Ted Williams Card Values.

akuracy503 · October 2, 2009 6:33AM

With the exploited saddening news of Ted's abuse, will his card values drop?
Has he gone from legend to circus act at the hands of society's scum.

Serious question....will you collect Ted with the same enthusiasm?

gameusedhoop · October 2, 2009 6:38AM

Ted was Ted, no one else. He wasn't the people who surrounded him.

His accomplishments in baseball and more importantly the Marines, were legendary. His accomplishments have not tarnished in any way in my eyes. He is still up there in the top 5-10 in MLB history. Sad what has happened, but if you knew anything about John Henry Williams it shouldn't be a surprise. At least he isn't getting the last laugh.

digicat · October 2, 2009 6:41AM

I can't see how this will negativly impact Ted Williams card values.

Kdog08 · October 2, 2009 6:43AM

It may increase values and bring people who were fans of his, but not necessarily collectors into the hobby. Sometimes sports names in the mainstream create more interest!

RonBurgundy · October 2, 2009 6:52AM

I've always believed you could get ahead by collecting Ted Williams cards.

caramelcollector · October 2, 2009 6:57AM

I THINK THE op CANT BE MORE WRONG

as time goes on and more steroid monsters are uncovered, the greats of the game will gain more greatness!

Great!

onebamafan · October 2, 2009 8:08AM

<< I've always believed you could get ahead by collecting Ted Williams cards. >>

He was without a doubt aHEAD of his time..................sorry, Ron strarted it!

akuracy503 · October 2, 2009 8:18AM

<< I THINK THE op CANT BE MORE WRONG

as time goes on and more steroid monsters are uncovered, the greats of the game will gain more greatness!

Great! >>

You're right, it's just I cant seem to get this scandalous image out of my head.

Why and what family member had this great idea of preserving Ted's cranium?

I mean really....

digicat · October 2, 2009 8:21AM

<< Why and what family member had this great idea of preserving Ted's cranium? >>

Apparently it was his son, who died a few years ago and is now being stored in the same cryo facility as his dad.

akuracy503 · October 2, 2009 8:22AM

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<< I've always believed you could get ahead by collecting Ted Williams cards. >>

He was without a doubt aHEAD of his time..................sorry, Ron strarted it! >>

Comments like these make me believe there will be some dent in ted's cards, at least with demand.

I mean really...who with their head straight would collect ted at this moment.

This scandal is one of the most disrespectful acts a human can make on another human being.

akuracy503 · October 2, 2009 8:23AM

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<< Why and what family member had this great idea of preserving Ted's cranium? >>

Apparently it was his son, who died a few years ago and is now being stored in the same cryo facility as his dad. >>

What's so special about his son that he opted to spend dad's money to preserve himself?
What a mess.

digicat · October 2, 2009 8:28AM

<< What's so special about his son that he opted to spend dad's money to preserve himself? >>

Sometimes, people with lots of money and Death knocking on the door will do weird things.

VintageCardLover · October 5, 2009 8:18AM

i hope that they bat around his son's head with a hockey stick.

itzagoner · October 5, 2009 8:36AM

i think it's safe to say that many folks believed Ted was ahead of his time.

oops, i meant pinata.

TomGshotput · October 5, 2009 10:23AM

If alcohol abuse doesn't hurt card values, doubt this will. . .

He could hit a baseball better than virtually anyone else in history and he was on the front lines in two wars. My question has always been why aren't his cards more in line with the some of the other top players. My guess is the people willing to spend a lot of money on cards from the 50 or 60 years ago generally base their purchases more around what happened 50 or 60 years ago, rather than what happens in the tabloids today