Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

[camarokids]

What are your thoughts?

A second bat is listed now.

No ball or seam marks. Just some rack marks and lots of pine tar.

The bats sure have a ton of tar for NOT having any (maybe one) ball marks or seam impressions...I see one mark, what may be an impression from a ball, see pic below.....

Pics of bat currently on ebay....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wade-Boggs-Signed-Game-Used-Blonde-B349-Louisville-Slugger-Bat-w-LOA-Devil-Rays-/400524900551?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d4124f8c7

I sent this question on the first bat that sold for $405.00.

Pics of 1st bat

boggsbat1sold$405.00.JPG

boggsbat1sold$405.00.2.JPG

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123


"Does the bat have any ball marks or seam impressions from contact with a baseball? I only see pine tar and rack marks.
Thanks"

First response
"Let me take a closer look and get back to you with details. I'm pretty sure it does however..."

Second response
"I just took a closer look at the bat and I can't find any lace marks on it. It does have a couple indentations where a ball may have made contact but its hard to tell as those could have been made when Wade hit the bat against his cleats... Wish I could be of more help... Definitely game used however as per Wade."

[TFig27]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

This might help

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=38807&highlight=Tino

[emann]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Funny, I noticed this too (and wish I'd bid on the 1st bat)... That 1st one had the epoxy finish and looked pretty used (but the coating resists seam marks, it's basically thick plastic), the 2nd one does not and looks like light use.

[TwinLakesPark]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

I believe they purchased 6 of these from Wade. I handled most of them the day I was there. Below is a photo of the 6 bats (pre and post signature) that Scot is selling now. In my opinion, $500 is a STEAL for these bats. Once the market settles from the flood and initial flipping of these items, they will certainly be worth much more.



You can contact Scot directly at: Scot at celebzdirect dot com

[camarokids]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Thanks for the info guys! Very interesting about the coating on the bats!!!

[Nnunnari]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Mr. Boggs has been stretching the truth quite a bit when it comes to his game used items. I don't want to bad mouth all of the items that Scot is selling since he does have some quality items and has been a stand up guy regarding everything he has sold. All I will say is, go by what see and make your own opinions. The letter provided by Wade is not worth the paper it was written on and the inscription on some of the items is a flat out lie.

[camarokids]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Thanks Nick. I was thinking the same thing about Boggs. But I did not want to accuse anyone of anything. I have a 1999 Boggs bat and it shows ball scuff marks and impressions with not near as much pine tar. I am not sure if mine has the coating mentioned by BMH in another thread. Five of the bats pictured are 1998's.

[Ozric]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Mr. Boggs has been stretching the truth quite a bit when it comes to his game used items. I don't want to bad mouth all of the items that Scot is selling since he does have some quality items and has been a stand up guy regarding everything he has sold. All I will say is, go by what see and make your own opinions. The letter provided by Wade is not worth the paper it was written on and the inscription on some of the items is a flat out lie.

Examples would be nice and educational for Boggs collectors . I have purchased a ton of stuff and have had no issues with any of it...

[sox83cubs84]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Also remember...Boggs is a guy who would insist jerseys he was said to have worn were not real without ever seeing the items themselves...personally, my trust in Boggs' word is not at 100%.

Dave Miedema

[Nnunnari]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Ozric- I will post an example once I am refunded my money by Celebz.

[camarokids]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Nothing against the seller. But all the bats I have in my collection that have this much tar are loaded with ball marks. Here is another bat with tons of tar and little to no use, I see maybe one ball mark!!!!!

Thoughts????

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wade-Boggs-Signed-Game-Used-Blonde-B349-Louisville-Slugger-Bat-w-LOA-Devil-Rays-/400529636641?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d416d3d21

[camarokids]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

Ozric- I will post an example once I am refunded my money by Celebz.

Hi Nick,
Please share your story!

[spartanservitto]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

I purchased a bat and it had the acrylic coating, which would
Make sense for lack of stitch impressions, arts of it have
Cracked off from impact. I was happy with my bat, and if I can get one from
Boggs, since he is the player on the bat, then it seems ok with me.

-Tony

[camarokids]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

I purchased a bat and it had the acrylic coating, which would
Make sense for lack of stitch impressions, arts of it have
Cracked off from impact. I was happy with my bat, and if I can get one from
Boggs, since he is the player on the bat, then it seems ok with me.

-Tony

But there are not even any ball marks. I can see the acrylic coating keeping the seam marks from embedding into the wood.

But wouldn't you still see marks from where the baseball is making contact? My 1999 Boggs only has a couple of seam impressions, but has many contact marks from the ball.

Can you post pics of your Boggs?

How can you tell if a bat has the coating?

[emann]

Re: Thoughts on Wade Boggs bats on ebay from Celebz-Direct....

David-

The quick way to tell is the acrylic totally covers/fills in the stamping. The bat is totally smooth.

My Edgar w/ the coating has blue ink transfers, but no seam or real noticable marks.