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Bidding Opens On Homer No. 756SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28 (AP) — Electronic bidding began Tuesday for Barry Bondss 755th and 756th home run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000. Keep up with the latest news on the Yankees and the Mets on The Timess baseball blog. Go to the Bats Blog » M.L.B. Schedule/Scores Standings: A.L. | N.L. Wild Card Standings Stats: A.L. | N.L. Team Reports Yankees Schedule/Results Individual Stats | Team History Times Topics: The Yankees Mets Schedule/Results Individual Stats | Team History Times Topics: The MetsSothebys/SCP Auctions is handling sales of the balls Bonds hit to tie and break Hank Aarons career home run record. Bidding closes Sept. 15, when the winning offer will be announced. These balls are some of the most historic baseballs to come up publicly for auction, David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions, said. The Mission Viejo, Calif.-based auction house also handled the $102,000 sale of Bondss 700th home run ball, and the $220,000 sale of his 715th, which put him ahead of Babe Ruth on the home run list. Bonds broke Aarons record of 755 with a shot into the right-field seats on Aug. 7 against the Washington Nationals in San Francisco. Auction officials estimate the ball will fetch at least $500,000. Matt Murphy, the 21-year-old New Yorker who emerged from a scuffle with the record-breaking ball, said he still had not decided what he would do with the money but vowed not to waste it. Im not going to blow it on a Lamborghini, quit my job and have no money left in three weeks, said Murphy, who supervises contractors at a residential building in Manhattan and said he planned to return to school. Ill plan out what Im going to do with it and make the best investment possible. Murphy, who paid $100 for a $12 ticket to the Aug. 7 game during a layover on his way to Australia, said no matter how much he got for the ball, he had no complaints. Adam Hughes, a 34-year-old plumber from La Jolla, Calif., came up with No. 755 in the left-center field seats in San Diego on Aug. 4. Bidding started at $60,000 for that ball, and auction officials estimated it would sell for about $200,000. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationEconomic Scene: The Capital of Slumping Home Sales...Bernanke’s Midterm Tests... DataBank: Investors Respond to Strong Economic Reports... Asset Manager to Oppose Biomet Takeover Offer... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Bidding Opens On Homer No. 756 |
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