball because at the time the AH and consignor allowed him to withdraw that high bid it was not foreseeable to him that the ball may well be the Last Touchdown Ball??? So now he does get the ball and that willing underbidder has to give up the ball??

That would be a clear waiver once he tells them he isn't buying it. He's out. The AH likely would make him sign something anyway relinquishing his rights.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Clutch-Hitter

Don’t know if this is new information

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...n-charity.html

That is interesting Greg, and clearly shows Brady was well aware of the football being sold. It also brings into question Brady's motives and doing what he did in announcing his unretirement right after the auction closed. I had heard rumors there was speculation in some corners that Brady may have intentionally done the unretirement announcement to get back at the seller because he wouldn't return the football Mike Evans unfortunately threw into the stands. Have no proof or basis, just repeating rumors heard.

Such a seemingly generous offer to donate a Bitcoin in someone's name may not be what it seems, and could easily be a stunt to throw people off from looking at this retirement announcement as a form of retribution that was supposed to impact the seller, not the buyer. Just look at this thread, can easily see someone initially thinking that the timing of the announcement would give the buyer reason to cancel and back out of the purchase, to the seller's detriment. But the person doing so may not have realized that the buyer may legally still have to go through with the transaction. So possibly as a PR move they offer to donate a Bitcoin in the buyer's name to the charity of their choice.

So what, that doesn't do crap for the buyer, he's potentially still out close to $500K. The donation is only made in the buyer's name, so want to bet who's going to actually get credit on their tax return for the charitable donation? It just makes you wonder a little more if there was something else going on.

[Schlesinj]

Brady in some way has a relationship with Lelands as a few months ago he auctioned off a meet and greet experience for charity “This too shall pass” via WHIP Fundraising. That meet and greet is to occur in April. It is a fundraiser to benefit victims of the pandemic.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

Brady in some way has a relationship with Leland’s as a few months ago he auctioned off a meet and greet experience for charity “This too shall pass” via WHIP Fundraising. That meet and greet us to occur in April. It is a fundraiser to benefit victims of the pandemic.

In that instance, if he is working with Leland's you'd think he wouldn't want to do anything that could be detrimental to the AH. This whole situation with the timing and all is crazy. We'll just have to sit back and see how it all plays out.