AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

[d4cliff]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Bobby,

Thanks for your response.

Cliff

[gameused]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Hello Bobby,

Are you the one that posted a concern, during 2/2005, about seeing an AROD 2002 game used hr #16 Louisville Slugger bat being auctioned by Mastronet, and an AROD 2002 game used hr #16 Rawlings bat that was auctioned by Vintage Authentics? If so, do you know where I can get a photo of the Rawlings bat. Vintage Authentics no longer has their photo of the bat.

Cliff

Cliff,

Sorry for the late reply, I searched my saved pics and cannot find that photo of that Rawlings HR #16 bat. I'm not sure if I saved it.

Here's the link to that discussion, http://www.network54.com/Forum/37997...16+bat+a+fake-

The Vintage auction link is no longer available.

Bobby

[mfsquirrelmaster]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

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[d4cliff]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Hello Bobby,

Are you the one that posted a concern, during 2/2005, about seeing an AROD 2002 game used hr #16 Louisville Slugger bat being auctioned by Mastronet, and an AROD 2002 game used hr #16 Rawlings bat that was auctioned by Vintage Authentics? If so, do you know where I can get a photo of the Rawlings bat. Vintage Authentics no longer has their photo of the bat.

Cliff

[Tedw9]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

The grain matches up, but the inscription does not. Look at the numbers on both bats, the 38, 39. They are both written different. I don't understand why they would do that, but they are different. Maybe they erased the inscriptions and then realized they had the correct date/hr on the bat to begin with? Just grasping at straws here, but the writing is different between the two pics.

[camarokids]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Cliff's bat is the same one in the group of bats that Bobby posted pics of....
IMO The grain matches perfectly....

[camarokids]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

I am posting these pictures for Cliff, who owns the Old Hickory bat in question....

[3arod13]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Dan,

Who is Tony, and how can I get in touch with him?

Cliff

Cliff,

You can email me at arod13tb@yahoo.com

Regards, Tony

[d4cliff]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Hello Bobby,

I purchased the bat in 2004 from ASI, and tried to get them to allow me to return it for refund, but they refused my request because I received an LOA from AROD.

Thanks for your response and pictures.

Cliff

[gameused]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Last pic!

[gameused]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

I have an AROD game used home run blond Old Hickory baseball bat autographed by AROD with an inscription "HR 38, 39; 8-28-03", and an LOA from AROD stating the same. The bat is from Authentic Sports Investments (ASI).

I could not find any ball marks on the bat, so I shipped it to PSA/DNA for autograph and game used examination and authenticatioin. They authenticated the autograph, however, they stated that there is No Evidence of Game Use.

Do you think this was a mistake made by AROD and ASI, or do you think I have been scammed?

Do you know of other questionable AROD game used bats, or other equipment?

What would you do to resolve this issue?

Your responses will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Cliff

Cliff,

I was interested in these Arod Old Hickory HR bats from ASI in 2003 and I had ASI e-mail me pics of the bats they had available (see below, the first 6 pics were first sent to me in October, 2003)

After I looked them over and inquired about prices one of the guys at ASI mentioned that the dates Arod signed were wrong and they were going to get Arod to re-sign the dates on the bats, he sent me the following 5 pics after Arod re-signed the bats.

If you look at the pics you can see your bat HR #38,39 8-28-03 and their is another signed HR #38 dated 8-21-03, two bats with HR #38, that's proof that Arod and ASI made a mistake and you should be due back a refund. I hope this helps you get your money back.

Also when did you purchase the bat from ASI?

Thanks,Bobby

[frikativ54]

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Dan,

Who is Tony, and how can I get in touch with him?

Cliff

Tony is 3arod13 on this board, and you can search posts by user. He's the guy who has a so-called A-Rod HR bat with quesrtionable authenticity. I think there have been a couple of threads on the topic. Good luck.

[d4cliff]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Dan,

Who is Tony, and how can I get in touch with him?

Cliff

[frikativ54]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

If I were you, I would do anything and everything to try and contact MVP marketing since they appear to be the exclusive marketer of A-Rods stuff today. I would ask them if they would be so kind as to allow you to send the bat AND letter to A-Rod and request he review the items for authenticity. That may be a task in itself...

Good luck. I would doubt that A-Rod would care a whole lot about whether or not his items are authentic. If he signed the bat and inscription in the first place, why would he double-check the authenticity years later? I know we aren't talking about gloves, but A-Rod's name came up in discussion with Denny Esken today, and Esken said that he's the kind of player who plays catch with a glove, fields a few balls with it, and then calls it game-used, just to get an extra buck. I doubt is any different with A-Rod bats. He'll use one, hit a couple of homers with it, and off it'll go to be sold to the unsuspecting collector.

[d4cliff]

Re: AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

Thanks for your response.