A few weeks ago we were invited to a BBQ by my wife's co-worker.
Turns out the co-workers sister is dating a cousin of a player who played on the World Champion Twins and with the Devil Rays Inaugural team. Their dads are brothers.
It was pretty cool, we were talking baseball, then I told him I collected game used stuff. Then he tells me his cousin used to play ball. I am thinking "Ok this guy was probably a minor leaguer". When I found out his cousin played on a world championship team and for the Devil Rays I was getting pretty excited. After I found out who his cousin is, I laughed and said " I have five or six bats of his and a 1998 Inaugural Season jersey of his, plus tons of his autographs". I also told him " I met your cousin tons of times".
Now my dilemma. I just received an email from him offering me two bats of his cousin's for $150.00 a piece. I have never paid more than $50.00 a piece for this players bat.
I do not want to offend him by giving him a lower offer. He is going to be seeing his cousin in August and asking about a fielding glove for me.
Should I offer him $100.00 a bat, and explain the prices of his bats? Then say $100.00 a piece is a generous offer?
Turns out the co-workers sister is dating a cousin of a player who played on the World Champion Twins and with the Devil Rays Inaugural team. Their dads are brothers.
It was pretty cool, we were talking baseball, then I told him I collected game used stuff. Then he tells me his cousin used to play ball. I am thinking "Ok this guy was probably a minor leaguer". When I found out his cousin played on a world championship team and for the Devil Rays I was getting pretty excited. After I found out who his cousin is, I laughed and said " I have five or six bats of his and a 1998 Inaugural Season jersey of his, plus tons of his autographs". I also told him " I met your cousin tons of times".
Now my dilemma. I just received an email from him offering me two bats of his cousin's for $150.00 a piece. I have never paid more than $50.00 a piece for this players bat.
I do not want to offend him by giving him a lower offer. He is going to be seeing his cousin in August and asking about a fielding glove for me.
Should I offer him $100.00 a bat, and explain the prices of his bats? Then say $100.00 a piece is a generous offer?
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