Game Used Bases Question

[hrocket]

Hello Everyone,

For those of you that like to collect game used bases, what is a reasonable price for a regular season game used base?

I have seen different prices and I wanted to know what is a good price?

What criteria do you guys use when purchasing a game used base?

I recently purchased a base from a Yankee game where Alex Rodriguez hit one of his homeruns, do these have any extra value? The base came with the jewels on the sides.

thanks

[coxfan]

The Rangers typically ask $250 these days; they had a mother's day base for that price last week. The Braves had a couple bases recently for $1000 or a little more, but I think they're trying to exploit the ending of the Cox era ( One of the bases was opening day, I think). A base should be bought only from a club directly, as it can be as easily faked as a ball.

[coxfan]

I might add that I bought a base in 2006 from the Rangers from a game in which A-Rod had hit a HR in 2004 ( His first game back in Arlington as a Yankee, after leaving the Rangers). It was originally priced at $900, but after it didn't sell in two years, was dropped to $250.

[cliffjmp33]

I have only purchased one base so I can't speak with much authority. It was a Yankees base from 2008 and was more sentimental as it was my final game at Old Yankee Stadium. I know I ended up purchasing/winning it from their auction site and was packaged with a couple other items. If everything was broken up evenly, I believe the cost would have been $200-$250 for the base. I'd have paid more for personal reasons - as they didn't have any balls available from that game - but I know I won't resell it, so that effects it's price in my eyes.

And agree with coxfan, I know at Phillies games, they have made generic non-game used, brand new bases available for sale with the jewels. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before those become forged.

[camarokids]

email me at dzscope@gmail.com , I know someone who has some bases you may be interested in...

[stlbats]

The Cardinals sell their just plain regular season game used bases for $149.00 Special games such as Opening Day or Pujols milestone games are obviously more and are usually auctioned. They have run bases on sale at the stadium for as cheap as $50.

Jason
stlbats@bellsouth.net

[Shipp_96]

I have seen Mariner Opening Day bases go for $149, and normal non event ones go for $80. But I guess it depends on the team and the event/historical game they were a part of.

[yankees506]

+1 on the cardinals bases, last year i got a base from a 2 hr pujols game that was to my shock mlb auth as used from innings 1-9 not sure if the cardinals only use one set of bases for everygame but i consider myself lucky as my yankees use 3 sets EVERYGAME.

[flota89]

+1 on the cardinals bases, last year i got a base from a 2 hr pujols game that was to my shock mlb auth as used from innings 1-9 not sure if the cardinals only use one set of bases for everygame but i consider myself lucky as my yankees use 3 sets EVERYGAME.

I had a similar experience, but I ended up buying a base that way used for TWO games (whole game each base). Albert hit a home run both games it was used.

[flota89]

What was really weird that the two games it was used during were a year apart. One date in August 2007 and the other in August 2008. Does anyone else who bought Cardinals bases have something similar?