Quote Originally Posted by Patler View Post
My initial feeling was sadness, too; but apparently this came about not so much from need, but from Kramer wanting to take care of things himself. After just turning 80, he accepted that he wouldn't be here forever. He decided to sell 50 items of memorabilia so others wouldn't have to when he died, and he could do things for his family that would please him while he is still alive. He was selective in what he sold, and did not sell his SB II ring, for example.

That's good, but I was thinking that if those guys made even close to what the guys today make, relative to the times and inflation, then Kramer wouldn't have to sell any of it.

But it looks like he's accepted the situation for what it is.