Deducting grading points for showing use??

[PwKw13]

Re: Deducting grading points for showing use??

I think this comment from the Mears letter sums up the inconsistency -- points lost due to use.

[R_Aaronson]

Re: Deducting grading points for showing use??

I think this comment from the Mears letter sums up the inconsistency -- points lost due to use.

That is why I like PSA/DNA for GU bat authentication. They deal with the authenticity and that's enough for me.

GU bats should not have a grade. You can't grade accurately when one persons preference (aesthetically speaking) is different than anothers. Taking off points for use seams to contradict the whole point of something GU in the first place.

[yanks12025]

Re: Deducting grading points for showing use??

That is why I like PSA/DNA for GU bat authentication. They deal with the authenticity and that's enough for me.

GU bats should not have a grade. You can't grade accurately when one persons preference (aesthetically speaking) is different than anothers. Taking off points for use seams to contradict the whole point of something GU in the first place.

PSA gives bats grades also, you just have to pay extra for it.

[tigerdale]

Re: Deducting grading points for showing use??

I'd almost prefer mine to have a crack. In todays world of marketing, a player can wear a new jersey, helmet everyday if the demand was there to sell. He could use a different bat everytime up. There really are very few things today that can't be altered. I guess having a 'cracked' bat is one of them...to me, it almost gives more appeal. (not related to bats, but another thing in baseball which can't be mass produced whould be MLB authenticated hits, like home runs, theres only going to be so many).