Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
As an ARod fan, do you think - honestly - that the recent news about his steroid use will affect what this helmet sells for, this time?
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
This helmet actually sold for around $450 on ebay a few months ago. Winner never paids, so the seller relisted it.I'm always blown away when I see something that's obviously going to sell for at least moderately big bucks, listed with a starting bid of - in this case - $14.99, or something ridiculous like that. Yeah, I know, they're just trying to save on listing fees...but what would happen if all the ARod fans, waiting in the weeds to snipe, suddenly experienced a power failure, or slept through their alarms, or - and I know this is really far out - had a chance to get laid, and didn't get to bid...and somebody bought this helmet for 35 bucks and change?
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
I'm always blown away when I see something that's obviously going to sell for at least moderately big bucks, listed with a starting bid of - in this case - $14.99, or something ridiculous like that. Yeah, I know, they're just trying to save on listing fees...but what would happen if all the ARod fans, waiting in the weeds to snipe, suddenly experienced a power failure, or slept through their alarms, or - and I know this is really far out - had a chance to get laid, and didn't get to bid...and somebody bought this helmet for 35 bucks and change?
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
Looks good to me. Besides I have never heard anything bad about the guys at Coast To Coast. Good luck.
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
Date created: 12 Jun 1994
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
the date code would be interesting to know.
anyway, in 1994 many MLB teams wore a gold MLB 125 Anniversary sticker on the back of their helmets. (it was a copy of the patch they wore on their jerseys). here's a pic of griffey showing the sticker:
is it possible that the sticker was removed for re-use the following year? sure. i don't know much about helmets but i do know that personally i like to match up the exact stickers in the exact order they appear, and the number fonts. i've seen different orders in the same year but i still like to look for the same order. eg: if the stickers go uniform number/mlb logo/ABC logo or mlb logo/uniform number/ABC logo. i've noticed orders change from year to year. sometimes they put the numbers on top of the mlb logo/abc logo. sometimes to the left or the right. i think the order sometimes helps date a helmet. anyway, i noticed the ebay helmet has the single mlb/abc sticker (as opposed to those 2 logos being 2 separate stickers as they were in previous years). i know the single sticker was used around the 1994 time frame. not sure when exactly it stopped being used.
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
What did you end up finding out about your home run bat?Leave a comment:
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
There are lots of good markings on the outside of the helmet. Hopefully you can photomatch!!!Leave a comment:
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Re: Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
Did you ask for the date code in the wheel.Leave a comment:
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Authentic Helmet? - 1994 Game Used Batting Helmet Alex Rodriguez Signed COA
Authentic helmet? Not sure how to tell if the helmet is real. But, I do question Arod authenticating this helmet being used in 1994, two years later.
Regards,
Tony
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