Bonds’ 715th Home Run Ball on eBay Meets $125,000 Reserve Price as Bidding Continues

Within 48 hours of becoming available to the public for bidding, Barry Bonds’ record 715th home run ball – listed on eBay since Monday afternoon – met the reserve price of $125,000. As of Friday morning, 47 bids have raised the current price to $137,500. The listing ends Aug. 3 at 3 pm ET and can be viewed at www.ebay.com/715

(PRWEB) July 28, 2006 –- Within 48 hours of becoming available to the public for bidding, Barry Bonds’ record 715th home run ball – listed on eBay since Monday afternoon – met the reserve price of $125,000. As of Friday morning, 47 bids have raised the current price to $137,500. The listing ends Aug. 3 at 3 pm ET and can be viewed at www.ebay.com/715

The listing has quickly become the Most Watched on eBay as more than 14,000 are currently tracking on their My eBay pages, while more than 289,000 people have viewed the item description page – nearly 50 views per minute. Goldenpalace.com (eBay ID goldenpalacecasino) placed the bid that met the reserve price.

Andrew Morbitzer, who caught the historic home run at AT&T Park on May 28, and his wife Megan have committed 10 percent of the sale proceeds to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Auctionwire online auction agency, which is working with eBay and Morbitzer to provide the auction management services for this historic listing, provides fully managed end-to-end promotional and cause marketing solutions for top brand companies and non-profit organizations on eBay.

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