OK - so we all collect game used bats and jerseys and many of you have great stuff in your collection. Do you ever wonder though - is your bat and jersey legitimate? Was it used in a game? Was it doctored or really ever used in a game?
I primarily collect game used bats and have always tried to collect bats with player attributes - Killebrew handles with heavy tar; Yaz tape on the handle and "Game" on the knob; Murcer pad on the handle, or remnants of pad on the handle; Maris tar on the upper handle, etc., etc...........I guess I could go on and on. I feel that if you can find a piece like this - unless the player gave it directly to you, this is the next best thing - Forget the COA or grade - DOES IT HAVE PLAYER ATTRIBUTES????
Sometimes it amazes me as to how much stuff is in the hobby and is authenticated - but is it really game used? Isn't that what we are trying to collect - an item that is game used by the player???
I have joked at previous COAs on bats by leading authenticators that grade bats because they are just made of wood - that's all - they get overgraded and sometimes just graded because they are made of wood - BUT WERE THEY USED??? AND BY THE PLAYER??? Broad topic I know, but as a collector, comfort in what you buy is Confidence in the fact that the player actually touched the item and hopefully used it......sorry, if many of you don't want to talk about this - "I'd rather not - I don't want to really know".......well, you should really know........
I sometimes wonder when I see some of the items along with certificates in the hobby..........just an observation........Would love to hear thoughts of others...........it seems that "Game Used" has become to mean " maybe - could be - I don't know - probably not - ok, looks like a "gamer".................Jim
I primarily collect game used bats and have always tried to collect bats with player attributes - Killebrew handles with heavy tar; Yaz tape on the handle and "Game" on the knob; Murcer pad on the handle, or remnants of pad on the handle; Maris tar on the upper handle, etc., etc...........I guess I could go on and on. I feel that if you can find a piece like this - unless the player gave it directly to you, this is the next best thing - Forget the COA or grade - DOES IT HAVE PLAYER ATTRIBUTES????
Sometimes it amazes me as to how much stuff is in the hobby and is authenticated - but is it really game used? Isn't that what we are trying to collect - an item that is game used by the player???
I have joked at previous COAs on bats by leading authenticators that grade bats because they are just made of wood - that's all - they get overgraded and sometimes just graded because they are made of wood - BUT WERE THEY USED??? AND BY THE PLAYER??? Broad topic I know, but as a collector, comfort in what you buy is Confidence in the fact that the player actually touched the item and hopefully used it......sorry, if many of you don't want to talk about this - "I'd rather not - I don't want to really know".......well, you should really know........
I sometimes wonder when I see some of the items along with certificates in the hobby..........just an observation........Would love to hear thoughts of others...........it seems that "Game Used" has become to mean " maybe - could be - I don't know - probably not - ok, looks like a "gamer".................Jim
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