AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

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Thanks Rudy AND schubert1970 for the explanations.

It's not like we were being lazy, it's like suave said........you offered up that you knew, so we asked......nothing more.

I certainly didn't mean to make you uncomfortable by saying you probably have boughten something from MVP and were (possibly) trying to protect your investment (subtly) by stating, in fact, there was a process. All I can say is when I first learned about this forum, I spent about 2 weeks reading posts before I even signed up....and I feel I'm a fairly good judge of character. I can usually pick up on "what's behind the scenes" of certain comments on these threads.

There was nothing to pick up here.....it was all harmless. Look, we all have boughten things, and we all have a natural desire to "protect" them. I'm probably wasting my time writing all this nonsense, but I just wanted you to know I meant no attack of any kind by what I said to you (hense, my "....we understand" comment).

Things really get intense here fast......I'll try to be a bit more careful.

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Opps, I felt so bad, I didn't even say what I wanted to in the first place...

My bet is, if the $2,500.00 seat guys watch what happens after A-Rod hits a home run, it will probably be a bat-boy who picks up that bat and takes it back to the place where the infamous socking is then done.

I would guess it's an arrangement A-Rod has with the team "help". He probably lives and dies on their competence and efforts to keep it correct and on the up-and-up.

That also might help to explain why there may be an error made from time to time on which bat gets inscribed with what. Just my guess.

[JETEFAN]

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I can't believe there are 43 posts on trying to figure Arod out !! His game used stuff has been inconsistant from day 1, it's always been that way with him and it won't change. No matter what you have or how he signed it, it will always have a grey cloud lurking overhead, that is why you can pick up Arod stuff for 1/3 of what it should be considering what he has and will do as a ball player. Just my humble opinion....

George

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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

hi bobby,

i dont see how the two sets of photos are related. the second set of photos are not even the resigned bats. they are 3 different distinct bats apart from the original 4 bats.

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I can't believe there are 43 posts on trying to figure Arod out !! His game used stuff has been inconsistant from day 1, it's always been that way with him and it won't change.

I agree. It's not just his bats, but the boxes of extra jerseys he purchased and signed "game used" when he was with Texas (and perhaps with the Mariners), along with Palmeiro and Pudge (I guess those who roid together, defraud together). Getting an item directly from a player is supposed to eliminate the need for investigating what the item is ... but in ARod's case, it is the opposite as he leads you down the wrong path half of the time. It is for this reason that I haven't obtained an ARod item for several years now. Just not worth the trouble.