The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation will launch their second online eBay auction of 2010. The week-long auction, consisting of 30 unique items, will conclude next Tuesday, March 9th (the items have staggered end times between 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST).
All proceeds from the online auction will benefit the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, a supporting partner to those organizations who, on a daily basis, play such a critical role in developing, inspiring, and saving young lives.
To bid on items, please follow these steps:
Click on http://hub.ebay.com/community
In the “View someone’s member profile and more” box, enter the user ID calripkensr.foundation
Follow the prompts on the next page to get to our list of auctions
Here are a few of the items that are up for auction:
Don Mattingly autographed baseball with “Hitman” inscription
Cal Ripken, Jr. signed leather bound commemorative career book
Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson autographed 16×20 Sports Illustrated photograph
Set of 4 Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed Doug West artist proof lithographs
Don Larsen autographed baseball with “WSPG” inscription
Rawlings premium “Gold Glove” series baseball glove
Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed Louisville Slugger bat with “Hall of Fame 2007” inscription
….and much more!
So log on now, and do some bidding! If you have any questions about the auction or the items being sold, please contact Adam Callaway at acallaway@ripkenfoundation.org
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