What do you think this is worth??

[Goose]

My buddy at work has the complete blueprints for the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium (the torn down venue that the Browns and Tribe played in for decades). This is the whole banana...everything from the ground elevation...to dimensions of the corridors...to where every expansion joint was placed. If you wanted to do a complete reconstruction of the facility (not that anyone would... ), you could do it with these architectural drawings.

He says it's the original, but I guess I have no way to actually prove it. It's done on the 3' x 1 1/2' blue architectural paper with white writing...and there is roughly 110 pages or so. It's not in mint condition by any means...but ruffled around the edge with some slight tears here and there. It is dated, stamped and signed by the original firm...sketched in 1930.

This is such an odd item, that I didn't even know where to begin as far as calculating any value. It's not like a signed ball...or anything that has set precendence before it.

I told him that I would throw it out there for the MJ guys and see if I got any response.... Any thoughts on the value of something like this???

 

[yyz]

For most venues, it would have some worth. Since it is Cleveland's MS................

 

[THE KOD]

Goose

I think that it does have value. Of course value to one person is not the same as value to another.

If you could get in touch with the historical society in Cleveland they could point you in the right direction of someone that might have an interest. If it is the original print got to think someone would want that.

KOD

 

[TAZ]

I have no idea what it is worth, but I know someone who would probably buy it from you. He bought the last home plate from Municipal Stadium in an auction from Lelands(?) last year. Let me know before you go e-baying, assuming you/he are going to attempt to sell it.

 

[Goose]

I asked my friend that very question....what would you sell it for if someone was interested enough to buy it. To be honest, he didn't know what his bottom line number might be.

It's 1 of those things where he doesn't want to give it away by selling it for something WAY below it's actual worth......but determining that "worth" is the real problem!

TAZ--if you don't mind me asking...what did the dish sell for??? If your friend has serious interest...I can play middle man if the numbers are appealing to both sides. Who knows--maybe you and I can make some commission....


For any local Clevelanders...my buddy asked Geoff Sindelar (local sports personality known for collecting memorabilia) his opinion of value, and he couldn't come up with a number. Bottom line, it's worth whatever someone is willing to pay....

 

[NickiD]

Put it on Ebay and Find Out! ................

 

[TAZ]

Sorry for the delay.
I would suggest that you go the e-bay route as well. I mentioned it to my friend and he was like "ya, that is neat" but not too interested, probably due to the question of what is the value of it?
To me that means it is a $50-$75 item to him, I would test the E-bay waters.

As for the home plate, it was a few hundred, under $500 my guess.

 

[Blazer]

I don't see any value on the open market in comparasion to the value in a Museum. If you can get a "value to the museum" quote form a HOF or the teams that played there then you could calculate that into your taxes with a charatable donation. Just a thought.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Sell it on Ebay. The value of it is only determined by what someone is willing to pay for it.

REMEMBER, you can always end the auction early and not sell it if it doesn't reach a satisfactory amount. Don't put a reserve price on it as people tend to shy away IMO.

 

[auspice]

I'm sure someone from one of the major architectural firms in Cleveland would pay a lot more than what an e-bay auction will bring for it. They love keepsakes like that. The hard part will be 'talking' to someone other than a secretary at one of those places. Good luck!

 

[SixFive]

might be worth his while to get it appraised by an institution like Sotheby's or one of those other places that you see on the Antiques Road Show. They can also authenticate it. I would think it would fetch more at a live auction than on ebay, and u wouldn't have to worry about a chump bidding and not paying.

 

[Felonious Monk]

what 6-5 said.

 

[hoyt]

more than likely the engineering company which designed the plans will have a reproducible and for a small fee anyone can obtain a copy.

The city the who permitted the structure will also have a copy.

 

[Turfgrass]

I'll give you $10, if you wanted to know.