The gift that keeps on giving, Bartolo Colon, is causing more fans to take out their wallets yet again.
On Thursday night, Clark Toys posted an offering from Forever Collectibles: a commemorative Bartolo Colon home run bobblehead that also has a bobble stomach.
In less than 24 hours, Clark Toys has sold more than 500 of them.
"Most of the bobbleheads we sell are limited to 360 pieces and they take months to sell," said Travis Pyan, managing partner of Clark Toys. "When the buzz on this item started this morning, we sold 100 in 30 minutes."
Pyan said he can't remember any athlete bobblehead that was ordered faster than Colon's.
"In 2008, we sold 600 Barack Obama bobbleheads on the night he was elected," Pyan recalled.
The Colon bobbleheads are limited to 942 pieces and cost $39.99.
A mock-up of the bobblehead featured a headline that said Colon was the oldest pitcher in MLB history to hit a home run, when he was actually the oldest player to hit his first career home run. Pyan said fans who buy the bobblehead will get an accurate headline.
Colon's home run on May 7 has led to several merchandising opportunities. Topps sold thousands of cards to commemorate the event, and Colon recently forged a deal with limited T-shirt site Represent to sell "Bartbino" shirts, a reference to Babe Ruth's "Bambino" nickname.
Last month, Colon filed to trademark the phrase "Big Sexy."
