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$996,000!!!!!!!!

by stomperrob » Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:11 am

The amount just paid by a collector for the contract that sent Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees in 1919!

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by Madison » Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:24 am

Saw that a couple of days ago. Pretty amazing what some stuff goes for, isn't it? I actually thought it would top a million though. Got close, but didn't break it.

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by The Thrill » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:04 am

I hadn't heard about that story. That's amazing to pay that much. 8-o

8-o

I'm a collector of baseball memorabilia/items, but to pay almost $1M! 8-o

8-o

Seems to me somebody has too much money! :-b

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by Arlo » Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:10 am

So does that mean the contract is worth ten times as much as Ruth himself? :-D

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by PlayingWithFire » Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:31 am

I am sure red sox fans would donate their houses if they can change that part of the history(selling him to Yankees)

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by stomperrob » Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:14 pm

Arlo wrote:So does that mean the contract is worth ten times as much as Ruth himself?

Aw, the Babe has probably gone up in value too - I'm sure if someone dug him up and offered him on e-bay he'd fetch a pretty good price, lol!

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