Anybody Have Guilts About Game-Used Collecting

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Anybody Have Guilts About Game-Used Collecting

Pretty much everything I own was personally given to me so no, I have no regrets.

[Fnazxc0114]

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as far as guilt goes sometimes i feel guily spending so much money, but then my wife tells me its ok. if i were spending the mortgage payment or running up credit card debt then id feel bad. i prolem is my hunting and game used addictions. belive it or not the hunting one is worse than the g/u by about 2 to 1

[Fnazxc0114]

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frik only giving you a hard time. coon skins go for about 20 bucks a pop where im at. we kill them becuase they are bad for the turkey/quail crop. they eat their eggs. those are some nice pics though. as far as the proven science not too sure where that ones from?

[both-teams-played-hard]

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Who are the Collyer Brothers???

And is that REALLY Eddie Gaedel's famous 1/8 th jersey in the back ground???

The two most prolific collectors of the 20th century. The Collyer Brothers did not own the Gaedel flannel.

[xpress34]

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I didn't do that, but I got an email from the guy who auctioned Gonzo's gum. After that incident, Topps did a big original art piece of a Bazooka comic featuring Gonzo and Bazooka Joe, had Gonzo sign it and auctioned it for charity, and I won the auction. He emailed me to find out who the heck I was. The piece was featured in an S.I. article on "oddest sports collectibles". I was so proud.

GW -

That's funny. Gonzo use to come into Niketown Denver everytime the D'Backs were here... very laid back easy going guy.

He actually was here in Denver when the whole GU Gum thing broke and Topps flew in a rep along with Double Bubble reps and eBay reps and Gonzo chewed a piece of gum for them that they certified and re-auctioned on eBay since the original auction was shut down and they donated all the winnings to charity...

We asked Gonzo about the gum incident when he came in that morning and he was amazed, amused and a little disturbed that we already knew about 'Gum Gate' the day after the original auction was closed down.

[xpress34]

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...you might be a Collyer Brother.

Who are the Collyer Brothers???

And is that REALLY Eddie Gaedel's famous 1/8 th jersey in the back ground???

[frikativ54]

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frik i shot 8 racoons last weekend. are the pics you take after you shoot them in the face?

[frikativ54]

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frik i shot 8 racoons last weekend. are the pics you take after you shoot them in the face?

Given your opinions on proven science, I wouldn't put much esteem on a lot of what you say.

[Fnazxc0114]

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frik i shot 8 racoons last weekend. are the pics you take after you shoot them in the face?

[godwulf]

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If you save all the wrappers from your packs of '86 Topps, then... you might be a Collyer Brother.

How about if you've got 50-60,000 duplicate cards taking up space in your closet, and you can't bring yourself to part with them?

If you save a dryed-up Sharpie cause it was used by Paul Molitor, then... you might be a Collyer Brother.

Or, in my case, Matt Williams...but I think I've since tossed it...maybe.

If you saved bubblicious that was chewed by Gonzo, then...you might be a Collyer Brother.

I didn't do that, but I got an email from the guy who auctioned Gonzo's gum. After that incident, Topps did a big original art piece of a Bazooka comic featuring Gonzo and Bazooka Joe, had Gonzo sign it and auctioned it for charity, and I won the auction. He emailed me to find out who the heck I was. The piece was featured in an S.I. article on "oddest sports collectibles". I was so proud.

[hrvatwill]

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Guilt? No. Buyer's remorse? Absolutely!

[both-teams-played-hard]

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It could be a lot worse - if I weren't collecting game-used bats and jerseys, it might be old newspapers and tinfoil.

If you think Sanford and Son has a nice inventory of antiques, then...you might be a Collyer Brother.

If you save all the wrappers from your packs of '86 Topps, then... you might be a Collyer Brother.

If you save a dryed-up Sharpie cause it was used by Paul Molitor, then... you might be a Collyer Brother.

If you saved bubblicious that was chewed by Gonzo, then...you might be a Collyer Brother.

If you've kept that bulk buy of Keith Moreland rookies 'cause he might have a break-out season, then...you might be a Collyer Brother.

If you've kept that Intellivision system with all the games in the original boxes, 'cause you never know when you're going to re-live your childhood, then...you might be a Collyer Brother.

If you keep bundles of SCD, stacked to the ceiling as a "booby-trap" for any intruders, then...you might be a Collyer Brother.

[godwulf]

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I doubt we'll see one. There have been at least 1 GU AZ Dunn jersey on MLB and 2 hats. I was in a bidding war and jumped ship on a jersey that was approaching $600 and the guy was not about to give up. At the time I thought I had some other things going on so I was not headstrong on the jersey on MLB. Everything else crashed, so in the end maybe it was a poor decision. Oh well.

Had I known about that auction for the jersey, I'd have probably been right in there, too.

As for the bats, I have hopes that one or more will surface, perhaps soon. I have a team source (actually a friend of a friend with a team source ...yes, the famous FOAFWATS) who may be some help, and I'll share the wealth if it happens.

[skyking26]

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I doubt we'll see one. There have been at least 1 GU AZ Dunn jersey on MLB and 2 hats. I was in a bidding war and jumped ship on a jersey that was approaching $600 and the guy was not about to give up. At the time I thought I had some other things going on so I was not headstrong on the jersey on MLB. Everything else crashed, so in the end maybe it was a poor decision. Oh well.

[godwulf]

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Any Diamondbacks Dunn stuff in Godwulf's collection?

No, I wish. I actually talked with Adam right as the season was ending, and he mentioned having "a lot of bats I have to give away" back in the locker room; there were a whole lot of people within earshot at the time, or I'd have probably asked, "Can I have one?!" I was absolutely dumb-founded when he said that, to which state I attribute my failure to act.

I've been told, by people in a position to know, that he only used the bats he brought from Cincinnati, while he was here; he reportedly got some DBacks bats made, but didn't use them...so if a game-used Dunn DBacks bat surfaces, it was probably used by someone else. Used or unused, I still want one, of course.