Bonds’ Record Homerun Ball Up For Auction
Posted August 21, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Barry Bonds’ record-breaking homerun ball, No. 756, will be sold during an online auction and the ball’s owner, Matt Murphy (pictured), hopes to rake in at least half a million dollars.
The 21-year-old New Yorker said he decided to sell the ball after learning he could be heavily taxed just for holding onto it.
“It wasn’t hard,” Murphy said. “It was simple math. I’m upset by the decision I had to make…I wanted to keep it. I’m young. I don’t have the bank account.”
Sotheby’s/SCP Auctions will handle the sale at www.scpauctions.com starting on Aug. 28 and ending Sept. 15. No starting bid has been set, but officials believe it should bring at least US$500,000.
