At any given time, more than 5,000 “Notre Dame” items are up for auction at the Internet site eBay. Many turn out to be related to Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame animated film and some pertain to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, but the overwhelming majority have to do with the Notre Dame of Fighting Irish fame.
Here’s a look at the selling prices for certain items last year. As with any category of goods up for sale at eBay, the majority of Notre Dame merchandise receives zero bids or doesn’t draw the buyer’s secret minimum acceptable bid.
Pair of football cleats said to have belonged to a player from the Rockne era: $71
Autographed photo of Angelo Bertelli: $49.99
Replica helmet signed by Jerome Bettis: $168.50
Julius Jones-autographed mini-helmet: $72.96
Reproduction of an autographed 8 × 10 color photo of Lou Holtz: $20.50
1964 Time magazine with Ara Parseghian on the cover: $15.50
1996 Sports Illustrated with Ron Powlus on the cover and autographed by Powlus: $20.50
1973 Orange Bowl program (a loss to Nebraska): $23.86
1970 Cotton Bowl program (a loss to Texas): $70
Paul Hornung’s 1959 Topps Green Bay Packers card: $26.03
1966 National Champions beer stein: $66
Old postcard showing the Main Quad: $3.25
Chris Quinn-autographed 2002-03 men’s basketball poster: $6.50
Small cast-metal bust of Rockne: $61
1958 Notre Dame at Iowa football program: $41
Ticket stub from 1956 ND-Navy football game at Baltimore: $8.90
Hallmark 1998 Joe Montana Christmas ornament: $5.63