Sunday, September 16, 2007

Bonds' No. 756 ball fetches over $750K at auction

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball was auctioned Saturday for $752,467, well more than the estimates by memorabilia experts.

Home run No. 755, the ball that tied the record, also auctioned for $186,750, including the bid and fee, according to Sotheby's/SCP Auctions.

Both final prices included the winning bid plus a 20 percent buyer's fee, according to the auction houses handling the sale.

Experts had predicted the ball that tied Hank Aaron's home run record would fetch about $200,000 and the record-breaker would be sold for least $500,000.

The names of the buyers have not been released.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press


Source: ESPN.com

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