TBT (Throwback Tues)

[metsbats]

Obligatory GU TBT post.

Check out the prices on the Sosa bats in 1998-99. Oh how the mighty have fallen. For the price of one Sosa during that time you could have gotten the Brett, Fisk, Carter, Puckett, and future HOFer Thome!

[gorilla777]

Little behind here so will do one 1 day before Tuesday.

The autograph fees back in 1992 seem like a bargain today!

Surprised, those look low for Mays and Mantle, even from back then. I had thought Mays especially was an early adopter of jacking up the prices, at least on bats? Maybe that was in the late 90s...

[metsbats]

Yes Ben. Here's a show 3 years later. Check out the price for Willie Mays for bats. Mantle didn't sign bats for the longest time and then start charging upwards of 1200 to sign bats towards the mid 90's. The Mick didn't make this show as he passed away early Aug 13th.

I stopped going to autograph shows regularly after the Mick passed away.