MEARS Auction - 1981 Rollie Fingers

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WOW! this is a good indicator of how major interest by more than one bidder can have a significant impact on the final price. Yesterday, a 1981 Rollie Fingers Jersey sold for $2,922.15. http://www.mearsonlineauctions.com/L...px?lotid=24651. The same uniform sold a year ago for $9,075. Yesterday's sale is over 300% less than what the uniform sold for over a year ago. Just goes to show with game used items its difficult to really say what an item is worth...just depends on what someone is willing to spend at the time and how much interest there is from multiple bidders.

[prichmond]

do you think the auction house and their ability to promote, i.e. catologs, size of auction had anything to do with it?

[rdeversole]

Wouldn't the owner have had a reserve well over that price? Otherwise, that's cause for some heavy self-hatred.

[legaleagle92481]

I think its timing more than anything else. The jersey was sold soon after the holiday season when people are cash strapped and during the height of the NFL playoffs when people are thinking less about MLB then they do all year.