Whacked out value?.....or not...

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This is a little auction phenomenon that can happen when two collectors have their hearts set on an item they simply can't live without....also known as "a consigners dream".

Here is a beautiful bat, an Eddie Murray 1977 rookie bat, complete with original tape job, number on the knob in Eddie's hand, matches factory records, and comes with an Orioles assistant clubhouse manager's letter for provenance....on Orioles letterhead stationary no less.

A nice bat, huh?

But what would you value it at?

$5,000.00? Pricey, huh?

How about $7,000.00 No way, right? Well, maybe with a couple of big shots who just want it.


How about $10,000. Now, we're crossing foolish, right?

This bat just sold in Heritage Auctions for..... $13,000.00

When you add in the buyers premium....... $15,535.00

That's a chunk of change for a bat from a recent star player.

[joelsabi]

maybe its the same dude who bought his 500th HR baseball for half a million.

how do you see the bidding history on this auction house?

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maybe its the same dude who bought his 500th HR baseball for half a million.

how do you see the bidding history on this auction house?

You don't. It was a live floor auction.

I was on the phone. This is one of the bats I wanted to bid on, so I reserved a phone line to bid on it. But out of the shoot, it was $7,000, so I just sat on the phone in amazement as it climbed higher....when it hit $11,000, I was laughing in amazement with the guy on the phone. I was shocked it went for what it did.

All I know is I'm going to the Tri-Star show this weekend in San Francisco, and I'm bringing pictures of the bat. Eddie Murray will be signing there. He played AAA in Rochester, New York, with my cousin, so I have a good excuse to get up front and chat with him. I'm going to tell him about his rookie bat, and ask if he was aware of what it went for.

Then I'm going to ask him the $64,000 question.

"Is it really one of your rookie bats with your tape job on it?"

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On the other side of the coin....how about this "value"?...

Sold for $90,000.......$107,550.00 with juice.....

Consigned directly by the son of umpire Doug Harvey, Sandy Koufax's 1966 glove.....his last season....

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Consigned directly by the son of umpire Doug Harvey, Sandy Koufax's 1966 glove.....his last season....

WoW!!!

Koufax used a Rocky Colovito Personal Model?

and Consigned by the son of 'God' no less...

[FastLane80]

What's going on with Eddie Murray? When did he all of a sudden become popular again? Here's another one http://www.greyflannelauctions.com/L...px?lotid=21071