LATE-1960S SAN DIEGO GULLS BOBBLEHEAD

$509.95 (EBAY)

is piece set off a massive bidding war, and it only takes one look to understand why. is nodder, featuring the mascot of the old Western Hockey League Gulls, was manufactured in limited quantities and the fragile nature of its construction doomed the vast majority to the trash bins. at this one survived in almost off-the-shelf perfection is a miracle, and the price paid reflects nearly 60 years of the divine intervention that kept it safe.