OT-Your favorite NON game-used items...

[nycsports]

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I'm a big fan of John McEnroe, so among my favorite non GU items are:

1. Handwritten Note
2. McEnroe tennis cards
3. A pic of McEnroe and me when I met him in NYC in 2009.

[Dach0sen0ne]

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I love signed tickets and here is a few I have handy and the replica 2009 Yankees WS ring my wife got me for xmas.

[rangersfan1214]

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Its a replica. I purchased it online. I figured you would like it, being a steeler fan!

[Shipp_96]

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Speaking of rings. This is one of my favorite non GU piece

Man, now THAT is nice! Is that real, or a replica? How did you acquire it, either way, if you don't mind?

[rangersfan1214]

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On the ring. It's a replica of the Steelers 2008 ring. It's HEAVY!!

[rangersfan1214]

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Speaking of rings. This is one of my favorite non GU piece

[Shipp_96]

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Nice to see someone else collects SGA bobble heads.

and @ jobathenut,

I also had so many of those A's SGAs. I had some figurines they were doing for awhile of Chavez and Reggie Jackson, but they were a "likeness" at best. I also would get the magnet schedules, free caps, t-shirts, etc.

My ALL TIME favorite one, the one I actually managed to keep, was when they gave out a replica 1989 WS Champions ring (shown here).

Now, this thing is SWEET. Came in a lined box, is made of metal, heavy, and outside of the Cubic zirconias, as opposed to real diamonds, they look like the real deal. So much so I met Carnie Lansford at the annual Hot Cocoa Days (the BEST A's promotion they had), and while he was signing my aforementioned bobble-head, a bunch of fellow A's fans where wearing these give away rings (not me, because I am not THAT much of a geek, just a minor one-as my wife reminds me). Carney saw those, flashed his real deal, compared them, and I'll be if they were not spot on reproductions; minus the real diamonds. Even he was impressed by them!

[Dach0sen0ne]

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Dale, awesome pieces once again. Very cool items!

[tigerdale]

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a couple more pieces....a tiffany crystal piece the Angels gave Ernie Harwell for his retirement in 2002 & a clock the angels gave Harwell during his first retirement in 1991.

[fattyc01]

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These are probably my favorite two items. The Mantle UDA was one of the first pieces I ever got, and it really was one of the main things that got me collecting autographs. The Rose ESPN cover I got in person at the Sun Times Show during his rookie year and is a 30X36 blow up ESPN Cover.

[jobathenut]

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LASTINGS-I used to love to collect sga bobbles and all sga items.Heres some photos of some of the items and some other baseball items....

[LastingsMilledge85]

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I dug up this old thread (even have a Giambi in there) and have to say it got me thinking. No doubt, my favorite non game used items (even more so than my many signed NFL and NCAA helmets) were my Oakland A's stadium give away bobble-heads! When I think of the hours I spent waiting for these, I'm sure (my then girlfriend, now wife) wishes she could kill me. But, my best memories are of her and I inline, having hours to talk about whatever and really getting to know each other.

Sadly, these were not even all of them pictured. I also had Dave Stewart, Carney Lansford, Reggie Jackson, Mark Kotsay, Chavez six time gold glove winner, Rich Harden, Dennis Eckersley, Mark Ellis, Vida Blue, Jason Kendall and Bobby Crosby. The shame is most of them I got signed either at the stadium or at various appearances around the Bay.

But, when we relocated from Cali back to my home on the east coast, I was so petrified they would be broken upon shipping and then worthless to anyone, I sold them all to a local sports dealer. One of my few sells that I regret to this day. That is our dog, Zena in the picture. After 14 years, she is still thankfully around!

Nice to see someone else collects SGA bobble heads.

[jobathenut]

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Yeah i love that piece also.Its one of the centerpieces of my steelers room.And even though i am selling off my steelers collection.Thats one peice i will never sell as it was one of the last christmas gifts my dad gave me before he passed away.As for the piece its for the last season at 3 rivers stadium,and they also did one for the first season at heinz but my parents bought me this as they knew i would love it more saying i was at that last game.

The framing of the tickets really looks awesome! I really like that piece!

[3arod13]

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Well in honor of the steelers making it to the super bowl for the 3rd time in the big ben era.I am going to post my favorite items in my steelers room.And dont worry "2000mvpfan" i will also post a giambi item.As we would'nt be giambi fans if we didnt do it.

The framing of the tickets really looks awesome! I really like that piece!

[tigerdale]

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Dale, love the whitaker piece, I want to get a bat someday of him... Nice to add to the trammels I have.

Thank you Tony!!!

Those are some sweet, personalized trophies to Lou Whitaker! If you do not mind me asking, did you acquire these directly from the player?

Not a Tigers fan at all (they knocked my A's out of their only real shot at a World Series in the 2000's ), but those are some really nice pieces.

Lou had someone sell his personal items a few years back....I could have had them signed by Lou, but said I'd rather have them unsigned when I got them. Also, I think 2006 was a good year...