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Originally Posted by Fred
John,
Send the bat to me, I'll open an authentication service. You tell me what to put on the cert. Tell me what grade you want on it and it might even be possible that the bat is truly an authentic game used Ruth bat! I'll look really closely and if it does turn out to be a real Ruth game used bat, then the price of my authentication will probably increase 10x.
I guess we have differing opinions about companies cutting up historical pieces.
Speaking of items that could be cut up and put in the hands of collectors because of the "rarity" of the item. Have you ever considered cutting up one of those hard to get Corcoran N172s so that other collectors can own, at least a piece, of an N172 Corcoran?  |
The bat definitely isn't game used, too good of shape, but it was probably screen used. I believe that Bendix used the bat for ads because it looks like one in some old ads based on the grain. I'm certain it belonged to Bendix, so there's that.
Send me your Corcoran and I will cut it up. I'll even pay you for it.
I would add an asterisk to my original statement that I'm not talking about items that exist in small numbers. Babe Ruth bats are not rare compared to something like a Dots Miller game used jersey from the 1909 World Series. If only 4-5 Ruth bats existed, then I would be completely against it.
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