Students collectibles benefiting Hurricane Katrina victims
Published September 16th, 2005
An Eastern student is selling his sports memorabilia on the Internet to help raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief.Sean Cook, a sophomore history major, has been selling his sports collectibles on auction Web sites, such as Overstock.com and bidville.com since Sept. 1.”People from all over the world are buying,” Cook said, saying that he has even had buyers from as far away as Japan and Australia.Interested buyers know that the proceeds will be going to charity and have been paying anywhere from $300 to $400 for each item.So far Cook has made $6,000 total from selling his collectibles, which include valuable sports’ cards.
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