The Buckner Ball Can Be Yours - For Nearly Half a Mil

by LucasRiley on Sat May 05, 2012 4:50 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/05/04/buckner.ball.ap/index.html?sct=mlb_t2_a14

Just an interesting little baseball item that I thought I'd share. Can you imagine what the Merkle's Boner ball would go for?

by sabrjay on Sat May 05, 2012 5:32 pm

The Merkle ball was sold by REA in 2010

Merkle ball

Personally, I'd rather have the Merkle ball and the extra $400k.

by LucasRiley on Sat May 05, 2012 5:49 pm

I wasn't even aware that REA had recently sold the Merkle ball! It shocks me that it went for roughly $340K less than the Buckner ball. I guess there's no over-estimating the significance of the Red Sox connection. All throughout my collecting history, I have found that Red Sox-related items (as well as Yankees-related items) tend to go for more than market value, even when the individual involved is a 'nobody' (i.e., common).

by jbonie on Sat May 05, 2012 7:13 pm

sabrjay wrote:The Merkle ball was sold by REA in 2010

Merkle ball

Personally, I'd rather have the Merkle ball and the extra $400k.

You're not kidding.

The Buckner Ball Can Be Yours - For Nearly Half a Mil

The Buckner Ball Can Be Yours - For Nearly Half a Mil

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