Wade Boggs Pawtucket & 83 Red Sox Lelands Nov 07 Auction

[allen60440]

What if any opinions are there on the Lelands Auctions Wade Boggs Jerseys. There are two really rare jerseys.
Wade Boggs Pawtucket from 1981 w/pants & 83 Red Sox Home.
Any Boggs collectors please let me know.
Allen

[kingjammy24]

personally, i think both of them are really nice jerseys. the '83 looks great.

in regards to the '83, i can't see a single thing wrong with it. nice use too. looks like a gem. i like the inscription on the paw sox shirt.

it seems lelands got a great load of boggs items. i'm not sure if it was all part of a bulk purchase from boggs. you might want to ask where it all came from. could be an interesting story.

rudy.

[JimCaravello]

The Boggs items in Lelands are all solid and they come from a long time Boggs collector that I know very well - we probably won't see a collection of Boggs items like this in auction for a long time........jim

[1975redsox]

http://www.lelands.com/bid.aspx?lot=248&auctionid=711

Should not the batting helmet have a "P" for Pawtucket? Did they wear a "B" back when Boggs played in the minors? Thanks.

[kilroy20]

Hello all!
It is my Boggs collection that is up for bids. A friend called me about this thread and I thought I should answer whatever questions you may have about all this stuff.
About the batting helmet, it was used in Bristol and Pawtucket by Wade. In the minors they were not that pickey back then about the letter on the helmet. All the minor league equipment came from Richard (Dick) of T.K. SPORTS. Please see his ebay ME Page at http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=tinman55

He lives near Pawtucket, and was at there auctions in the early 80's. If you ask him, he has stories about the jerseys from the longest game ever played, to having access to the Red Sox back then. That is why he is always selling old Red Sox autographs on ebay. Please feel free to ask here any questions or email me at gamewornkilroy20@aol.com
Thank you all for you interest in my collection. It took 25 plus years to collect, however my divorce has put me in this situation.
Rich Urban

[JimCaravello]

Hey Rich - thanks for coming on the Forum and making yourself available to collectors with questions they may have about your items in auction. Guys - I have known Rich a long time and he's a great guy and has built a great collection. I continue to drool over his items in Lelands.......hope to land something out of that collection!! Jim

[skipcareyisfat]

http://www.lelands.com/bid.aspx?lot=248&auctionid=711

Should not the batting helmet have a "P" for Pawtucket? Did they wear a "B" back when Boggs played in the minors? Thanks.

The surprising thing about it to me was that it only has one ear flap. I always thought that minor league guys wore double-flapped helmets. Does anyone happen to have any photos of minor leaguers wearing single-flap ones from this era?

[ironmanfan]

I know that Ripken used a single ear flap with Rochester in '81 (same time period).

[skipcareyisfat]

Awesome. Thanks. I'd be interested to find out when (and why) it became mandatory for minor leaguers to wear both flaps. '83 maybe?

[kilroy20]

I like to thank Ironmanfan for his help in answering the question on the helmet. Most minor league teams up until the mid 80's used hand me downs from the major league teams. Thank you for the question.

[kilroy20]

I just received the catalog in the mail today. Can anyone else tell me if they received it yet?
Rich

[JimCaravello]

Rich - received mine today too........jim

[kilroy20]

Can anyone tell me if there is a down market in game used jerseys right now? I was just looking at the prices on the jerseys in Lelands and other companies auctions. Game used bats look like they are doing better than jerseys. Even hard to get rare jersey had low in price compared to game used bats.

[kilroy20]

I had two questions e-mailed to me about both jerseys yesterday, and I thought I would also answer them here. First, what kind of use is on both jerseys? The Red Sox has worn piping (see the Leland photos enlarged) and the back of the jersey had pine tar stains on the shoulder areas. The Pawtucket jersey and pants show wear in the collar and shoulder areas. It is also the same jersey as Wade is wearing in his only minor league card from 1981. Is it the VERY SAME? I can not say.
Second question, why am I parting with a 81 and 83 Boggs after all these years in my collection? I got divorced this year, and moved back to Illinois from Florida. After seeing 1992 Boggs jerseys going for $1400, I figured a 1983 Home would sell for a better price. The Pawtucket being the only Minor league jersey I have seen on the market of Wade Boggs, I figured it would go to some diehard Boggs or Red Sox collector!
:)

[kilroy20]

Here are the links for the two. Any other questions please feel free to ask.
Rich
gamewornkilroy20@aol.com


http://lelands.com/bid.aspx?auctionid=711&lot=244


http://lelands.com/bid.aspx?auctionid=711&lot=242

[kilroy20]

Here are some photos I hope will help everyone.

[kilroy20]

I was asked to post more photos. Thank you for the emails.

[kilroy20]

Another photo

[kilroy20]

From the pants to the Pawtucket uniform.

[kilroy20]

In his 1981 Minor league card, he was wearing the gray road.

[allen60440]

Thank you to everyone who posted on these two jerseys. I hope to win one or both. The minor league one still a bargin at $665. I am new here, but all the postings I read are helpful.
Allen

[kilroy20]

Here is a Getty Photo from 1983 of Wade in a Home Jersey.