How much is Zuckerberg worth? Card collector could find out

An elementary school-age Mark Zuckerberg pictured on a souvenir baseball card printed in 1992 and signed by the future Facebook founder has been consigned to auction in September, with bidding to start at $1. Image courtesy of ComicConnect.

 

Allie Tarantino, who served as a counselor at Elmwood Day Camp in Westchester, N.Y., when a young Mark Zuckerberg attended and gave him the signed card (inset) as a parting gift, has consigned the unusual souvenir to auction. Image courtesy of ComicConnect.
Allie Tarantino, who served as a counselor at Elmwood Day Camp in Westchester, N.Y., when a young Mark Zuckerberg attended and gave him the signed card (inset) as a parting gift, has consigned the unusual souvenir to auction. Image courtesy of ComicConnect.

NEW YORK (AP) – When camp counselor Allie Tarantino was flipping through a magazine years ago, he came upon a familiar name: Mark Zuckerberg. He rifled through boxes of memorabilia in his basement, running his fingers over old photos, newspapers and bus maps before finding a baseball card featuring a very young Zuckerberg grinning in a red jersey and gripping a bat.

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