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Article: Bids for Dale Earnhardt Go Sky-High.

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February 21, 2001
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By Joanne Kimberlin, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 21--Russ Gibson is disgusted with the folks now hawking Dale Earnhardt merchandise at hiked-up prices.

"Money hungry," he called them. "A real fan would never insult Dale's memory like that."

He has a lot of people to be mad at.

Russ Gibson boasts a 50-or-so piece Dale Earnhardt collection including a vending machine, part of a NASCAR series produced by Coca-Cola.

A search for Dale Earnhardt souvenirs on the Internet auction eBay Tuesday evening turned up about 66,000 items.

"We don't have any way of measuring for ...

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