Josh Hamilton Holy Grail

[joelsabi]

Here's the link to the glove:

http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncomm...unbr=169451811.

They had one up for auction a couple of years ago.

does that say "hambone" in the embroidery

[frikativ54]

does that say "hambone" in the embroidery

Looks like it to me.

[frikativ54]

Here's a search link to all the Hamilton items:

http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncomm...x=0&Submit.y=0.

[AM]

Starting price is too high on the glove
Prices on gloves have been too high in general

Hamilton glove shouldn't sell for more than $600-750 tops - and that's only because of his current popularity - once that wanes, prices should drop, but who knows...

[frikativ54]

Starting price is too high on the glove
Prices on gloves have been too high in general

Hamilton glove shouldn't sell for more than $600-750 tops - and that's only because of his current popularity - once that wanes, prices should drop, but who knows...

Where do you get your figures? A couple of years ago, when a MLB authenticated Hamilton glove sold on MLB.com Auctions, it garnered in the ballpark of $2,000. And that was during a down year for Josh. Based on prices of other stars, I would say that a Hamilton glove is worth $2,500 to $3,500 at minimum.

[Masimen]

Starting price is too high on the glove
Prices on gloves have been too high in general

Hamilton glove shouldn't sell for more than $600-750 tops - and that's only because of his current popularity - once that wanes, prices should drop, but who knows...

I have to respectfully disagree here. Hamilton bats generally seem to fetch between 500-700. How many bats does he go through in a given season? 75-100 maybe. How many gloves does he likely use in a season? 1 or 2 most likely. Even if he goes through 5 gloves which seems highly unlikely they are still in far far shorter supply than a bat that can command 500-700, therefore being far more valuable than a bat. If the glove goes for 2k it is steal compared to the price of the bat. Gloves are generally undervalued.

[lakeerie92]

I have to respectfully disagree here. Hamilton bats generally seem to fetch between 500-700. How many bats does he go through in a given season? 75-100 maybe. How many gloves does he likely use in a season? 1 or 2 most likely. Even if he goes through 5 gloves which seems highly unlikely they are still in far far shorter supply than a bat that can command 500-700, therefore being far more valuable than a bat. If the glove goes for 2k it is steal compared to the price of the bat. Gloves are generally undervalued.

Those estimates might be low too. The last two bats on MLB auctions just sold for $1100 and $1400 so the prices may be going up. The only thing is both of those bats were bought by NEWYORK25, but they have to have other bidders to get up that high.

[AM]

Good points, but I am not talking about what the current market bears. That is always going to be skewed by the current player's popularity or team he plays for (e.g., Nick Swisher - seriously?). Just because someone pays $$ for something, doesn't necessarily mean that paying that same price or something viewed as reasonable for another item that it was a good price. Why SHOULD a Hamilton bat or glove sell for $1000, $2000+? Because it can... that can't be a reason.

Hamilton is a terrific player, don't get me wrong. However, what happens is then people pay these prices now and then later when they're selling them, assuming Hamilton's value as a player hasn't changed, or potentially goes down, they try to recoup their investment and they can't because it's "Hamilton who?" and they get offers for less than half of what they paid. Why does an Eric Davis glove currently on eBay have a $2500 asking price?

But if you're a Hamilton fan and you really want something, then all the best to you and collect as freely as you wish. These are just my thoughts and not worth much to begin with.