McGwire Hat Authentication.

[baseball111]

Would there be any credible way to get a hat worn by McGwire authenticated? It was caught by my dad in his last game in Oakland. He was open to selling it but without authentication and besides his number written on the bill, I feel like it would be a tough sell. Any advice or opinions would be welcomed and very much appreciated!

[drc]

You can provide supporting evidence. A letter from your dad, the specifics of the hat versus what McGwire would wear (size, et), and any photos (even if style matches) you can find.

What you can try and do is get a reputable and well known auction house or dealer to sell it. A potential buyer will be more confident in bidding/buying/authenticity if the auction house is a known entity versus some guy they've never heard of. A place like MEARS might take it on consignment and sell it saying it comes with a letter of provenance from the fan who got it.

One thing an auction house might do is say it's game used (by their opinion/assessment) and "attributed to his last game as an A'," with the attribution being the letter from your day. Just a thought.

[Scott Garner]

net54's own Randall Hahn is the go to guy on all things Mark McGwire.
I would recommend that you contact him.

His e-mail is: mcgwire25@verizon.net

I hope this helps!

[Deertick]

DNA testing?

[baseball111]

Originally Posted by Deertick

DNA testing?

Haha, any DNA would be done after I cleaned all the dust of it :P. Thanks for all the responses, I have received a message from Randall about it and hope to learn more

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by Deertick

DNA testing?

Was he juicing then? Good way for proof