Forbes.com explains why Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball won’t make the list.
The Most Expensive Sports Collectibles – Forbes.com
Forbes.com
Tom Van Riper, 07.25.07
“Sports memorabilia collectors aren’t exactly looking ahead with rabid enthusiasm to Barry Bonds’ record 756th home run ball hitting the auction market.
As Bonds sets his sights on Henry Aaron’s career home run mark–he needs two to tie and three to break as of Wednesday–memorabilia dealers are resigned to the reality that the historic ball won’t be worth nearly what they would have expected a few years ago.”
So what are the top ten most expensive sports collectibles?
1. Mark McGwire 70th Home Run Ball (1998) for $3,005,000
2. Honus Wagner Baseball Card (1910) for $2.3 million
3. Joe DiMaggio Journal for $1.5 million
(this was the starting bid from Steiner Sports, but it failed to sell as the listing closed on July 25, 2007)
4. Babe Ruth Bat – First Home Run At Yankee Stadium (1923) for $1.265 million
5. Babe Ruth Sale Contract (1920) for $996,000
6. Babe Ruth All-Star Game Home Run Ball (1933) for $805,000
7. Babe Ruth World Tour Uniform (1934) for $771,000
8. Babe Ruth Jersey (1933) for $657,250
9. Henry Aaron’s 755th Home Run Ball (1976) for $650,000
10. Shoeless Joe Jackson “Black Betsy” Bat for $580,000
