finally got my Braun 2011 bat

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  • zookerman182
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 427

    finally got my Braun 2011 bat

    ....and its a HR bat!!!

    The date on the end of the barrel is 7/26/11 and the date on the MLB holo is 7/30.

    I went into mlb.tv and found that Braun cracked a bat in his last at bat on 7/27 and that bat had no markings on it at all.

    Then in his first at bat on 7/28 i noticed small dirt clumps on the mid-upper barrel. Those dirt clumps are also present in his second at bat of the game and on my bat with which he hit his 21st HR of the year and 149th of his career. It was a 420 foot blast to right center.

    Bob Tex also found me this great shot of Braun's followthrough swing from the HR at bat.

    The only 3 things on it that matchup are the sharpie dot on the mid handle, the dirt clump just above the SAM logo, and the last one is hard to see but its a strange shape of wood near the end of the bat on the barrel.

    I'm working on screen shots from these 3 games so i'll have much better matches once i get those. But i couldnt be happier.

    Renee Krebes hooked me up!

    GO BREWERS


    Collecting current Brewers players and Prospects

    brewergamer28@yahoo.com

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  • schillingfan
    Member
    • Apr 2011
    • 64

    #2
    Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

    As I said on FCB, it looks great. Congrats!
    Always looking for Curt Schilling
    http://www.curtschillingcollector.com

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    • maverick14
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2011
      • 381

      #3
      Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

      Sweet looking bat
      -Randy
      rborrero14 at gmail.com

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      • Trublubrucru
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2008
        • 129

        #4
        Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

        " I couldn't be happier".... Well, looks like selling it on Ebay 3 weeks later made you a bit happier.

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        • yanks12025
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2006
          • 3118

          #5
          Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

          Originally posted by Trublubrucru
          " I couldn't be happier".... Well, looks like selling it on Ebay 3 weeks later made you a bit happier.
          That's most of this forum, you say you love an item and then sell it right away.

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          • gorilla777
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2009
            • 1508

            #6
            Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

            Yep, that is funny, churn 'em and burn 'em!

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            • frikativ54
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2007
              • 3612

              #7
              Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

              To be fair, people's circumstances change. He could have to sell after losing a job, his car could have just broken down, or he could have just found his holy grail. Truth is we don't know what motivates someone to sell.
              Les Zukor
              bagwellgameused@gmail.com
              Collecting Jeff Bagwell Cleats, Jerseys, & Other Items

              http://www.bagwellgameused.com
              (617) 682-0408

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              • Trublubrucru
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2008
                • 129

                #8
                Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                If he wanted to get out of the deal, why did he list it for 2 1\2 times what he paid? Sorry, I ain't buying that story. Guys like him are why teams have been raising their prices on game used.

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                • zookerman182
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 427

                  #9
                  Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                  yeah keep it going guys


                  im bad for the hobby
                  Collecting current Brewers players and Prospects

                  brewergamer28@yahoo.com

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                  • yankees506
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2010
                    • 1064

                    #10
                    Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                    Originally posted by zookerman182
                    yeah keep it going guys


                    im bad for the hobby

                    you sure are, dont post like you have a "white whale" for you collection then we see it on ebay for an insane price. you hit the nail on the head "bad for the hobby" your words, not ours

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                    • zookerman182
                      Senior Member
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 427

                      #11
                      Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                      Originally posted by yankees506
                      you sure are, dont post like you have a "white whale" for you collection then we see it on ebay for an insane price. you hit the nail on the head "bad for the hobby" your words, not ours

                      this is really making me laugh.

                      I bought the bat for $1000
                      I paid Kyle $80 to photomatch it and send pictures.
                      I paid $40 for shipping.
                      I paid another $270 for PDA/DNA to give me a LOA.

                      After ebay fees i took home 1375.50 on the bat.

                      I LOST MONEY ON THE BAT PEOPLE.

                      And at the time i got it, i had zero plans to move it, but something did come up where i had no choice but to list a 3 day auction and hope for the best.

                      The piling on in this thread is amazing.

                      Like nobody else here has ever had to sell an item to pay for other things going on in their life.
                      Collecting current Brewers players and Prospects

                      brewergamer28@yahoo.com

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                      • yankees506
                        Senior Member
                        • Apr 2010
                        • 1064

                        #12
                        Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                        you started a thread where you showed us your neat bat and then its being sold, we have seen this a few times already so i hope you can see where some of us are coming from. by no means was anyone out to get you or single you out but you must know by now that collectors dont take kindly to people flipping items in such a way.

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                        • Titans74
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 269

                          #13
                          Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                          That's what happens when you get these so called baseball card "prospectors", who try to flip every card for a quick buck on Ebay, buying game used with no real love or passion for it. Everything is "how much can I make?". They are bad for the hobby. They ruined the card collecting hobby and, if allowed, will do the same to the game used market.

                          There are very few TRUE collectors left these days.
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                          • zookerman182
                            Senior Member
                            • Jul 2007
                            • 427

                            #14
                            Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                            Originally posted by yankees506
                            you started a thread where you showed us your neat bat and then its being sold, we have seen this a few times already so i hope you can see where some of us are coming from. by no means was anyone out to get you or single you out but you must know by now that collectors dont take kindly to people flipping items in such a way.

                            I thought the word flipping was only used to indicate a profit was made.
                            My mistake.
                            Collecting current Brewers players and Prospects

                            brewergamer28@yahoo.com

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                            • kellsox
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2006
                              • 904

                              #15
                              Re: finally got my Braun 2011 bat

                              Originally posted by zookerman182
                              this is really making me laugh.

                              I bought the bat for $1000
                              I paid Kyle $80 to photomatch it and send pictures.
                              I paid $40 for shipping.
                              I paid another $270 for PDA/DNA to give me a LOA.

                              After ebay fees i took home 1375.50 on the bat.

                              I LOST MONEY ON THE BAT PEOPLE.

                              And at the time i got it, i had zero plans to move it, but something did come up where i had no choice but to list a 3 day auction and hope for the best.

                              The piling on in this thread is amazing.

                              Like nobody else here has ever had to sell an item to pay for other things going on in their life.

                              Out of curiosity, why would someone pay 270 for someone to "authenticate" a bat that has already been authenticated by MLB and been matched to several screenshots from games?

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