Roger maris ball opinions

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by toyman55

If I am not mistaken the auction for this ball on ebay closed a few days ago and it sold for a little over $900.00

You are correct - hopefully the seller isn't double-selling: To Mike Maris ball

[w7imel]

No you guys are correct the ebay auction for this ball ended on thanksgiving eve. It was a ball sent to Jsa a few weeks before from a private collection. authenticated and put up for auction on ebay. The listing ended thanksgiving night. Sold for 922. up until last few seconds I thought I was safe with a 900 dollar bid then lost it. the next tuesday I saw it posted again in a "buy it now setting" The guy who won the ball is a dealer and bought it low in hopes to sell it high. I then contacted him and we negotiated a price for the ball. He made money and I got my ball that I wanted so in the end it worked out.

[w7imel]

P.s> I paid for the ball in the end was only 100 bucks more than I wanted to spend but didnt think the auction would end anywhere near that amount. Lesson learned on my part always bid maximum amount willing to spend...saves alot of heart ache. Up until The ball was listed again that tuesday I thought I lost it and was kicking myself hard over a few hundred bucks. in the end guy sold it to me for a reasonable price doing the right thing to make sure ball was in the hand of a collector named mike.....stand up guy for sure. he won auction fair and square and didnt have to cut me a break at all but did the right thing.