Tom Seaver’s used toothpick, Mickey Mantle’s boyhood home, and a slice of Joe DiMaggio’s wedding cake, collectors have bid on some unusual pieces of sports history. In “Sports Memorabilia: The Wild, The Wacky, The Bizarre,” from the May 1996 issue of Sports Card Trader, William J. Felchner explores the stranger side of sports auctions. Here’s a scan of his look at the objects collectors chased and the prices they paid.


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