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Have you guys heard of the "one red paperclip guy"? This guy decided that he wanted a house. He created a website in order to trade up with other people to get a house. He started by offering one red paperclip. He ended up getting some nice stuff, being on tv and got involved with Alice Cooper and Corbin Bernsen, the actor. Eventually, he got his house. Here's the story.....http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/
So I'm sitting here reading this and thinking, "why cant I do that with game used memoribilia"?
ok, so I already have a house, but what is something cool that I would want......a Ruth jersey? Black Betsy? too difficult...
No, let's make it something that's fairly easy to obtain.
I want a game used bat of a Hall of Famer. Anyone. Could be from Ty Cobb to Kirby Puckett, I'm not picky.
ok, so here's the rules. I am looking for a game used bat (any brand) of a baseball Hall of Famer. I'll even consider someone that is a sure thing to make the HOF (like Henderson, Biggio etc). The bat can be cracked although not destroyed. The bat must be a professional game model bat that matches factory records and/or player's use characteristics. I would prefer something that has some standard signs of usage (bat rack, ball marks, pine tar, etc). I will offer a game used item and will want to trade up to eventually get to the bat. I dont expect a HOF bat to be offered at the start of this. I'd love to see how far we could take this and how many pieces I could "own" in order to reach my goal. Trade offers can be for any type of game used equipment (jersey, bat, hat, glove, surprise me, etc).
I will consider all offers, whether publicly posted here or made in private and will post actual trades here to show the progress. Each trader is responsible for the postage in shipping the item to the other person. Sounds easy enough, right?
ok, so now, what to offer......obviously I cant offer something as insignificant as Luis Gonzales' used chewing gum.
Here's my offer - I am offering a pair of 1985/86 game used Pony brand spikes used by former Yankee Dan Pasqua. I have had these spikes since 1986. Each spike has been autographed by Pasqua, bears his number #21 inside and shows excellent use. They would be a wonderful addition for a Yankee collector. Here's a picture of the spikes...
Now, what's your offer?
Jim
So I'm sitting here reading this and thinking, "why cant I do that with game used memoribilia"?
ok, so I already have a house, but what is something cool that I would want......a Ruth jersey? Black Betsy? too difficult...
No, let's make it something that's fairly easy to obtain.
I want a game used bat of a Hall of Famer. Anyone. Could be from Ty Cobb to Kirby Puckett, I'm not picky.
ok, so here's the rules. I am looking for a game used bat (any brand) of a baseball Hall of Famer. I'll even consider someone that is a sure thing to make the HOF (like Henderson, Biggio etc). The bat can be cracked although not destroyed. The bat must be a professional game model bat that matches factory records and/or player's use characteristics. I would prefer something that has some standard signs of usage (bat rack, ball marks, pine tar, etc). I will offer a game used item and will want to trade up to eventually get to the bat. I dont expect a HOF bat to be offered at the start of this. I'd love to see how far we could take this and how many pieces I could "own" in order to reach my goal. Trade offers can be for any type of game used equipment (jersey, bat, hat, glove, surprise me, etc).
I will consider all offers, whether publicly posted here or made in private and will post actual trades here to show the progress. Each trader is responsible for the postage in shipping the item to the other person. Sounds easy enough, right?
ok, so now, what to offer......obviously I cant offer something as insignificant as Luis Gonzales' used chewing gum.
Here's my offer - I am offering a pair of 1985/86 game used Pony brand spikes used by former Yankee Dan Pasqua. I have had these spikes since 1986. Each spike has been autographed by Pasqua, bears his number #21 inside and shows excellent use. They would be a wonderful addition for a Yankee collector. Here's a picture of the spikes...
Now, what's your offer?
Jim
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