treant985
07-02-2008, 01:39 PM
I recently bought two bats off of ebay that may be (but probably aren't) game used Jim Rice bats. The price I paid obviously gives a lot of evidence that they aren't anything but store model bats, but the seller said that he was moving and had to get rid of everything asap, plus he said he had another authentic Rice gamer that he sold a while back, so it's not unbelievable that one of these might be a legit gamer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250265654983 .
So can anyone confirm that they're store models? Even if they are, I liked the price, so it wouldn't be a loss, but the '14' on the knobs and the taping made me think there is a small chance at least one of them is a gamer. I ordered a copy of the Malta book but haven't received it yet, or else I'd just look them up myself.
Also, does someone have a list of common things to look for that will almost always differentiate a gamer from a store model? I've heard that an embossed length on the knob, or the player's initials after '125' on the lsv oval, are both give aways to a store model. Anything else?
Thanks for your guys' help!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250265654983 .
So can anyone confirm that they're store models? Even if they are, I liked the price, so it wouldn't be a loss, but the '14' on the knobs and the taping made me think there is a small chance at least one of them is a gamer. I ordered a copy of the Malta book but haven't received it yet, or else I'd just look them up myself.
Also, does someone have a list of common things to look for that will almost always differentiate a gamer from a store model? I've heard that an embossed length on the knob, or the player's initials after '125' on the lsv oval, are both give aways to a store model. Anything else?
Thanks for your guys' help!