One of the most common types of sports jewelry you’ll find on eBay are minor league championship rings. These days, nearly every professional sports franchise of note presents its players with a ring for winning a title. What was once the domain of major leaguers is now a tradition practiced throughout baseball.
As funding of minor league operations has increased and big league organizations take steps to ensure they’re perceived as first class, minor league championship rings have become more common.
While the rings may be meaningful to most players, minor leaguers are more likely to be in a situation where they have to sell their rings. While high draft picks may earn enough money to make a comfortable living and never look back, others fall on hard times like the rest of us do sometimes. Their minor league championship ring may be one of the items they see as potentially expendable.
The value of a minor league championship ring can vary. If it once belonged to a player who eventually did make the majors, collectors may look favorably on it as a collectible. If not, it still has some collector value for those who collect championship rings, but that value may be less than a couple hundred dollars.
While more minor league championship rings may hit the open market than World Series or other major league championship rings, they share one quality with their more expensive counterparts. They are far more scarce than virtually any other type of sports collectible.
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 1976 Official New York Yankees American League Championship Ring. Balfour 10K $15,000.00 Time Remaining: 14d 8h 28m Buy It Now for only: $15,000.00 |
 2006 DETROIT TIGERS AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP INTERGOLD 14K W/ DIAMONDS RING $10,500.00 Time Remaining: 12d 13h Buy It Now for only: $10,500.00 |
 1961 CINCINNATI REDS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP JOSTENS 14K W/ DIAMOND RING $8,750.00 Time Remaining: 10d 14h 28m Buy It Now for only: $8,750.00 |
 1996 ATLANTA BRAVES NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION CHAMPIONSHIP RING PLAYER 10K JOSTEN $7,999.99 Time Remaining: 19d 15h 3m Buy It Now for only: $7,999.99 |
 GENUINE 10K Gold 1998 San Diego Padres MLB National League Championship Ring $7,500.00 Time Remaining: 10d 11h 11m Buy It Now for only: $7,500.00 |
 2000 NY METS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIP RING & PRES BOX 10K JOSTEN $6,500.00 Time Remaining: 19d 15h 4m Buy It Now for only: $6,500.00 |
 ATLANTA BRAVES 1999 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RING 10KT (AUTHENTIC) $4,999.00 Time Remaining: 3d 8h 8m Buy It Now for only: $4,999.00 |
 1991 Atlanta Braves National League Championship Ring $4,400.00 Time Remaining: 29d 6h 32m Buy It Now for only: $4,400.00 |
 2000 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS RYAN LEAGUE RING ASTROS CHAMPIONSHIP EXECUTIVE 10kt GOLD $2,999.00 Time Remaining: 11d 11h 9m Buy It Now for only: $2,999.00 |
 1995 Renegades Riley Cup Hockey Championship Ring~Solid 10K Gold~Canadian League $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 15d 9h 43m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 |
 2004 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RING JOSTENS $2,499.99 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 44m Buy It Now for only: $2,499.99 |
 1993 Phillies World Series National League Championship 10K Ring Limited Ed. $2,400.00 Time Remaining: 9d 7h 3m |