In the winter of 1919, the Yankees paid the Boston Red Sox $100,000 for Babe Ruth. But in 2017, that kind of money won’t get anyone close to one of baseball’s most important documents.
Ruth’s original contract–along with his 1927 World Series ring–headlines a large collection of sports artifacts that are up for auction at Lelands.com. According to ESPN, the last time the contract was made available for purchase was back in 2005, and it sold for a whopping $996,000. Of course, the price will only increase, but the collector of the contract claims that the current bid for the document sits at $110,000–a much more reasonable price, right?