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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 12 - April 22, 2000 - ISSN 1528-6703     Previous Story | Contents | Next Story
	Found in the Attic - Peanuts & Crackerjacks: Baseball Rookie Cards By Michele Alice AuctionBytes.com April 22, 2000
They say that "April is the cruellest month" (T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland). Wars (American Revolution, Civil), assassinations (Lincoln, King), and natural and man-made disasters (San Francisco earthquake, Chernobyl) all began or happened in April. Even the Titanic sank in April. So what does all this have to do with Found in the Attic? Well, April is also the month when Boston Red Sox fans begin to dream of winning a World Series,... (It's SO CRUEL!) All of which made me think of players and baseball cards and--VOILA!--Rookie baseball cards! So here they are - got any of these in your attic? (Search conducted on eBay on 4/20/00.) Sammy Sosa Rookie Cards Number of Items (Lots): 319 High: $200 Low: $0.99 Average: $16.11 Sell-Through Rate: 63% Mark McGwire Rookie Cards Number of Items (Lots): 346 High: $1,950 Low: $1.04 Average: $44.22 Sell-Through Rate: 68% Cal Ripken Rookie Cards Number of Items (Lots): 95 High: $227.50 Low: $0.99 Average: $40.84 Sell-Through Rate: 80% Ken Griffey (Jr.) Rookie Cards Number of Items (Lots): 392 High: $2,650 Low: $0.55 Average: $54.69 Sell-Through Rate: 79% Roger Clemens Rookie Cards Number of Items (Lots): 62 High: $87.26 Low: $4.25 Average: $16.09 Sell-Through Rate: 73%