article_snippet.sent: The glowing blue letters that once lit the Bronx from above Yankee Stadium failed to find a buyer at an auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: While The glowing blue letters that once lit the Bronx from above Yankee Stadium were expected to bring in anywhere from $300,000 to $600,000, the only person who raised a paddle - for $260,000 - was a  Sotheby employee trying to jump start the bidding.
article_snippet.sent: The current owner of The Yankee Stadium signage is Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson of Famer Reggie Jackson, who purchased the 10-feet-tall letters for an undisclosed amount after The Yankee Stadium signage saw its final game in 2008.
article_snippet.sent: No love: 13 letters that hung over The Yankee Stadium signage were estimated to bring in anywhere from $300,000 to $600,000, but received no bids at a  Sotheby auction Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: ESPN reports Jackson, who attended the auction, bought the 10-feet-tall letters for an undisclosed amount 'on a lark.'
article_snippet.sent: The letters at the stadium, which was built in 1923, were installed in 1976 and taken down in 2008 .
article_snippet.sent: In addition to the 10-feet-tall letters for an undisclosed amount, Sotheby's was auctioning off a New York Mets bullpen car from the late 60s.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the a New York Mets memorabilia being estimated at only $20,000 to $30,000, Sotheby's raked in a winning bid of $112,500 at auction.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Yankee Stadium signage was bought by Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson when The Yankee Stadium signage was shuttered in 2008 for an undisclosed sum .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Before the auction, Famer Reggie Jackson had promised to fly out Famer Reggie Jackson to see the letters at the winner's home .