What is Goldins teasing? Let's hear some guesses.

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  • sdsalezman
    sdsalezman Posts: 78 ✭✭
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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

  • Dpeck100
    Dpeck100 Posts: 10,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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.

  • ugaskidawg
    ugaskidawg Posts: 882 ✭✭✭
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    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.

  • dontippet
    dontippet Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭✭
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    @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.

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  • coinspacks
    coinspacks Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I should win it and sell photo copies at $1 each to 36 million people

  • Cakes
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    OMG I wish it wasn't revealed because some of the guesses had me pissing my pants!

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  • Dpeck100
    Dpeck100 Posts: 10,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    https://goldinauctions.com/catalog.aspx

    Opening bid is 18 million!

    WOW

  • LarkinCollector
    LarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Odds on an opening bid being received?

    Who is the Golf Card Guy?
  • ReggieCleveland
    ReggieCleveland Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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.

  • Dpeck100
    Dpeck100 Posts: 10,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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.

  • dontippet
    dontippet Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭✭
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    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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