Black Betsy For Sale

[Eric]

Interesting item

Game Used Shoeless Joe Jackson Black Betsy Bat with Bushing, Malta and Rocchi Letters

http://cgi.ebay.com/Joe-Jackson-Game-Used-Bat-Black-Betsy-White-Sox-MLB_W0QQitemZ130131351696QQihZ003QQcategoryZ60596QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Eric]

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[Eric]

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[kingjammy24]

Re: Black Betsy For Sale

the auction houses must be tearing their hair out that mitchell chose to sell it via ebay. if the bat sells for mitchell's asking price of $875k, the auction house would've received $131,250 (assuming a 15% cut). pretty sweet money for doing nothing more than acting as an escrow service. if it sells, ebay will wind up charging him 10% (plus $4.80 insertion fee).

rudy.

[kingjammy24]

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just noticed something in vince malta's LOO:

"I further represent and attest that I do not own nor am I involved in any arrangement whereby I would directly share in the proceeds from the sale of this bat for which I am providing this authentication"

when was the last time you saw a statement like that on a LOO?

while it ought to be on every single one, i can't remember the last time i saw it on one.

rudy.

[Ozric]

Re: Black Betsy For Sale

$15,000 for shipping costs via Brinks... Is that a typo or what?