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Milwaukee Braves Bat

Sticks8x300Sticks8x300 Posts: 28 ✭
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I have a Cooperstown Bat signed by 40 members of the Milwaukee Braves. Included in that number are 6 HOF'ers. Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn, Red Schoendienst, Phil Niekro, and Enos Slaughter. I've only displayed the bat on special occasions so the signatures are as good as the day they were signed. Other name players who are on the bat Lew Burdette, Joe Adcock, Johnny Logan, Wes Covington, Billy Bruton , Bobby Thomson, Gene Conley, among others. The bat is not graded but I did get it authenticated. The bat was a gift from my wife 15 years ago and I have personally had 12 players sign since then.

I've contacted a couple of autograph dealers who are willing to pay me $500. $500???? They are selling non-game used autograph bats with fewer signatures and fewer HOF'ers for 3K. I understand they need to make a profit but that offer seemed insulting, What should I expect?





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  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,478 ✭✭✭✭

    I think it would retail for $750-$1000....

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  • lbcoach20lbcoach20 Posts: 879 ✭✭✭

    @Ironmanfan said:
    I think it would retail for $750-$1000....

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    I agree on this assessment

  • ArtVandelayArtVandelay Posts: 700 ✭✭✭✭

    Regardless of the price, that is an amazing item and quite unique.

  • mrmoparmrmopar Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭✭

    As a collector, not a reseller, investor any anyone else in it for profit, I like a variety of signatures on items, but at some point the randomness starts to hurt. A team themed item should matter less, but when the players were never teammates, that could hurt the overall value. You also have to consider most multisigned items are not "worth" all of the single signatures added up together.

    I have never tried to get anything signed by multiple people, but I have never fully appreciated the concept. I'd rather have individual cards of 40 Dodgers on their own cards, than say a photo of Ebbett's Field with those same Dodgers all on one photo. Personal preference I guess.

    I collect Steve Garvey, Dodgers and signed cards. Collector since 1978.
  • 1957Braves1957Braves Posts: 318 ✭✭✭

    My handle says it all.

    I would love to have this bat. In terms of valuation, once you get more and more signatures, especially if they aren’t HOFers, the sum is not equal to the parts.

    Someone may be looking for a single singles Hank Aaron bat at X price for,example. . They’ll consider one with Mathews as well, but really just want Aaron. Then add all the others together and you reduce the pool of people looking for a bat with all these names to a select few (ahem; me again).

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