Bonds' 715th Historic Home Run Ball Sells for $220,100 on eBay.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball sold today on eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) for $220,100 after receiving 69 bids. The winning bidder is Marc Chase (eBay ID: 52817), an eBay member since 1999 and owner of Symbolic Auto Group, an authorized new car dealer in the Silicon Valley (Calif.), La Jolla La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and (Calif.) and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . During the final hour of the listing, 20 bids were placed, jumping the price of the ball by nearly 45 percent. Chase placed the winning bid with just under four minutes left. There were more than 665,000 visits to the 715 home run ball description page -- a rate of nearly 48 visits per minute. It was the most watched item on eBay over the last 10 days with more than 25,000 people tracking it on their My eBay pages. Fans can view the final listing page at www.ebay.com/715. The sellers, Andrew Morbitzer and his wife Megan, have committed 10 percent of the ball sale proceeds to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth. . "The decision to sell this piece of history was a big one for us, but ultimately, we are happy with the ending price we received today," said Andrew. "It's been a chance of a lifetime, a lot of fun and we feel putting it on eBay allowed a lot of people to participate, either through bidding or watching. We're also very excited to help Big Brothers Big Sisters of America through our donation." "This 715th home run baseball is a huge piece of baseball history that broke the record of Babe Ruth, who I consider one of the game's greatest players," said Chase, who sells Rolls Royce Rolls Royce the millionaire’s vehicle. [Trademarks: Brewer Dictionary, 928] See : Luxury , Bentley, Lamborghini, Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. The company name is derived from the Aston Clinton hill climb and one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin. and others at his dealerships, and also sells cars on eBay Motors. "The ball also has a real connection between Bonds and his godfather, Willie Mays Noun 1. Willie Mays - United States baseball player (born in 1931) Mays, Say Hey Kid, Willie Howard Mays Jr. , my all-time favorite player who I watched growing up." "The historic 715 ball received a tremendous amount of attention and activity on eBay," said Jed Clevenger, category manager for sports memorabilia The term sports memorabilia usually refers to anything that can be directly connected to a sports event or personality. These items are generally gathered by fans of the particular sport, athlete or team that the item signifies or by collectors who find value in the rarity at eBay. "We're thrilled the Morbitzers chose to sell the ball on eBay and that it has gone to a buyer with a passion for baseball and appreciates the significance of this item." On May 28, Andrew caught the ball one-handed while in a concession line at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The listing began July 24 with a starting price of $10,000. With a lot of early bidding activity, the $125,000 reserve price was met just two days into the listing. Listing management services were handled by Auctionwire. About eBay Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful platform for the sale of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. by a passionate community of individuals and businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items across thousands of categories for sale on eBay. eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with customized sites in markets around the world. Through an array of services, such as its payment solution provider PayPal, eBay is enabling global e-commerce for an ever-growing online community. The World's Online Marketplace(R). |
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