Who has the best player collection?

[project 4]

Bert has a solid Albert Pujols collection. Rich has THE best Austin Jackson collection.... I was never really a player focused collector, but I recently got into Alex Avila because he went to my high school and I believe has the most talent for a young catcher in the AL. Living in the area, I have quite a huge access to bats of his, so I decided to focus on photomatched home run bats. I've hit 4/4 on mine, and plan on continuing it in the 2012 season.

Here are my oldest three, followed by the newest one I was able to purchase.

That is so neat that yall went to the same high school! Do you guys hang out? Do you get to get some stuff from him for free? Also, I'm realizing more and more that photomatching is huge here which leads me to this question: when you obtain your game used memorabilia, does it not come with a COA and the date of the game it was used? Or is photomatching just something done for fun? Thanks again for sharing!

[project 4]

LastingsMilledge85 has a great Milledge collection....me,it's all about the Giambis..
http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ad.php?t=43963


Joe

I think I've seen your Giambis before in some contest. You're the one who has the entire outfit from one game, right? That inspired me to get one of my own. I just have to figure out how to display it now. Very, Very nice collection by the way!

While cano has gotten big with collectors over the past year+ I'd throw my 15 Robbie bats and a few mis items out there with anyone.

ALOT of bat collectors here! Are bats relatively inexpensive compared to other things like jerseys, cleats, etc?

Not the best but I've started a pretty decent Jimmy Rollins collection:

4 bats (one of each brand: Max Bat, LVS, Adirondack, & Carolina Clubs, the Adirondack bat is photomatched to a homerun he hit in 2009)
3 jerseys (2008 WS home jersey, 2009 WS road jersey, 2010 alternate)
2 sets of batting gloves
1 pair of cleats from the 2005 season
2010 lineup card from game he hit is 150th career homerun
2011 lineup card from game he hit is 100th career triple

Waiting on a pair of road pants. Not sure what year they are from or if they are issued or worn so we'll see. Numerous other Rollins odds and ends to round out the collection.

Always looking to add more especially a hat and wristbands...

Hey, that's a sweet start to your collection. Where do you get your stuff?

In my opinion I think Steve masi (masiman) has one of the better player collections on here. Being a Yankee fan and collector myself I thought his collection of Jorge posada bats was a great choice. Posada has one of the best looking bat characteristics in the game (tar,tape,cleat marks) I've been trying to catch up to Steve but it's been a tough task. Keep it up.....

Mello (yanks506) your cano bats aren't too bad either. Lol

I bet any yankee collection is hard to come by given the demand for their stuff. Quite an accomplishment. Thanks for sharing!

My Frank Thomas collection now has over 20 Gu bats (4 of which are hrs), 14 jerseys (sox, jays, and a's), 5 pair of pants, 3 nameplates, 5 Gu hats, 3 hr baseballs, 6 pairs of shoes, numerous batting gloves and wristbands, 2 Gu fielding gloves, and over 10 line up cards featuring the big hurt!!!!

Nice, I remember the big hurt back in the day. I was a huge Bagwell fan (still am) and remember that they shared the same birthday. I collected mainly Bagwell and Ken Griffey Jr but had a nice Frank Thomas collection on the side back when I collected cards in the 90's. I remember being in pursuit of his Topps Error (no name) Rc at one point bc I envisioned him breaking the home run record one day. Such a talent. Thanks for sharing!

Tony... thanks... I think I have some nice bats, but I am sure there are much larger collections out there...

Wade's Thomas collection is just damn impressive...



I wont take first place, but I may have the best photo-match collection of one player...



Matt Wieters Collection....

16 Bats (12 Photomatched) 2 of them HR bats - and one with a LS shipping invoice

Minor League Jersey... Rookie Road Jersey (photomatched)... 1st All-Star Game BP jersey (photomatched)

Batting Helmet and catchers helmet (both Photomatched)

Really nice! Is Matt Wieters a future prospect? Sorry, I don't know too much about the players anymore. I was talking to this guy who works at a memorabila store and he mentioned how players that aren't proven don't get as much attention in the world of memorabilia vs established players. I'm learning it's so different from card collecting b/c it's all about prospecting. I'm also realizing that baseball dominates here! I was a huge fan back in the 90's but after the strike it left a bad taste in my mouth. I moved on to football and starting to collect some stuff for my future man cave. At least I will be able to show them off instead of keeping them hidden in the dark like my football cards.

