I have sold 3 items to a major card company before. Both bats were not in a condition that a collector would be willing to buy, nor like to display (ie. missing half the bat or 4 inches of knob). The company was willing to pay more than retail value. Plus, when cut into hundreds of pieces, who knew the bat was not intact. The third item was a pair of pants.

I would rather the companies buy a modern era bat of a player that gets 100+ per yer instead of pre-70s items thatr are one-of-a-kind.

Just my 2-cents!