How much would you pay to relive extraordinary moments in your life or in history?
A commercial company wanted to know the answer to that question, so they asked 2,000 people what they would realistically pay for the chance to relive a moment.
Bid-On-Equipment, a reseller of heavy equipment, including industrial, pharmaceutical, processing and packaging machinery, in Algonquin, Ill., selected 40 events and ask people to say how much they would give for the experience and then they averaged the prices.
The top winner by far was the day the person’s first child was born, but in addition to personal experiences, the company explored history, music, sports and pop culture.
Following are the top two selections in each category.
Personal
The day your first child was born: $100,622
Personal
The day you were born: $36,161
History
The moon landing: $39,344
History
The signing of the Declaration of Independence: $36,836
Pop Culture
The premier of “Star Wars”: $11,757
Pop Culture
On the set of the “Friends” series finale: $5,731
Music
The Woodstock festival in1969: $11,110
Music
The Beatles world tour in 1964: $10,564
Sports
Ali vs. Frazier in October 1975: $5,114