Barry Bonds 715th Home Run Ball Caught by Winning Ebay Bid of $220,100
Barry Bonds 715th home run ball was caught with a winning bid of $220,100 on eBay at 12 noon earlier today by identified bidder 52817 after 69 bids.
The bidding grew even too rich for GoldenPalace.com which has received much notoriety from winning auctions such as the new species of monkey for $650,000 in 2005 or William Shatner’s kidney stone for $75,000 in 2006.
The projected value of the ball had been widely speculated and debated with Barry Bonds’ off-field controversy.
The final bid was below the estimates Andrew Morbitzer, the fan who caught this historic ball which broke Babe Ruth’s all-time record, had received prior to auctioning his touch with history and more than 70% over his reserve price.
Although the bidding was not quite as high as Morbitzer had hoped, 10% of the sales price went to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and this newlywed will have a downpayment for a home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Add to that a life-changing experience and rounds of special appearances. Not bad for a ball caught while visiting the snack bar at a ball game.
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