Will Barry Bonds collectibles EVER be worth anything?
luna...@juno.com
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!
Sam
<luna...@juno.com> wrote in message
> So will his collectibles ever be worth mega bucks? This collector sure
> hopes so!
I don't really care. I have a signed ball and I am happy. Don't want to ever
sell it anyway.
Ron
luna...@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
Brian Perry
And Mac's ball is worth nowhere near what was paid for it now.
Sam
"Brian Perry" <bperr...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> Ron wrote:
>> 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.
>
And that's gotta hurt whoever bought it! But then again they may have
purchased it solely for sentiment and not future profit.
JVV...@yahoo.com
"Sam" <coolcr...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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The same guy bought both: Todd McFarlane, creator of "Spawn."
Barry Bonds
Richard Booroojian
"Barry Bonds" <barryb...@excite.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
rb
Sam
"Richard Booroojian" <rbooroo...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>
> 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
Well, he has my blessing to use it in an email if he thinks it will get him
anywhere.
rb