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Brian HWhile the HOF may only have a limited amount of cash on hand, the HOF has a collection that is worth untold millions. Sure some of the big items could never be sold but I bet some significant percentage of the stuff (think of all of the bats and balls alone !) is not restricted and could theoretically be sold if the HOF wanted to generate some cash for purchases such as this trophy (assuming, of course, that it is legit).
Or the winner could simply lend it to the HOF for display purposes.