Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

[gameused]

eBay seller g3clippers is auctioning a dark brown Phoenix bat that is signed as a Vladimir Guerrero 1st HR bat, the bat is MLB authenticated as being broken on April 7th, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/VLADIMIR-GUERRER...item5ad96cd1e4

I checked mlb tv and Vlad was using a blonde bat when he hit his 1st HR in the 4th inning on April 7th, he used a dark brown Phoenix bat and cracked it on a weak infield ground out in the 8th inning.

Here's a video link to Vlad's 1st HR as a Texas Ranger: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...me_pk%3D263842

Buyer beware as these are the same guys that have tried to sell a forged 2007 home run derby bat in the past and when confronted with solid proof, denied any wrong doing

Just wanted to pass this along as I know there are several Vlad collectors on the forum.

Bobby

[gorilla777]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Nice work - hopefully it saves a buyer or two out there

Ben

[JMJ24]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Nice catch Bobby. Do you think the Hr #1 was written by Vlad or added later? I thought Vlad wasn't noting his Hr bats anymore.

Jeremy

[legaleagle92481]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

the handwriting appears to be different between the sig and the inscription.

[gameused]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Nice catch Bobby. Do you think the Hr #1 was written by Vlad or added later? I thought Vlad wasn't noting his Hr bats anymore.

Jeremy

Jeremy,

I think Vlad just signs all of his cracked GU bats and one of his boys pens in the HR notation.

I'm always skeptical when it comes to HR bats, I have seen mistakes with a more than a few Arod HR notated bats and now this Vlad bat.

Without a solid photo match to the actual HR at bat, I would just stay clear of these bats and the seller g3clippers.

Bobby

[gameused]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Forgot to metion thats he's offering the following on his eBay listing:

GUARANTEED TO PASS PSA/DNA OR JSA OR DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK!!

Quick way to make $1900

[jobathenut]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Game used-Nice catch on this.Not sure if i would have the guts to call someone out like this.There is alot of crazies in the world.Are'nt you ever scared someone might take this personal and sue you or something.

[gameused]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Game used-Nice catch on this.Not sure if i would have the guts to call someone out like this.There is alot of crazies in the world.Are'nt you ever scared someone might take this personal and sue you or something.

Joba,

Just trying to chip in and clean up this hobby we all enjoy. That's what this forum is all about, helping out fellow collectors and sharing information. I enjoy exposing the crooked individuals that take advantage of unsuspected buyers, eventually it will all catch up with them and their business will suffer.

Honesty is the best policy in this business and these eBay sellers, dealers and auction houses that offer game used items should do their homework first and be 100% sure the items they sell are exactly what they advertise.

Thanks,
Bobby

[legaleagle92481]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Forgot to metion thats he's offering the following on his eBay listing:

GUARANTEED TO PASS PSA/DNA OR JSA OR DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK!!

Quick way to make $1900

Good luck collecting it from him. Plus Psa or Jsa very well may pass it as we all know they have a tendency to make mistakes.

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Those companies only judge it to be used or not by the player if I am not mistaken so they could beat you on a loophole could they not. Its obvious that Vlad used this bat as seen by the stills, just not the bat he used to hit the HR.

[3arod13]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

The seller is aware of this thread. Interested to see what he does about it.

Almost makes it that everything needs to be photomatched or videomatched to prove it's authentic!

Regards, Tony

[3arod13]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Bobby,

Super job! It took me a long time to prove that my Rawlings Arod bat wasn't the HR #15 it was claimed to be, due to the fact I had to track down two different game videos from 1996, but determination paid off.

Super job!

Regards, Tony

[justinbittner220]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

I've been watching this bat myself, on ebaby, and I questioned the handwriting issue as soon as I saw it. I also went back to check which bat he was using when he went deep. If I'm going to drop that kind of money, it better be what it says it is...

I'm glad there are other people out there that are honest and willing to go out of their way to warn others about fraud and misleading items. If anyone wants to sell me a real Vlad homerun bat, email me

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

Why would they lie about the description of the bat and then take a nice picture of the holo so that it can easily be looked up? That I don't understand. If you want to scam somebody, then shouldn't you not make it easy to be caught by posting a picture proving that you are scamming someone?

[BergerKing22784]

Re: Vladimir Guererro 1st HR bat of 2010 "I dont think so!"

I think its safe that a good # of people wouldnt do the research to see or not. They see the MLB Hologram and would assume its what it states to be and call it a day. Had this been someone I collected and had the money I might be one to jump on it without looking into it.