15. McGwire's 70th home run of the baseball season
Creator: Unknown
Original Price: $6*
Worth Today: $3 Million
Mark McGwire is known as “one of baseball's most feared power hitters of the 1990s” and set a record with 70 home runs in a season in 1998. That baseball was what he used when he hit his 70th home run of the year, which enshrined him in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In January 1999, the ball went on sale. It was purchased by an anonymous buyer for a record amount of US $ 3 million. The buyer was later revealed to be Todd McFarlane, who said he spent all his savings on the ball. The sale was more than 23 times the value of any baseball before 1999.
$3 million in savings is a lot of money to spend on just one ball, but Todd's love for the game was obviously strong enough to override logic. On the other hand, if the value of the ball has increased since then, it could prove to be a good investment. Only time will tell.
