First Game Used Item

[twinsbb17]

Re: First Game Used Item

Being a lifelong Twins fan since birth, my dad bought me a Pat Meares game used bat when I was 6 or 7. The next item was a Larry Casian game used hat. From then on, our collection has gone from bats to jerseys and spread to Darin Erstad stuff. As my dad's now in heaven, I've had to carry on the collection by myself. I won't sell any of the stuff my dad and I bought as it truly is priceless - yes even a Larry Casian hat!

[murfsteve25]

Re: First Game Used Item

First game used item was a Dmitri Young game used cracked Cincy Reds bat. Shows great use with much tape and a little tar. my dad bought it for me at Redsfest years ago, prolly around 2000 or close to then, not 100% sure. it was only $25 or $50 so he didnt have a problem with buying me the bat. I thought it was the sweetest thing in the world to own something once used by a player.
My collection was just starting out at that time, I mean i had a few auto baseballs but thats it. My game used collection grew the years after that when i was attending more annual Redsfests. Soon I was buying jerseys, bats, batting gloves, and many other items. I was too young to understand that game used items were available to the public through other ways, but Redsfest was my only way of getting the goods. It was the highlight of my year.

[shoremen44]

Re: First Game Used Item

My first game used item was a bat I got directly from Mickey Tettleton at a game when he was playing with the Orioles...

I still collect Tettleton bats and have been looking for jerseys for a couple of years now...

I havent been collecting all that long other than that first bat, but I have learned alot and am pretty scrupulous now when it comes to items... I have learned much of what I know from fellow form members

[joelsabi]

Can everyone share their first game used item and how that item, if at all, shaped the theme of your current collection. where did you buy and how much research did you do with your first item compared to your current research practice of game used items.