HCS
10-21-2004, 08:37 AM
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TORONTO (Reuters) - A fan hungry for a piece of baseball history paid $2,605 Wednesday for what ballpark vendors said was the last hot dog sold during the Montreal Expos's final home game before being relocated to Washington D.C.
Guy Laliberte, founder of the global circus empire Cirque du Soleil, was the winner of an online auction for the prized hot dog.
Also involved in the auction was the Canadian-based internet casino Goldenpalace.com, which paid 28,050 euros ($35,330) earlier this year for the ball England's David Beckham used when he blazed a penalty over the crossbar at the Euro 2004 soccer tournament.
The hot dog, sealed in preservatives while the bun was dried and varnished, came with its original container, a trophy, a certificate of authenticity from online auctioneer eBay and a ticket stub from the team's last home game against the Florida Marlins September 29.
TORONTO (Reuters) - A fan hungry for a piece of baseball history paid $2,605 Wednesday for what ballpark vendors said was the last hot dog sold during the Montreal Expos's final home game before being relocated to Washington D.C.
Guy Laliberte, founder of the global circus empire Cirque du Soleil, was the winner of an online auction for the prized hot dog.
Also involved in the auction was the Canadian-based internet casino Goldenpalace.com, which paid 28,050 euros ($35,330) earlier this year for the ball England's David Beckham used when he blazed a penalty over the crossbar at the Euro 2004 soccer tournament.
The hot dog, sealed in preservatives while the bun was dried and varnished, came with its original container, a trophy, a certificate of authenticity from online auctioneer eBay and a ticket stub from the team's last home game against the Florida Marlins September 29.