Duke Snider Bat on eBay - Am I missing something?

yanks12025 · #1 09-30-2014, 04:31 PM

And the ebay bat didn't have criss cross tape? So not sure how you keep saying it matches his tape use.

Bugsy · #2 09-30-2014, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by yanks12025

And the ebay bat didn't have criss cross tape? So not sure how you keep saying it matches his tape use.

The tape was obviously there at one point

yanks12025 · #3 09-30-2014, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugsy

The tape was obviously there at one point

But it doesn't look like a criss cross pattern. It looks more like a single row of tape.

I'm curious are you the one who bought the bat??? You really seem to be in love with it.

Bugsy · #4 09-30-2014, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by yanks12025

But it doesn't look like a criss cross pattern. It looks more like a single row of tape.

I'm curious are you the one who bought the bat??? You really seem to be in love with it.

If you can't see the tape pattern, I don't know what to tell you. There was a criss-cross tapie job on this bat at some point.

The only other thing I have said about the bat is that there may or may not be a #4 on the knob. That's it. A least two bidders had significant faith to think it was a gamer. I don't think we have enough information to make an educated statement one way or the other.

And no, I didn't bid on it. Even IF you could prove that it is a gamer, it isn't in good condition. I already have a nice one that has outstanding provenance.

Bugsy · #5 09-30-2014, 04:49 PM

This is mine.

Tigerden · #6 10-01-2014, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugsy

This is mine.

Now that is a beauty Chris!! A piece of lumber any collector would cherish. I do not collect gamers and am certainly not very knowledgeable in this area of the hobby but would think condition in the case of the auctioned bat would trump its potential authenticity. The eBay offering looks like it would be right at home at any garage sale. Maybe a game used bat collector could better explain why someone would buy that bat even at 30% of the value for a prime example .Buying that bat for over three grand would be comparable to myself buying a 1910s Tigers pennant with moth holes throughout and half the pennant cut off just to say I owned it . As a collector I would have no desire to own something if the condition wasn't to my liking. Just my opinion. Adam

acerrob · #7 10-11-2014, 12:18 PM

I am the buyer. The bat does have a criss cross tape job how snider does it. It has red rack marks as of that from ebbets field. The bat was obtained in ebbets field by a doctor from the military in wwii. The bat was sold from brooklyn. It has a small 4 on the knob typical of duke. The dodgers stopped playing in 57 in brooklyn. The centerbrand is 61-64 however the barrell stamping is 55-60.
He ordered a 34"k55 in 56. So no it wasnt just a stab in the dark

acerrob · #8 10-26-2014, 05:01 PM

So..bat is in my hand. After inspection it is a 61-64 as you knew. It does have a small 4 in black on the knob. And you can see part of C117L underneath the nails. There is remnants of a criss cross tape job. The funny thing is the nails are almost knocked in the shape of a 4. Interesting as snider bats are known to have batboy nails. Anyhow, Im not sure why people on here can be so rough with their comments. I am not an idiot and I can afford a duke snider bat. Maybe I just see value in bats that others write off. Regardless, I bought the bat for $850 and think it was a relatively good deal.

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