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Posted By: David

As illustrated by some of the AAA realized prices, it is common for the newbie or non-collector to compare apples and oranges.

When trying to value the baseball found in the attic, non-collectors commonly compare it to the $3 million McGwire 70HR ball or the $100,000 Carlton Fisk 75WS ball. When compared to the $3 million, $10,000 for the foul ball one caught at County Stadium seems more than resonable.

I told an elderly man that his nice baseball was probably worth about $5,000, and he got mad at me because he had a copy of the article about the sale of the Fisk ball. I thought to myself, "I hate to break it to you, buddy, but $5,000 is a lot of money for a stinking baseball."