What is the Item you Have Paid the Most $$$ For? AND Lets See it!

[skyking26]

Re: What is the Item you Have Paid the Most $$$ For? AND Lets See it!

That is a killer 01 Mac bat Carlie. I am still hoping at some point that you, Howard or Rob will find me or hook me up with someone selling a nice Mac Cards bat, uncracked and signed. Just this weekend hooked up Abe with his Gant bat. Somewhere down the line I am hoping a bat falls outta the sky to Bobby...

[mr.miracle]

Re: What is the Item you Have Paid the Most $$$ For? AND Lets See it!

I am having difficulty with the pics but will post if asked, I would have to say my top three items would be my 1989-1990 Cal Ripken LS natural finish P72 that shows absolutely hammered use and is graded GU10 by John Taube. It is the only Ripken I have ever seen graded a 10. My next favorite is my Ripken Rochester Redwings P72 walker finish 1981 bat that is also hammered with use and graded A8.5 by MEARS.
My 3rd favorite is a recent pick-up of a 2001 final year P72 Ripken bat that was used by Cal up until the final week of his playing career and has a piece of tape on the barrel indicating this signed by Cal himself. The bat is hammered with use and cracked and is a real gem. Not the most expensive item in my collection but one of the very best.

One final item that I just had authenticated by MEARS is a pair of Ripken cleats that date to the 1982 season his rookie year that are signed by Cal and are absolutely hammered and worn out but are just incredible. They are the finest pair of Ripken cleats I have ever seen.

[mr.miracle]

Re: What is the Item you Have Paid the Most $$$ For? AND Lets See it!

A few more of the 89-90 LS Ripken

[mr.miracle]

Re: What is the Item you Have Paid the Most $$$ For? AND Lets See it!

Sorry, the GU 10 is actually even better because it is a LS model S188 which is a rather rare model at least by Ripken standards. Not his commonly used P72 that most people are familiar with.

[tym]

Re: What is the Item you Have Paid the Most $$$ For? AND Lets See it!

This is a fun one

The trainer for the M's (Rick Griffith) donated a item that was sealed in a box for the 1997 M's and CFF Golf Tournement live auction. Lots of clues presented along the path of bids. In the end I paid $1500+ for Russ Davis's cast when he broke his ankle, it was signed

But it turned it fine, in the end Russ and Jay gave me autographed game jerseys to hang in my den along with the cast.....I still have all three and the memory to boot....but, needless to say I dont bid on items sealed in a box anymore!

here are the images.....

The follow up items

and the sweet one from Jay