Now before you go shooting from the hip, I collect Barry's stuff. Bubble Gum cards, pictures, bobble heads, played jersey cards, ect.. Most of the time, his stuff is very cheap to aquire. Not sure if this is due to over production, or just fans not really purchasing his stuff.
If memory serves, when Barry's #73 homer ball was auctioned off and won by McFarlen (Spawn Creator), it sold for $440,000. In contrast, McGwire's #70 ball fecthed over $1,000,000.00. Now was it because McGwire is a 'NICE' person, or nicer than Barry? Could it be due to race? Mark fits the, 'All American Boy' image ... Barry, well he fits himself :) He is an attractive fellow ... alot better looking than Sammy Sosa by a mile! And Sammy is pan handling for 1 million from the Nats ... oh how the mighty have fallen!
Anyway, back to the subject at hand: Is Barry a good investment, and if so, is his stuff good for the short, medium or long haul? I personally think that his stuff will sky rocket in value in his golden years. People will look on him as an old man, their gradfather, and they will feel for him. Plus, the media of say 2027, will no be so angry with him, and write mostly positive things about him.
So as long as Barry isn't caught with drugs (sports or recreational), get arrested with a gun, have his wife accuse him of rape (or any other woman), basically keep his nose clean till his dying day, I think his stuff will be valuable.
At the moment, his stuff is very very inexpensive compared to other players, who are no where near his talents or records. I remember when a Mark McGwire rookie/team USA card in 9 or 10 rating would fetch $150+, and his Glacier Pilots card was in the $300-$500 range ... now both are in the $40 - $60 range. Most if not all of Barry's stuff is under $30.00 (cards) ... so is there a huge upswing potential in his pricing?
And I think one reason he is so good is his genes. Yes yes, we are not supposed to talk of such things. Hell the NAZIs really messed up that discussion, yet we will bet more on a race horse with winning lineage, than we will on an unknown. Lets see, Barry's mother was an Olympic track runner in the 1960s. She won a gold medal in the hurdles if I recall correctly. His father, Bobby, was a MLB superstar, and played VERY well for the giants starting at the age of 18 (from memory so don't quote me). Dusty Baker, has said that black players hit better in clutch situations ... don't get mad at me, get mad at Dusty ... he said it! :) On and on and on, Barry had all the ingredients of being an all-star player ... and he has.
So will his collectibles ever be worth mega bucks? This collector sure hopes so!
In article <1139935211.757789.39...@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
lunar...@juno.com wrote: > If memory serves, when Barry's #73 homer ball was auctioned off and won > by McFarlen (Spawn Creator), it sold for $440,000. In contrast, > McGwire's #70 ball fecthed over $1,000,000.00. Now was it because > McGwire is a 'NICE' person, or nicer than Barry? Could it be due to > race? Mark fits the, 'All American Boy' image ...
A) Barry's ball would have been worth more if it was sold right away.
B) Mark broke a record which had stood for 37 years. Barry broke a record which has stood for 3.
Ron wrote: > In article <1139935211.757789.39...@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, > lunar...@juno.com wrote:
>>If memory serves, when Barry's #73 homer ball was auctioned off and won >>by McFarlen (Spawn Creator), it sold for $440,000. In contrast, >>McGwire's #70 ball fecthed over $1,000,000.00. Now was it because >>McGwire is a 'NICE' person, or nicer than Barry? Could it be due to >>race? Mark fits the, 'All American Boy' image ...
> A) Barry's ball would have been worth more if it was sold right away.
> B) Mark broke a record which had stood for 37 years. Barry broke a > record which has stood for 3.
> -Ron
And Mac's ball is worth nowhere near what was paid for it now.
"Richard Booroojian" <rbooroojNOS...@earthlink.net> wrote in message > "Barry Bonds" <barrybond...@excite.com> wrote in message >> Ya know, I might email Todd and see if he responds with his opinion ...
> Just a random thought, but his radar might be up a little higher if you > use > the Barry Bonds pseudonym instead of your real name.
I suppose it is possible his real name IS Barry Bonds? I mean its not too much of a stretch of the imagination that someone else with the surname of Bonds called their child Barry? Personally I think Rat Bastard would definitely get his attention LOL
> "Richard Booroojian" <rbooroojNOS...@earthlink.net> wrote in message > > "Barry Bonds" <barrybond...@excite.com> wrote in message > >> Ya know, I might email Todd and see if he responds with his opinion ...
> > Just a random thought, but his radar might be up a little higher if you > > use > > the Barry Bonds pseudonym instead of your real name.
> I suppose it is possible his real name IS Barry Bonds? I mean its not too > much of a stretch of the imagination that someone else with the surname of > Bonds called their child Barry? > Personally I think Rat Bastard would definitely get his attention LOL
Well, he has my blessing to use it in an email if he thinks it will get him anywhere.
