Thirteen 10-foot tall lighted letters that once adorned “Yankee Stadium” in New York went up for auction, but failed to attract a buyer according to Sotheby’s in London.

Made of aluminum and blue Plexiglas, most watchers expected the historic letters to sell for $300,000 - $600,000 at auction. But there were no takers.

The letters were installed in 1976 and remained there for 32 years. When a new stadium was built in 2008, the letters were purchased by former Yankee Reggie Jackson.

“This is not a piece of contemporary art that’s just been made. This is a piece of history. It was on the building for 30 years,” said a spokesperson for Sotheby’s. “It’s very hard to put a price on something like this.”

Maybe they’ll try to auction the pieces again. And maybe another famous former Yankee will step in and save them from the junk pile. (Hint-hint, Derek!)

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