Fellow collectors,
A friend of mine bought a Knoblauch bat off of Historic Auctions. I saw him for the first time in years at a Gloria Rothstein show and he showed it to me. I am not a bat expert by any means but the bat is not authentic. In their photos
Historic Auctions
Their description reads "This game used bat shows nice use including ball and lace marks on the bat barrel"
In reality, the bat is mint, there is absolutely no use. There is no marks or even a scratch
They do not show a closeup of the bat. I know for a fact that the line underneath the 125, seperates the game used bats from the store bought bats. This is not visible from their photos. My photos of the actual bat are below
They never say it was a world series bat, but it is marked 1991 world series
They also do not mention in the description that the bat is personalized. They say " It also sports a mint, smudge free, signature", but no mention of the "To Jim". I will give them enough credit that they did show a picture of the personalization.
Realistically though, the only thing this bat is good for is firewood.
A friend of mine bought a Knoblauch bat off of Historic Auctions. I saw him for the first time in years at a Gloria Rothstein show and he showed it to me. I am not a bat expert by any means but the bat is not authentic. In their photos
Historic Auctions
Their description reads "This game used bat shows nice use including ball and lace marks on the bat barrel"
In reality, the bat is mint, there is absolutely no use. There is no marks or even a scratch
They do not show a closeup of the bat. I know for a fact that the line underneath the 125, seperates the game used bats from the store bought bats. This is not visible from their photos. My photos of the actual bat are below
They never say it was a world series bat, but it is marked 1991 world series
They also do not mention in the description that the bat is personalized. They say " It also sports a mint, smudge free, signature", but no mention of the "To Jim". I will give them enough credit that they did show a picture of the personalization.
Realistically though, the only thing this bat is good for is firewood.
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