Auction of Baseball Memorabilia at Christie's Could Net $5 to $7 Million
Bidders have the opportunity to buy a piece of baseball history when memorabilia is auctioned off at Christie's this week.
A rare collection of baseball memorabilia is being auctioned off this week at Christie's in New York, with the entire collection expected to sell for $5 to $7 million. Items owned or used by baseball legends Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Jackie Robinson will auctioned off. The most expensive lot is a bat that was used by "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, with an estimate of $500,000 to $700,000. The items to be sold are from the National Pastime Museum, which is an online museum of baseball artifacts.
