Does anyone know how to find a buyer for rare baseball memorabilia?
I’m helpipng someone find a buyer who has a one of a kind baseball contract from 1922 signed by Babe Ruth. It has been DNA tested. He would prefer a Japanese buyer because he hears that there are a lot of baseball collectors in Japan. He asked me to help him find one and I don’t really know where to look. Does anyone have any advice?
16 Responses
johnjohn_9_21_03
10 Mar 2010
Bubbles ™
10 Mar 2010
try eBay!
Suzy
10 Mar 2010
ebay
mrunknown18
10 Mar 2010
Ebay?
wrkey
10 Mar 2010
EBAY!
Put it on eBay.. set a reserve price and let it go. You’ll get your best money there guaranteed!
Hi y´all !
10 Mar 2010
e-Bay is the best place.
Liz
10 Mar 2010
Whatever IT is, you can find It on Ebay!
bowwowsonlyboo b
10 Mar 2010
go to http://www.tahoo.com and ask some one if they want it its the chinesse and jappanese virson of http://www.yahoo.com
beachatdestin
10 Mar 2010
Forget E-bay. I would try one of the auction houses that specialize in Baseball memorabilia, such as Lelands. Very reputable.
http://www.lelands.com/
Also, there’s a guy in New York called Alan Rosen (aka Mr. Mint) who has been buying stuff like this for years.
http://www.mrmint.com/
I’ve sold stuff to this guy and he will give you a decent price.
Phat Kidd
10 Mar 2010
eBay is good because he can set a reserve price(a lowest price he would sell at) and then not sell if that price isn’t met. Their commission is also pretty cheap. If the ball is worth tens of thousands, then you could always go to a Sotheby’s or other auction houses.
raj k
10 Mar 2010
yes
macarthur1977
10 Mar 2010
That’s worth in the $100,000 plus range. Be careful. Best bet would go to a big auction house in NYC. If they accepted it, they will hold an auction for it as well as other extremely expensive items. You’ll get the big money in NYC bidding on it as well as the Japanese over the telephone from Japan if they cannot make the auction. The auction house of course will send out information to all potential bidders who have the money. The only drawback is the auction house takes a big slice of the sale, then again if they sell the item for a lot of money your friend is still going to be making big money. Christie’s and Southerby’s are the two biggest auction houses in NYC.
bigheadedb rat
10 Mar 2010
I’d go with the auction houses mentioned with a significant reserve first. Frankly, I don’t trust EBAY buyers with an item of this value if it is genuine! If no one makes the minimum bid(and if you and the owner are certain beyond a reasonable doubt that it is authentic I would make the bid at least 33-50% of the estimated value)I also agree that you would probably want to consider Mr. Rosen. He would probably make you a fair offer after assuring that the item is real.I’ve been around the hobby for 20 years and I can honestly say I have not heard anyone with any legitimate reputation in this field have anything bad to say about him.(I don’t know the man but I trust him). Hope this helps!
Kurt C
10 Mar 2010
ebay is your best bet!!!
yahoo
10 Mar 2010
ebay
EBAY!!