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Re: Interesting little "Phillie" tidbit.....
Mark,
Good question, he just may go after it if he collects his own personal stuff. And in today's market, there are a few ballplayers who like to market their own stuff if they don't collect it. If it ever came to auction, and Ryan Howard heard about it, I could see him winning it just to have it back. But these athletes feel they're "entitled" to their own stuff, so sometimes they refuse to pay for them on principle alone. And quite frankly, unless the info is leaked, outright shared, or publicized by his agent, if Ryan Howard did win the ball, we'de never know because bidder's identities in these major sports auctions are pretty much kept secret (privacy laws).
In my view, a ball like this is "nice" to own, but I wouldn't pay huge bucks for it. It's more of a "gimmick" ball than a meaningful ball. Yes, it's a milestone, and yes, he was the youngest to ever reach that point. But I'd rather have a grandslam game winner, or a ball that ties him with another superstar after he gets to 500+ homers. Anything in the collecting community that illicits the bringing up of another star baseball player's name while being viewed is much more desirable to me than this ball. He will ALWAYS be the youngest to 200 (unless someone else eventually breaks his record) so any ball he hits in the future will automatically carry that distinction with it, as it was hit by the same guy. But there would be a ton of other balls from his career that I would pay more for to own. Again, this is a sweet one to this point of his career, but it will lose it's ferver in time as he climbs higher on the All-Time list.
Andrew is 100% correct.....The 12 year old should cash in her chips and place this ball up for auction RIGHT NOW as it will most likely never be worth more than it's current "15 minutes of fame". Who knows, she may be pleasantly surprised....as it just takes two wealthy collectors to want the same item to see some obscene results.
Mark,
Good question, he just may go after it if he collects his own personal stuff. And in today's market, there are a few ballplayers who like to market their own stuff if they don't collect it. If it ever came to auction, and Ryan Howard heard about it, I could see him winning it just to have it back. But these athletes feel they're "entitled" to their own stuff, so sometimes they refuse to pay for them on principle alone. And quite frankly, unless the info is leaked, outright shared, or publicized by his agent, if Ryan Howard did win the ball, we'de never know because bidder's identities in these major sports auctions are pretty much kept secret (privacy laws).
In my view, a ball like this is "nice" to own, but I wouldn't pay huge bucks for it. It's more of a "gimmick" ball than a meaningful ball. Yes, it's a milestone, and yes, he was the youngest to ever reach that point. But I'd rather have a grandslam game winner, or a ball that ties him with another superstar after he gets to 500+ homers. Anything in the collecting community that illicits the bringing up of another star baseball player's name while being viewed is much more desirable to me than this ball. He will ALWAYS be the youngest to 200 (unless someone else eventually breaks his record) so any ball he hits in the future will automatically carry that distinction with it, as it was hit by the same guy. But there would be a ton of other balls from his career that I would pay more for to own. Again, this is a sweet one to this point of his career, but it will lose it's ferver in time as he climbs higher on the All-Time list.
Andrew is 100% correct.....The 12 year old should cash in her chips and place this ball up for auction RIGHT NOW as it will most likely never be worth more than it's current "15 minutes of fame". Who knows, she may be pleasantly surprised....as it just takes two wealthy collectors to want the same item to see some obscene results.
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