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So this base sold at a local auction tonight. It was supposedly stole off the field after the Red Sox won the pennant in 1967. It came with a note from the guy who bought it from the fan who ran on the field and stole it when everyone was celebrating(theres actually a youtube video where you can see the fan run onto the diamond and steal the base).
Well it ended up selling tonight for $5,200 WITHOUT 18% BP or MA tax :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: :eek: I asked two other collectors before the auction what they thought it was worth, ranged in the $1,500 to $2,500 So what do you guys think it's true value was? |
Brock,
I believe in a larger catalogue auction, in the right setting, it would sell for possibly double that, FWIW. Red Sox collectors are pretty hard core.... |
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Also even though its been 40 plus years, couldn't the red sox force them to give it back considering its stolen property and the letter admits it. |
It's worth what someone is willing to pay, so I'll guess, um,...$5,200. :p
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It always comes down to two motivated collectors (and, ahem, a few spirited shill-bidding friends). :rolleyes: |
I don't know if that note would be documentation enough to lay out 5200.00. It seems a bit suspect, it was written a week ago specifically to lend credence to the base and the guy chose to use two different pads to write the note on and initially talked about a ring. Why not simply write it on a single loose leaf page and write it out correctly. It just seems too odd to me, pass.
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