Ripken is most likely the first to reach 36M career earnings.
Here's a few others of note with regards to the 36M barrier that I looked up and when they reached it
Kirby Puckett 43,190,001 - passed in early 1997
Orel Hershiser 37,582,001 - passed in 2001
Roger Clemens 150,601,000 - passed in 1997
Dwight Gooden 36,035,002 - passed in 2000
Tony Gwynn 47,230,834 - passed in 1999
Bret Saberhagen 47,688,230 - passed in 1999
Barry Bonds 188,245,322 - passed in 1997
Ken Griffey Jr 151,703,682 - passed in 1998
Greg Maddux 153,845,000 - passed in 1997
Rickey Henderson 44,525,000 - passed in 1997
Jose Canseco 45,580,000 - passed in 1997
Cal Ripken Jr 70,730,001 - passed in 1996
Did not reach 36M
Daryl Strawberry
Ryan Sandberg
Wade Boggs
Eric Davis
36 million seems like an incredibly optimistic estimate. If someone had posed the question on what it is worth with no estimates made I don't think I would have said even 2 million. This will be fascinating to see how it plays out.
I wonder if Cooperstown or other big time museum will go after this item. IMO, I think something like this deserves to be in public view. If it goes to a private collector, that is fine, but this truly is one of the most pivotal baseball related items ever. i would hate for it to not see the light of day. If it is purchased by a private buyer, they could always parlay it into putting it on display somewhere like the HOF.
@ugaskidawg said:
I wonder if Cooperstown or other big time museum will go after this item. IMO, I think something like this deserves to be in public view. If it goes to a private collector, that is fine, but this truly is one of the most pivotal baseball related items ever. i would hate for it to not see the light of day. If it is purchased by a private buyer, they could always parlay it into putting it on display somewhere like the HOF.
They're obviously hoping that at least two museums or some large groups bid after this. But I don't see these kinds of places bidding super high just to obtain an item, not like personal collectors going after an iconic card.
So will there be back scans on auction items when the auction starts? What kind of knucklehead operation is this? I know I like to make my customers jump through as many hoops as possible when they're trying to give me their money. A lot of really high opening bids, like they're not confident they'll get a second customer. Amateur hour.
The auction listing for the contract is gone. I read a response that a Jersey was listed by mistake and perhaps this was too.
I just saw a segment this week on Squawk Box with the Christie's CEO and he referenced an ancient Asian bowl of some kind went for 37 million. That said anything is possible but in my view 18 million is just silly for a document.
I will take the under and say this doesn't sell at that price.
I, too, don't think it will sell for $18M. I understand the significance, but it's only baseball. Are there other civil rights items from the 20th century that sold at auction (ie. "I have a Dream" original speech, etc...)? I wonder what their prices were.
Two Lincoln slavery abolishment documents sold for $4.5 M total last year. IMO, these may be more important and valuable than Jackie Robinson's contract.
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Ripken is most likely the first to reach 36M career earnings.
Here's a few others of note with regards to the 36M barrier that I looked up and when they reached it
Kirby Puckett 43,190,001 - passed in early 1997
Orel Hershiser 37,582,001 - passed in 2001
Roger Clemens 150,601,000 - passed in 1997
Dwight Gooden 36,035,002 - passed in 2000
Tony Gwynn 47,230,834 - passed in 1999
Bret Saberhagen 47,688,230 - passed in 1999
Barry Bonds 188,245,322 - passed in 1997
Ken Griffey Jr 151,703,682 - passed in 1998
Greg Maddux 153,845,000 - passed in 1997
Rickey Henderson 44,525,000 - passed in 1997
Jose Canseco 45,580,000 - passed in 1997
Cal Ripken Jr 70,730,001 - passed in 1996
Did not reach 36M
Daryl Strawberry
Ryan Sandberg
Wade Boggs
Eric Davis
36 million seems like an incredibly optimistic estimate. If someone had posed the question on what it is worth with no estimates made I don't think I would have said even 2 million. This will be fascinating to see how it plays out.
I wonder if Cooperstown or other big time museum will go after this item. IMO, I think something like this deserves to be in public view. If it goes to a private collector, that is fine, but this truly is one of the most pivotal baseball related items ever. i would hate for it to not see the light of day. If it is purchased by a private buyer, they could always parlay it into putting it on display somewhere like the HOF.
They're obviously hoping that at least two museums or some large groups bid after this. But I don't see these kinds of places bidding super high just to obtain an item, not like personal collectors going after an iconic card.
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Opening bid is 18 million!
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Odds on an opening bid being received?
So will there be back scans on auction items when the auction starts? What kind of knucklehead operation is this? I know I like to make my customers jump through as many hoops as possible when they're trying to give me their money. A lot of really high opening bids, like they're not confident they'll get a second customer. Amateur hour.
The auction listing for the contract is gone. I read a response that a Jersey was listed by mistake and perhaps this was too.
I just saw a segment this week on Squawk Box with the Christie's CEO and he referenced an ancient Asian bowl of some kind went for 37 million. That said anything is possible but in my view 18 million is just silly for a document.
I will take the under and say this doesn't sell at that price.
I, too, don't think it will sell for $18M. I understand the significance, but it's only baseball. Are there other civil rights items from the 20th century that sold at auction (ie. "I have a Dream" original speech, etc...)? I wonder what their prices were.
Two Lincoln slavery abolishment documents sold for $4.5 M total last year. IMO, these may be more important and valuable than Jackie Robinson's contract.
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