Tom Seaver's stuff

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Tom's family is auctioning off some of his memorabilia.

https://sports.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?si=2&live_state=5318~5319~5322~5321~5324~10458&dept=3923&consignor_no=26&auction_name=50083&sb=1&mode=live&page=48~1&layout=gallery

I'm sure all of these will soar above my limits, but its neat to see some of the cool rings players get for being All-Stars and such.

[Gwreck]

I didn’t know the Mets gave Seaver 2000 and 2015 NL Championship rings. I wonder why - maybe just because he is Tom Seaver?

[Edgy MD]

[MetsBlue]LOT 81022[/MetsBlue]

1990's Tom Seaver Personal Mementos Lot of 4 from The Tom Seaver Collection. These mementos were in Tom Seaver's personal collection. Included are: Ted Williams Retrospective Museum And Library medallion (88/100), Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation medallion, Seaver's 1989 All-Star Game press pin and 1988 Sports(man?) of The Year Award from the Marine Scholarship dog tag. Letter of provenance from Nancy Seaver.

Bidding currently at a buck. And heck, I'd pay a buck just to get a letter from Nancy.

[Frayed Knot]

Seaver always had good stuff.

Ralph, Bob and Lindsey always told us so.

[MFS62]

Yep, great stuff.

"Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch." - Reggie Jackson

Later

[G-Fafif]

Seaver was a broadcaster in 2000 and a club ambassador in 2015. But just being Seaver was ringworthy.

The Gil Hodges Award that's part of this offering was accepted by Art Shamsky and hand-delivered to Napa during the trip documented in "After the Miracle," written by Erik Sherman (in Shamsky's voice). I had the honor of presenting it to Art in Astoria at the 2017 Queens Baseball Convention. I was surprised a teammate came to pick it up, more surprised it made the transcontinental journey; and am kind of shocked it's out in the wild.

https://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2017/01/31/qbcs-nice-to-come-home-to/

[whippoorwill]

That’s sad.

[metirish]

Not that I would purchase any of it but some items are going for dirt cheap ( low bids at least ) what's going on here ? Just ridding themselves of stuff or needing money? Edited February 10 by metirish

[whippoorwill]

Current bid on 1969 WS ring is $145000.

Yes why would they sell that? Are they strapped?

[Edgy MD]

Shigeo Nagashima, Joe Torre, Sadaharu Oh, and Tom Seaver yuk it up during Mets goodwill tour of Japan

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Torre notably rocking Brock Pemberton's 2 on his uniform instead of his usual 9. While the kanji autographs of Nagashima and Oh are apparently authentic, the English-language versions are believed to have been added by Torre and Seaver, which kind of makes the photo cooler.

And if that is true, I guess it suggests that Nagashima and Oh added the kanji version of Torre and Seaver's names.

[Edgy MD]

Here is a unique photo of Seaver, being auctioned off from Jerry Koosman's stuff, seemingly of Tom in the tunnel at Shea, waiting for his turn at bat.

Bidding currently at 99 cents!!

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[Benjamin Grimm]

Does it come with the rulers?

[Lefty Specialist]

Love the security guy with a well-chewed stogie.

[Cowtipper]

Current bid on 1969 WS ring is $145000.

Yes why would they sell that? Are they strapped?

 

It's up to $410,000 with a week left.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm out!

[whippoorwill]

I think the the sapphire NY one is prettier

Edited February 23 by whippoorwill

[metirish]

Current bid on 1969 WS ring is $145000.

Yes why would they sell that? Are they strapped?

 

I would like to know this too, with his wine business and his storied career I would think the family are ok , but who knows

[Gwreck]

A couple thoughts:

-It may be that the market for a Seaver World Series ring is as high as it’s ever going to get. The universe of people who have that kind of money to spend and who were around to care about the Mets of that era/Seaver is actively dwindling.

-Knowing nothing about the family’s finances, estates are still complicated. And I recall that one of Tom’s daughters died in the last year or two. There may be financial or estate planning reasons that make it prudent to liquidate things.

[Frayed Knot]

Then there's also the idea of what the family is going to do with some of that stuff. My father had a handful of awards from his career, awards that meant a lot to him but what am I/my siblings going to do with them? I didn't win any.

In Tom's case one daughter (of two) is already deceased, Nancy is elderly, and eventually you start finding fewer reasons to hang on to those things. And, unlike in my father's case, Tom's awards and keepsakes (Ronnie has often told the story about Tom having the last out ball of every shutout he threw) carry actual market value with them (substantial value in some cases) which gives extra reasons to consider parting with them.

I doubt the family is selling them because they need the money. At some point hanging on to those kind of physical objects can become more of a burden than they're worth.

[The Hot Corner]

Then there's also the idea of what the family is going to do with some of that stuff. My father had a handful of awards from his career, awards that meant a lot to him but what am I/my siblings going to do with them? I didn't win any.

In Tom's case one daughter (of two) is already deceased, Nancy is elderly, and eventually you start finding fewer reasons to hang on to those things. And, unlike in my father's case, Tom's awards and keepsakes (Ronnie has often told the story about Tom having the last out ball of every shutout he threw) carry actual market value with them (substantial value in some cases) which gives extra reasons to consider parting with them.

I doubt the family is selling them because they need the money. At some point hanging on to those kind of physical objects can become more of a burden than they're worth.

 

This is pretty much what I was thinking. So many people, myself included, tend to hoard objects for sentimental reasons. Ultimately, the objects are often stashed away out of sight so that no one sees, or stuck on shelves that we pass so often that they are "essentially "hidden in plain sight". Often, it is probably wiser to sell them while they have value so someone else can hoard them away.

[Cowtipper]

The '69 World Series ring sold for $854,122.

[kcmets]

The '69 World Series ring sold for $854,122.

 

I read $30-something million somewhere this morning.