In 1999 Mark McGwire's 70th home run Baseball sold for 3 Million dollars. This sale was made before the steroid scandals came into the picture, and prices for historic home run baseballs have been going down ever since.
Barry Bonds 700th home run ball only sold for $102,000 in 2005, and the baseball Barry Bonds hit for his 70th home run of season only sold for $14,400 in 2007. This ball previously sold for $60,000. Steroid suspicions are hampering the value of collectible home run balls from more recent years.
The highest price paid for a non steroid related piece of Baseball Memorabilia is the famous "Gretzky T206 Honus Wagner" baseball card selling for $2.8 million in 2007. Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall bought the T206 Honus Wagner card in 1991 for $451,000., and sold it for $500,000. in 1995.
The highest paid philateic item paid for is $100,000
In 2010, Alex Rodriguez was the highest paid baseball player. His salary was $33,000,000.
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1962 Le Mans Winning Ferrari 330 TRI LM, which sold for $6.49 million, the highest price paid for a car at auction
Who was the highest paid MLB player in 1996?
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