Keep them coming! Also, would love to see some football PC! =)

[Dach0sen0ne]

LastingsMilledge85 has a great Milledge collection

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LastingsMilledge85 has a great collection! Check it out!

http://gameusedsports.webs.com/lastingsmilledge.htm

[yankees506]

Your Cano collection is pretty unbelievable... a great player to invest in and follow. Do you have a website with your stuff posted!?!?!

-Tony

Thanks tony, I'm always checking out your site. I did purchase a domain name a while back but have no idea where to get started, hopefully that will change soon.

To answer a question asked by the original poster, bats run the gammit from relatively inexpensive to insanely priced, as high as 10k for star vintage Players such as mante and mays. Modern plays can run from a hundred or less for lesser known players. To a few hundred for stars or even thousands for the top guys pujols, jeter etc....

[Dach0sen0ne]

My Objective vote would go to rich (dach0sen0ne). His Austin Jackson collection is untouchable in every aspect possible. Www.austinjacksonfan.com

Thanks Melo! That Cano collection isn't too shabby! We need to get working on your site.

[project 4]

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LastingsMilledge85 has a great collection! Check it out!

http://gameusedsports.webs.com/lastingsmilledge.htm

Whoa, you weren't kidding! 17 jerseys?! Insane. Are you sure he isn't Milledge himself? lol!

Thanks tony, I'm always checking out your site. I did purchase a domain name a while back but have no idea where to get started, hopefully that will change soon.

To answer a question asked by the original poster, bats run the gammit from relatively inexpensive to insanely priced, as high as 10k for star vintage Players such as mante and mays. Modern plays can run from a hundred or less for lesser known players. To a few hundred for stars or even thousands for the top guys pujols, jeter etc....

Not bad. To think I spent hundreds on autographed cardboard (cards). . Perhaps I could pick up some from my favorite players. How much do you think a Griffey and Bagwell will run me?

[spartanservitto]

Bagwell's are rarer then one would think. I haven't seen a nice gamer in a long time. Griffey's aren't to bad, I would say 700-1200 for a solid one. I would look for one of his older seattle gamers with the signed letter from his old distributor. Some of those bats are incredible.

-Tony

[spartanservitto]

Tony... thanks... I think I have some nice bats, but I am sure there are much larger collections out there...

Wade's Thomas collection is just damn impressive...



I wont take first place, but I may have the best photo-match collection of one player...



Matt Wieters Collection....

16 Bats (12 Photomatched) 2 of them HR bats - and one with a LS shipping invoice

Minor League Jersey... Rookie Road Jersey (photomatched)... 1st All-Star Game BP jersey (photomatched)

Batting Helmet and catchers helmet (both Photomatched)

Bert, you're welcome, remember if you ever are looking to part with that Louisville Pujols... you know the guy, haha.

-Tony

[joelsabi]

I wont take first place, but I may have the best photo-match collection of one player...



Matt Wieters Collection....

16 Bats (12 Photomatched) 2 of them HR bats - and one with a LS shipping invoice

Minor League Jersey... Rookie Road Jersey (photomatched)... 1st All-Star Game BP jersey (photomatched)

Batting Helmet and catchers helmet (both Photomatched)

That is impressive. Not sure how many photomatched Manny Ramirez bats Bobby has. His collection comes to mind for quantity and quality for bats.

[xpress34]

I think I've seen your Giambis before in some contest. You're the one who has the entire outfit from one game, right? That inspired me to get one of my own. I just have to figure out how to display it now. Very, Very nice collection by the way!

P4 -

I addressed this in another post as well, but that would be my Giambi mannequin.

The contest you referred to was on Sports Card Forum (SCF). I'm Xpress34 on there as well.

Welcome to the board!

- Smitty