locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

[jake33]

Curious on people's thoughts of locker room nameplates. They are not truly game used, and I have 2 of them and they are kind of a unique item to have in your collection for a specific player. Also relatively inexpensive as well. What are your thoughts on it? I use it strictly as a display piece for other game used items of the particular player.

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I think for a player collector it is a must-have. For anybody else i don't really see the appeal. If I ever found a Brunell one, I would have to have it. Otherwise, no thanks.

[Klattsy]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I've been tempted to by a couple but haven't pulled the trigger. For the price they want an MLB locker plate for ($50) I can get a minor league jersey of a different (but still Aussie) player. Even when buying $100 MLB jersey's, I would rather 1 jersey than 2 plates.

However, I saw someone display a locker plate in a frame with a jersey above it, THAT would be cool.

Mark.

[godwulf]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I've got a few of the big, elaborate ones with a lot of graphics - the kind they make for Opening Day, and that sort of thing - that I bought at the Team Shop for $50-$75, and then a lot of the slightly smaller ones, with just the player's name, that I bought at FanFest for $2-$3 each. Displayed either scattered among other items, like jerseys and bats, or in a big group, I think they are very cool. They're also a way of having something of a particular player when nothing else, nothing actually "game-used", is available. They're great for autographs, too. This year during the Fall League, I got Alan Zinter to sign two of his locker tags from 2004.

[lehmsbobby]

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just got aaron rowand's NLDS locker room tag.
pretty sweet

[mlupo]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I have a couple that I picked up at Tigerfest a few years ago for like $5 each. I think that are a cool item, display well, and everyone askes what the are(non-collectors), so they make a decent conversation piece. Like many of you have said they look great in player collections as well. But with that being said I don't think I would pay over $100 for one unless it was from the World Series, that would be cool since it was in the locker room during the celebration.

[stlbats]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I have thought about getting a few of these at times. The problem is, almost all of the Cardinals players are $100 or more. I am just not sure about paying that much for a locker nameplate.

Jason

[gingi79]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I'd love to pick up some of my players, I just never saw them available. So if you have any of these guys from any team:

Pavel Bure
Sami Salo
Matt Diaz
Trevor Linden
Kelly Gruber

By all means, email me at gingi79@aol.com

[LWMM]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I'd love to pick up some of my players, I just never saw them available. So if you have any of these guys from any team:

Pavel Bure
Sami Salo
Matt Diaz
Trevor Linden
Kelly Gruber

By all means, email me at gingi79@aol.com

The Braves sent round a list of NLDS nameplates, including a Diaz for $100. They might still have it, although the price seems way too high for me. The asking price for the Heyward, Hudson and Lowe plates was $1000 each. Ouch! For the sake of comparison, Diaz jerseys were $200, Heyward jerseys $2,500-3,000, Hudson $1,000. At $800, Lowe jerseys were $200 less expensive than the nameplates.

[Rickphils1]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I have a lot of Phillies locker room nameplates and all were less than $20 when I bought them. They seem to have multiple ones every year which I think diminishes any real value. There fine if you are displaying with a player's game used stuff but the price on these are going way up (by the club) and are really marginal as being considered "game used."

[Ollie]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I collect Rob Thomson (Yankees 3B coach) GU items and Steiners had this WS Locker Room Nameplate. I thought it looked very cool!

[jbsportstuff]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I have several vintage locker tags from the Reds:

Joe Morgan
Cesar Gerononimo
Jack Billingham

Then others from the later 70's early 80's

Dave Collins
Bo Diaz
Buddy Bell
Kal Daniels
Frank Williams
Rob Murphy


And from today:
Homer Bailey

I have always enjoyed collecting locker nameplates...

[ironmanfan]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I've always been a fan of Locker Namelates and think they are undervalued as well.....Here are the locker nameplates (not very "snazzy" looking) that Cal Ripken gave me after the 1988 and 1990 seasons personally from Memorial Stadium as well as his visitng one from the Kingdome in Seattle:





Here is a lot of them from the mid 1970's from County Stadium in Milwaukee from visting players as well I picked up a couple years ago:

[ironmanfan]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

If you check out this YouTube video, you'll see the 1990 Locker nameplate during the first few seconds of this 1991 Orioles Season Ticket commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8047vpiIs&feature=youtube_gdata

[BULBUS]

Re: locker nameplate... underrated G.U. item?

I like them, especially to go with a jersey I may have, but these days, the Yankees seem to change theirs every game and there are a ton out there. What Steiner is asking for them is insane.