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Thread: November Pickups
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11-09-2015, 12:40 PM #11
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Re: November Pickups
Thanks to Heritage Auction House, picked up 2 jerseys I've wanted for a long time. Billy Ray Bates Blazers early 80's jersey.
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11-09-2015, 12:45 PM #12
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Re: November Pickups
Jud Buechler 1996-97 Chicago Bulls rare alternate championship year jersey. Photomatched the pinstripes on one of these pictures. Bulls coa too.
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11-09-2015, 01:43 PM #13
Re: November Pickups
Good question. If I see him again, I'll try to remember to ask him. I think he did give a lot of his best stuff to his father. I was shocked when I decided to collect Sweeney stuff, that I came across surprisingly little of it. I probably searched for a year or two before I found a bat. Then another 2 years before I found a second bat. I've acquired 3 jerseys over the past 5 years (ironically two 2001 USA flag - home and road). And really I haven't seen much that I've passed on.
I know the last bat on ebay that you reference, it was used by Scott Leius. I've seen a couple with no use or inconsistent use or brands.
I'd love to find a game used mitt, but no luck as of yet.
The one thing I understand about Sweeney's game used stuff is that he did donate a lot of items to churches and youth groups to be sold for fundraisers. I think this put a lot of his stuff in the hands of people who are not really game used collectors. A lot of the items were sold at the churches he attended and youth groups he worked with regularly and those people likely feel a more sentimental attachment which may explain why it stays off the market.
Anyhow, collecting Sweeney stuff requires patience and it sure does seem like a long wait between quality items for a guy who played as many seasons as he did.
The jerseys I have will probably not be on the market in the next 20 years, so I'm not going to be helping matters much.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Wes Campbell
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11-10-2015, 01:28 AM #14
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Re: November Pickups
Picked up a couple of bats -- a 1969-70 Luis Aparicio and a 2014 Jose Abreu. Both are uncracked. The Abreu rookie bat has hit mom's name on it.
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11-10-2015, 07:48 PM #15
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11-11-2015, 11:56 PM #16
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Re: November Pickups
NASCAR SPRINT CUP ALEX BOWMAN DOOR PANEL MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY JUNE 12-13 2015
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11-12-2015, 03:28 PM #17
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Re: November Pickups
Ozzie Smith 1995 BP jersey
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11-12-2015, 05:03 PM #18
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Re: November Pickups
So that's where that Ozzie BP jersey went, saw it for just a few minutes. Nice pickup!
David
Always looking for Cardinals Game used, and unusual.
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11-12-2015, 07:06 PM #19
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Re: November Pickups
1965-1966 Red Schoendienst bat
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11-12-2015, 11:21 PM #20
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Re: November Pickups
Picked up this Kirk Nieuwenhuis batting helmet from a member. Was able to photo match it to his 3 HR game at Citi Field on 7-12-15. Will poster better pix when I get a high-res version of the photo (if anyone can help, please let me know, my connection takes a long while), but super stoked since it was my sons first Mets game at Citi!
Always looking for Noah Syndergaard, Charlie Blackmon, Jordan Pacheco & Kenneth Faried items, thx!