For those who are new to this part of the hobby, some helpful books on bats are the now old Mastronet book on bats by Bushing and Knoll (2002) and the Vince Malta books, most recently the one on Louisville Sluggers (2007). To learn about prices, look at Leftfield Collectibles, the current Mears auctions, and numerous auction archives such as Hunt, Legendary, Mears etc. The older Mearsonline.com website was a treasure trove of information. Well worth the price of membership, but it is not up now. The new one also contains a lot of fascinating information about vintage bats, but it is harder to browse through it for pre-war bats.
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