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Bonds' record home run ball fetches $752,467
AP via MSNBC.com ^
| 09/15/07
| AP
Posted on 09/16/2007 7:58:57 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th home run ball was auctioned Saturday for $752,467, well more than the estimates by memorabilia experts.
Home run No. 755, the ball that tied the record, went for $186,750, according to Sotheby’s/SCP Auctions. Both final prices included the winning bid plus a 20 percent buyer’s fee, according to the auction houses handling the sale.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: barrybonds; mlb
To: MotleyGirl70
Isn’t that special. The IRS just made half a mil for doing absolutely nothing.
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posted on
09/16/2007 8:22:21 AM PDT
by
socialismisinsidious
( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
To: MotleyGirl70
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posted on
09/16/2007 9:04:25 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: MotleyGirl70
How long will it take for the value of that ball to drop to around $9.95 (plus $40 for shipping and insurance)?
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posted on
09/16/2007 9:21:59 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(If martyrdom is so cool,why does Osama Obama go to such great lengths to avoid it?)
To: MotleyGirl70
Did the ball have an asterisk stamped on it?
They should also tattoo one on Bond’s steroid swollen ass.
Fools and their money SHOULD be parted..
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posted on
09/16/2007 10:00:01 AM PDT
by
river rat
(Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: river rat
Did the ball have an asterisk stamped on it?There definitely should be.
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posted on
09/16/2007 10:05:38 AM PDT
by
MotleyGirl70
(Go Packers!)
To: river rat
Did Bonds himself buy it? There was some conjecture that he would.
To: MotleyGirl70
I would not pay 5 cents for the piece of crap.
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