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Your right Neums - I sure if there are no takers at those 'inflated' prices they would consider offers.

And yes Jim will always have his memories which are the most important thing to have.
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Looks like someone is shopping for buyers.
The market is still hot so the timing practically compels these guys to put their stuff up for sale.

If they let time go by, and pass on, the family will end up with the stuff and then what?

If the family decides to sell the stuff down the line, it may be at a point in time when the market is not what it is now -AND- the buyers might not be willing to pay top price if they are not buying the items directly from the sports figure. I think it's obvious that the highest possible price is going to be achieved by dealing with a living sports figure directly, and especially at a point in time when it's still a peak seller's market.

In any case it's fairly clear that for the most part, the guys are not that attached to their gear, those who are are holding on and that's that.

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To some extent his gear is time sensitive. People of his generation who watched the “miracle on ice” are at the point in their lives that they are earning their maximum and have the disposable income to purchase stuff like this for top dollar. Once his generation moves along into retirement it will be a long time before some of the stuff sells as antiques, long after Craig is gone I’d suspect.

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Definitely time sensitive. If sold even ten years after the fact, it is merely used stuff. Fifty years down the road, people don't remember, thus not worth as much. Thirty-five years after is probably in the sweet spot of what it's worth. People who were kids or young adults at the time this happened and saw it on TV would be most likely to have the Benjies for this stuff, and they would be most likely to pay the $$$.

I don't blame Jim Craig one bit for trying to finance a good retirement and inheritance for his family.
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Hey boys,
All very good comments and points made on this story. As we all know and realize that art, fossils, paintings, things of historic events and rare sports collectables are only worth what someone is willing to pay. But asking that the shrine to Jim Craig be kept together should not have been mentioned in the description and listing of the items that I happen to read recently. That should have been kept quiet and left to be discussed with the potential buyers in confidence. "That's just my opinion"
I agree that a museum tour would be one of the best scenario's like the mask in MOMA display. Maybe a private or corporate buyer that would allow it to go on tour for half or 6 months of the year and shown the rest of the time in his or her collection.
Don't forget that museums do buy, sell and loan out parts of there collections to other museums. Don't kid yourself they do.

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