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buc
02-22-2009, 11:33 PM
160316457852 on ebay....let the bidding begin!
ndevlin
02-22-2009, 11:47 PM
No way Jose!
byergo
02-23-2009, 02:17 AM
Finally, one the card companies can chop up for their silly insert/chase cards and I could care less!
justinlm24
02-25-2009, 12:23 PM
Surely that wasn't a real game used bat. a "flea market find"?? Since no one bid I'm gonna assume it wasn't.
ndevlin
02-25-2009, 12:35 PM
No, that ranks up there as the biggest piece of crap....both item and seller.

And yes, it did sell with one bidder. Shoulda did their homework. I dont feel bad for them one bit.
encinorick
02-25-2009, 01:45 PM
Hunt's live auction has a Mantle bat (item #647). Not sure if they are saying it's a "game used bat by Mantle" or not. I inquired, but no response. All it says is that it is a "Mickey Mantle professional model baseball bat."

It has a Mears LOA, but the description is unclear. Shameful how these auction houses hedge their representations. With the picture in the catalogue, they certainly imply that it's a game used Mantle bat. Asking $3,000-$4,000.
earlywynnfan
02-25-2009, 02:39 PM
Hunt Auctions has ALWAYS listed their game used bats like that; they never come out and say "Mantle used this bat." I guess that's because you really can never say 100% with any vintage bat.

Ken
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com
encinorick
02-25-2009, 03:54 PM
At least they should state the Mear's grade. If it's yet another "A5" they should indicate that in the description. "Hey, bidder, there's a 50/50 chance this thing is what you really want, 'a game used Mickey Mantle bat' just like this picture here."
b.heagy
02-25-2009, 04:20 PM
Hunt's live auction has a Mantle bat (item #647). Not sure if they are saying it's a "game used bat by Mantle" or not. I inquired, but no response. All it says is that it is a "Mickey Mantle professional model baseball bat."

It has a Mears LOA, but the description is unclear. Shameful how these auction houses hedge their representations. With the picture in the catalogue, they certainly imply that it's a game used Mantle bat. Asking $3,000-$4,000.

According to the MEARS #d sticker the final grade of the bat is an A8. They are not asking $3-4K it is the estimate. Probably due to the restoration work.