http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2009-05-12-yankee-auction_N.htmThe problem is, the asking prices for this old junk is about as high as the ticket prices in America's team's new home.
Bid for 'a piece of history' of old Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK — The seats at the new Yankee Stadium won't be the only things expensive here in the Bronx. The New York Yankees and Steiner Sports announced details of a long-awaited public sale/auction that will enable fans to buy everything from player lockers and foul poles to Monument Park bricks and outfield grass from the original Yankee Stadium......
Pairs of Stadium seats ranging from $1,499 to $1,999 plus commemorative single seats for $750; Bleacher seats for $399; Original bricks from Monument Park for in a glass case with the Yankees logo for $150; Final season crystals with dirt from the original Stadium for $80; A Yankees bat rack from the home dugout; And a "Courage Tradition Heart" sign that was located above the awning of the Yankees front office.
Yankees Steiner Collectibles is "concerned" about how the economic recession will impact sales, said Brandon Steiner, chief executive of Steiner Sports. "We have to be careful on the prices. We're not going to stick some insane prices in people's faces," he said......
