Twinsfest 2013

[punch]

It's that time of year again folks! They posted the autograph and photo op schedules: http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/f.../twinsfest.jsp

Who's going? I'll be there on Friday, as usual. I scored a good deal on a batting helmet from the pro shop last year on the first day. I'm curious how much GU inventory for sale this year. My guess is a lot.. I doubt they moved much equipment from last year. They are probably sitting on piles of it.

If you're going be sure to swing by the FanHQ booth and say hi to Shaun and his crew. He's always got some good GU stuff for street prices.

[Mark17]

I'll be there with my Met Stadium seats, at Rich Ellis' table. He's got an awesome assortment of GU jerseys (mostly hockey but a little of everything, and vintage.) Looking forward to it!

-Mark

[Klattsy]

What are the chances they would have a common player like Liam Hendriks items there? Any idea what they may go for? He started 16 games in 2012

[harleighb]

I'll be in attendance again this year. Twinsfest is a can't miss event in my book. I'm guessing the crowds will be down this year in comparison to some prior years given the team's performance the last two seasons.

As far as game used items are concerned, the Twins sold only a fraction of the jerseys, caps and bats they had available at the Clubhouse Sale, so I would expect quite a bit will be on-hand. That said, I'd be surprised if they discounted the remaining items much since the product will need to last them the entire 2013 season.

Klattsy - The Twins will definitely have some Hendriks items available (they have those same items available right now), but no one around here thinks of him as a common player. The perception of him is of a guy with a lot of talent that just needs to make the transition from the minors to the majors. I'd expect his caps to be $50 and jerseys to be $200.

[Vincent]

Well, I am flying in this time around...which means no bats or stadium banners. I was able to make a killing on the 7 foot by 2.5 foot stadium banners last year. Bought for $50 sold for $100 + shipping.
As for the game used memorabilia....from what I herd at the clubhouse sale, the Twins put everything as "Game issued". So unless a jersey has a tear, or dirt, it will be hard to do any photo matches.

[rdeversole]

Well, I am flying in this time around...which means no bats or stadium banners. I was able to make a killing on the 7 foot by 2.5 foot stadium banners last year. Bought for $50 sold for $100 + shipping.
As for the game used memorabilia....from what I herd at the clubhouse sale, the Twins put everything as "Game issued". So unless a jersey has a tear, or dirt, it will be hard to do any photo matches.

Although their home pinstripe jerseys are quite easy to photomatch

[tknorm]

any idea if they might have Ben Revere gu jerseys and what their price range might be?

[harleighb]

I just checked with the Majestic Store at Target Field and was told that they don't have any Ben Revere GU jerseys in stock. They do have 3 Liam Hendriks jerseys available from 2012 ranging in price from $250-400 (two of the three are TBTC jerseys). Typically the GU items made available at Twinsfest by the team are the inventory from the Majestic Store (plus a small number of items for the silent and live auctions).

[tknorm]

thank you for checking!

[Vincent]

Last year at Twinsfest they had lots of stadium banners (the big ones) as well as plenty of bats for $75 of Cuddyer and I think Span. Also had a lot of jerseys that were over priced.