"OK" is a vague term.
Is it in poor taste? Absolutely.
Is it disrespectful? To whom? No one (not the player's family, primarily) is going to be offended by a sale on ebay, and there are people out there who want, in a moment of grief, to purchase a "piece" of the player. Some people may want to buy autographs before they skyrocket.
If it was a player I have a ton of, would I sell them immediately after his death? No. Just because I think it's a scummy thing to do. But I can't back this up with anything other than emotion.
One thing is for sure in this "hobby"; if people want it, there will be people selling it.
I had two N64 Kobe Bryant games for sale in my eBay store for months and months. They didn't move. He died. They immediately sold. Do I cancel the sales and risk negative feedback or go forward with them? I'm going forward with the sales, but I don't feel exceptionally good about it.
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