Gene Bearden

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by 67Rally

It definitely ranks up there among the worst cases of veterans lying about their service.

I was thrilled to land a team ball that bore several signatures of war veterans with his placed among several combat veterans. Desiring to fully document his WWII service and his ordeal aboard the USS Helena led to a succession of discoveries showing that he could not have possibly served aboard the ill-fated cruiser. When I finally received his full service record, it was a bittersweet moment as it confirmed my research but also confirmed that he lied and lied big.

wow Scary and Sad.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Okay, so I gave my beater 1950 Bowman Gene Bearden, which, due to it's beater condition, was worth peanuts, to someone who couldn't give a damn about his false history.

I guess that is better than what I did with a Hal Chase t205 when I discovered what a piece of $#@& he was. I cut it up and flushed it down the toilet. I was then vilified by card collectors here on net54 when I announced having done so. Tough tarts! I wanted that jerk's card gone!

I agree with your approach to collecting...I don't have any Pete Rose or any of the steroid group....


So yes, you card investment guys who are only into cards for the money, the back story and history is important.

I have always purchased more cards with emotion than with financial goals.

Originally Posted by G1911

If we all destroyed the cards of people who did something we don’t like or was wrong, there would be no cards left.

Well, but I do believe in standards, and with that in mind, I would rather collect Jackie, Aaron and Clemente than Rose and Palmeiro...or, now, Bearden.