Appreciation: Humble Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew dies at 74

[badmin]

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died Monday at 74 from esophageal cancer. He hit 573 career home runs, but had the ego of a batboy.

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[nolehusker]

Badmin, please tell me if Harmon Killebrew died... I don't know if he did or not

 

[LSUoverUSC]

Will this have any influence on the price of my collection of Killebrew baseball cards?

 

[24seven]

Will this have any influence on the price of my collection of Killebrew baseball cards?

Yes. A player's death generally increases the value. There will be a spike.
Hell, when Tug McGraw died I sold a bunch of his cards to country music fans (He's Tim McGraw's father) for about 10 times what they were selling for to baseball collectors, though that is a different scenario. Still, I've had good luck in general with recently deceased players.

 

[HawkeyesRuleURFace]

I can't wait until Pete Rose dies...I'll be rich!!!!

 

[KansasSooner]

Considering Killebrew was the inspiration behind the MLB logo his cards maybe worth more than you think.