Mike Piazza post 9/11 jersey at Goldin

[ooo-ribay]

Lot #23 (2001 Mike Piazza Historic Post 9/11 Home Run Game Used Photo Matched Home Jersey)in our current auction -- the jersey worn by Mike Piazza when he hit a home run in the first sporting event played in New York after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 - has been getting a lot of attention from the national media and Piazza family due to its historical significance, and its emotional ties to the city of New York.
Since its inception, Goldin Auctions in its history has never removed any of the 20,000 items we have listed in an auction for private sale. However for this unique item we will make an exception. In all of the media interviews, Goldin Auctions has clearly communicated that it will, for the first time in our company’s history, pull this item for a private sale prior to the auction close if a buyer makes an offer that satisfies these important goals:
Offer a price that is satisfactory to our consigner based upon its potential at auction.
Agree to display the item for a mutually agreeable period of time at your choice of the following museums: a) The National 9/11 Memorial Museum; b)The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY; or c) The Mets Museum at CitiField. This can be a rotating display. Please note we have been in contact with all three entities and they are all very interested in displaying the item.
As an alternative to the display criteria above, agree to donate the jersey to the 9/11 Memorial Museum and receive the charitable tax donation that will come with making the donation.

Please note that preference may be given to offers that involve at a minimum display at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
To be fair to our customers that may be interested in bidding on this item in our live auction, and by internet and phone prior to the live event, we have established a deadline for the private sale of Friday April 15, 2016 at 6:00 pm ET. If a satisfactory offer meeting the criteria is not received by our deadline, Goldin Auctions and our consigner have agreed to let the auction process play out at our live event on April 30 at the NYY Steakhouse in New York City. If this is the case, although we hope a public display could be arranged, an item selling at auction will have no restrictions or requirements on the winning bidder.

[packs]

Good for the consignor but I'm really surprised by all the attention this thing is getting. You'd think the jersey was worn by Babe Ruth. It's only Mike Piazza.

[irishdenny]

Originally Posted by packs

Good for the consignor but I'm really surprised by all the attention this thing is getting. You'd think the jersey was worn by Babe Ruth. It's only Mike Piazza.

I am So Sorry that You See it THiS Way!
I am Fully Aware of my Nostalgic Complex...
Howevar, It's Really NOT "Only" Mr. Piazza's Jersey!
THiS Jersey Really Means a lot ~ to a lot People
Who "Lived" Through 9/11

[packs]

Yeah I get that aspect too, but the historical significance of the jersey belongs to every one who wore the jersey that night. I guess my sour grapes mostly come from me thinking there is something not quite right about profiting from something like that.

[ajquigs]

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...piazza-jersey/

So it looks like the jersey was pulled from the auction and sold privately to two minority owners of the Mets and a third person (thanks Richard) for $365,000 on the condition of long-term public display. I guess this will be a relatively uncontroversial outcome in the long-run, but still not without controversy I'm sure.

As a Mets fans, I'm sure many of us wonder whether any other team is bumbling enough to have sold it in the first place. As noted below, the Daily News reported that other jerseys from that game were sold. I guess certain employees were tasked with finding creative revenue sources, which may be a responsible reaction when MLB is assisting with your team finances and you're taking on new minority owners. However, it seems the club was tone deaf in choosing certain items.

The Mets bought a lot of goodwill with the pennant and then opening the vault door for Yoenis. Without that I think the theme of "exactly how desperate is this team for cash?" would have gained much more traction.

[ooo-ribay]

I wonder what the Mets sold it for in the first pace? A few thousand?

[RichardSimon]

Apparently the Mets sold all the jerseys from that day.
Oh Bernie Madoff,,,, look at what you have done.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by ajquigs

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...piazza-jersey/

So it looks like the jersey was pulled from the auction and sold privately to two minority owners of the Mets for $365,000 on the condition of long-term public display. I guess this will be a relatively uncontroversial outcome in the long-run, but still not without controversy I'm sure.

As a Mets fans, I'm sure many of us wonder whether any other team is bumbling enough to have sold it in the first place. They bought a lot of goodwill with the pennant and then opening the vault door for Yoenis. Without that I think the theme of "exactly how desperate is this team for cash?" would have gained much more traction.

The jersey was sold to three people, the third being an anonymous woman.

[dhernandez]

"Since its inception, Goldin Auctions in its history has never removed any of the 20,000 items we have listed in an auction for private sale. However for this unique item we will make an exception. In all of the media interviews, Goldin Auctions has clearly communicated that it will, for the first time in our company’s history, pull this item for a private sale prior to the auction close if a buyer makes an offer that satisfies these important goals:
Offer a price that is satisfactory to our consigner based upon its potential at auction.
Agree to display the item for a mutually agreeable period of time at your choice of the following museums: a) The National 9/11 Memorial Museum; b)The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY; or c) The Mets Museum at CitiField. This can be a rotating display. Please note we have been in contact with all three entities and they are all very interested in displaying the item.
As an alternative to the display criteria above, agree to donate the jersey to the 9/11 Memorial Museum and receive the charitable tax donation that will come with making the donation."


I think this is wonderful gesture by Ken and staff to offer this to the public and with stipulation of public display. The unprecedented move to offer it as a private sale so it does not get buried in private collection was a great thing done. Nice to see that honor holds true to the tragedy of this event vs making a nice profit. Hats off to Ken and staff.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

I am So Sorry that You See it THiS Way!
I am Fully Aware of my Nostalgic Complex...
Howevar, It's Really NOT "Only" Mr. Piazza's Jersey!
THiS Jersey Really Means a lot ~ to a lot People
Who "Lived" Through 9/11

I "Lived" through 9/11, and the jersey is meaningless to me. (BTW, have you got a problem with your shift key?)

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

I "Lived" through 9/11, and the jersey is meaningless to me. (BTW, have you got a problem with your shift key?)

Agreed. It is completely meaningless to me as well. Even if it was a game I had watched, I doubt the jersey would have much meaning to me. The memory of the actual hit? Sure. The ball that was hit? Maybe. But not the jersey, which I don't view as really playing any role in the events of that day. Still happy for the auction house, happy for the consignor, and happy that those who the jersey means something to will have the opportunity to see it.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Agreed. It is completely meaningless to me as well. Even if it was a game I had watched, I doubt the jersey would have much meaning to me. The memory of the actual hit? Sure. The ball that was hit? Maybe. But not the jersey, which I don't view as really playing any role in the events of that day. Still happy for the auction house, happy for the consignor, and happy that those who the jersey means something to will have the opportunity to see it.

The memory of the HR has a lot of meaning, I would think to many.
I was in Philadelphia setting up at the Philly card show and my son was at Shea Stadium. I would have been there with him if I had not been doing the card show. I got back to my hotel room with a couple of innings left and did see the HR. It is a very strong memory for me and I was very, very glad that my son was at that game.

[5TOOLPLAYER]

Same guys trolling every message about Goldin for past three months. We all get it . You don't like Ken and Chris. Time to move on. Point of this thread was the incredible publicity job he got for the piazza jersey and price he got his consignor. Not to hear your same old boring story over and over. Wish I was the consignor for that jersey :-) $$$$$$$