CYBER : WORD GETTING OUT ON ONLINE AUCTION GROUP.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Online auction company eBay (http://www.ebay.com) made headlines in the business world last week when stock in the company went through the roof on its first day of Wall Street trading. For those involved in buying and selling sports memorabilia, it just means that the secret is out. Baseball cards, autographed balls and boxing title belts are just some of the things that draw as much interest as Beanie Babies on this site, which has sold more than 24 million items since its inception. Not that this is the best of the sports stuff that went up for auction this past weekend, but it's a sample of what's there if you look hard enough and is still up for bidding: A pre-WWII era Jesse Owens never-been-used ink blotter Blotter A record of trades and the details of the trades made over a period of time (usually one trading day). The details of a trade will include such things as the time, price, order size and a specification of whether it was a buy or sell order. The blotter is usually created through a trading software program that records the trades made through a data feed., an advertising promo from Wampoles Creo-terpin cough medicine. Starting bid: $3. Item 32056092. A guy in Asheville, N.C., has a little-used right-handed hickory shaft mashie golf club. Starting bid: $20. Item 32388680. A 1996 Timeless Legend Starting Lineup figurine of Florence Griffith Joyner in mint condition. Starting bid: $5. Item 32299797. Several 1984 U.S. Olympic team photos autographed by everyone, including Mark McGwire: Starting bid: From $295 to $349. A guy in Tampa has signed Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Salvino figurines that are valued at $200 and $185 respectively. Starting bid: $50. Item 32383637 and 32383153. A Corbin, Ky., gent has replica WCW wrestling masks that are ``in the ring quality.'' Starting bid: $24. Item 32351645. |
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