Just received a question from another collector about the relative value of a star's bat used by another player. It got me thinking about the different variables and where they'd fall on a value continuum. I'll throw out my thoughts (using Pujols as the star) and hope you'll all chime in with yours. Assume provenance backs up the use.
- Pujols bat used by Pujols (only #5 on knob)
- Pujols bat possibly used by both Pujols and another star player -- say Adam Dunn (both #5 and #44 on the knob)
- Another star player's bat (Dunn) used by Pujols (only #5 on knob)
- Pujols bat used by another star (say Dunn -- only #44 on knob)
- Another star player's bat (Dunn) possibly used by both that player and Pujols (both #5 and #44 on knob).
- A non-star player's bat used by Pujols (only #5 on knob)
- A Pujols bat used by a non-star
- A non-star player's bat possibly used by both that player and Pujols (both numbers on the knob).
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