FOOTBALL RIOT BEER BOTTLES NOT COLLECTIBLE

FOOTBALL RIOT BEER BOTTLES NOT COLLECTIBLE



PUEBLO, Colo. (Wireless Flash) – Plastic beer bottles have earned lots of notoriety after football fans in Cleveland and New Orleans recently threw them at players and referees during games. But don’t expect the offending beer bottles to earn much on the collectibles market with either beer bottle buffs or sports fans. Stan Galloway, a beer bottle expert in Pueblo, Colorado, says plastic bottles have little value and referee blood spots aren’t a selling point to serious collectors. Meanwhile, L.A.-based sports memorabilia expert Steve Curtis says blood- covered plastic beer bottles are “for a unique collector” and he hasn’t had any requests so far. If you are hoarding some of the battered bottles, Galloway says you may need to wait 50 years before they’re worth more than a quarter apiece.

Fri 12-21-01