2004 Red Sox WS Ring
 

I received this advertising e mail and thought that some over here might be interested:

Former Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Scott Williamson has placed his 2004 World Series ring up for sale with the Cincinnati-based online personal property sale company Everything But The House (www.ebth.com). This is the first 2004 World Series player’s ring from this historic team available to the general public.

Williamson led the Red Sox in ERA in 2004 with a 1.26 mark in 28 appearances and was the 1999 National League Rookie of the Year as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.

Bidding for the ring will open at $1 and the ring will be sold to the highest bidder. Bids are only accepted online and will continue until the bidding begins to close at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday October 25, 2011. Photographs, a detailed description of the ring and bidding procedures can be accessed at www.ebth.com.

Any guess to what this will sell for?

Hunt has a 2004 front office ring in it upcoming auction with an estimate of $20k - $30k, so I might estimate that as a starting point?

I would suspect that a player ring might have greater value than a front office ring, but I'm certainly no expert on rings....

The auciton house is not correct - this is not the first player ring available. Bobby Jones' 2004 Ring was sold at Grey Flannel.

Player rings are rare and do go for a premium over front office rings.

The 2004 ring in Hunt's upcoming auction belonged to Jimmy Anderson. He was a player on the Red Sox roster. They also have a 2007 ring that belonged to a member of the front office. The Red Sox gave out a lot of rings in 04. I'd imagine they will slowly make their way to market.