2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

[tbone90]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Todd and Scott, I was wondering if you guys were ever going to stop on that Gordon gamer! Lol. Great pick up. I thought that was one of the best looking pink bats in the auction this year. The two tone with all the pine tar gave it a great look.

I'm happy to have landed the Pence and Wieters pink bats as well as the Zimmerman cleats.

[MLB~NUT]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Definitely a nice score on the Holliday bat. I ended up with the Mitch Moreland batting gloves and bat. Definitely overpaid, but after leading the auction for the better part of 8days, I slapped on an angry bid when someone bid it up with 5 minutes left.

One of my grail items is a pink Ian Kinsler bat and I am bummed I missed out on it. I set a limit at $600 and found myself bidding $950 the other day, all the while knowing that the bat would never be worth that much.

Thanks, and Congrats on the Mooreland items, yeah I saw the kinsler price over 1K, lol on the angry bird

[packfan84]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Definitely a nice score on the Holliday bat. I ended up with the Mitch Moreland batting gloves and bat. Definitely overpaid, but after leading the auction for the better part of 8days, I slapped on an angry bid when someone bid it up with 5 minutes left.

One of my grail items is a pink Ian Kinsler bat and I am bummed I missed out on it. I set a limit at $600 and found myself bidding $950 the other day, all the while knowing that the bat would never be worth that much.

[MLB~NUT]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Nice Pickup Todd

Thanks Scott, now lets hope I have a chance to get Holliday to sign it before my lovely wife beats me with it!

[5toolplayer]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Nice Pickup Todd

[MLB~NUT]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Can't wait to get my Matt Holliday MD Bat I won, I'll post some pics when it arrives, now to get it autographed!

[MLB~NUT]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

The deal with these auctions is that people lose their collective minds. Something with the MLB portion of it coupled with the rarity of these one day per year pink bats and others thinking how the funds go to charity combines to make people lose any semblence of common sense when bidding on this stuff.

As mentioned with the Harper as just one example what did he use the bat for 1, 2 3 at bats in one game of his career?

Even if he becomes the career home run leader is a pink bat used for 1 - 3 total at bats worth $4 grand?

I refuse to bid in these auctions as they are just beyond ridiculous given the price points these items hit.

Joe

Thats why its a free country, if someone chooses to spend 4k on a bat used once its their choice! Just like if some one pays 350k over sticker for a new rare ferarri, its their choice how to spend their money, its all what the item is worth to thayt person! I don't have tons of cash to spend but if I did I'd be damned if I'd be outbid!!!! Just my opinion....

[BostonSportsFan]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

The deal with these auctions is that people lose their collective minds. Something with the MLB portion of it coupled with the rarity of these one day per year pink bats and others thinking how the funds go to charity combines to make people lose any semblence of common sense when bidding on this stuff.

As mentioned with the Harper as just one example what did he use the bat for 1, 2 3 at bats in one game of his career?

Even if he becomes the career home run leader is a pink bat used for 1 - 3 total at bats worth $4 grand?

I refuse to bid in these auctions as they are just beyond ridiculous given the price points these items hit.

Joe

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

grabbed the Paul Goldschmidt Evo shield at the last minute. Will go well with the bat of his I picked up at auction a few weeks ago. What was the deal with the Ryan Roberts bat??? I've spent a few bucks on his stuff but over $500 for that bat? I paid $185 for his pink cleats last year, He's not having the best year and lost his starting job. Something significant happen during that game that I missed?

[soxbats]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

FYI, for those bidding on the Salty Red Sox bat listed as used during the game on May 13th, I believe a review of the game on MLBTV for that day shows that he did not use a pink bat that day.

[camarokids]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

I won the Zobrist, broke into two pieces, bat!

Will make a nice addition to the 2008 Bartlett pink bat I have tha is broke into two pieces.

[grenda12]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Well I missed my auction for the Pierzynski bat.

[yanks12025]

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Prices are crazy, specially $495 plus for cleats of a overrated player.

Just think if Harper ever becomes a bust, that almost 4K bat won't be worth more than $200. lol

[CampWest]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

Well, I'm shut out so far... 0 fer 4. Guess there isn't anything I want bad enough...

[marzomarz]

Re: 2012 Mother's Day Bats & other gear - Official Thread

done bidding. Will pick some of these up when they hit the secondary market at 1/10th the price they are going for right now.