Duke Snider Bat on eBay - Am I missing something?

[Bugsy]

This is mine.

[Tigerden]

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]

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]

Ps i dont know why the stampings are off and i do not see any reason why the seller would make this stuff up as he was selling it as a toy bat

[yanks12025]

lol. Really


This bat was produced in the 1960s. There's no way duke snider used it in ebbets field.

[UnVme7]

Originally Posted by acerrob

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

Just want to make sure I'm understanding....

The bat sold for over $3,000. Then, it was relisted and sold for $850 to someone else. I'm guessing you're the new buyer?

[earlywynnfan]

How did a doctor in WWII obtain a bat made in the 50's or 60's? I'm confused.

[acerrob]

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.

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by acerrob

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.

So how long is it??? If it's 34 inches, Duke Snider DIDN'T order 34 inch C117 during the 1961-64 time frame.

[UnVme7]

It's weird that two bidders of $3,000+ had backed out and it was relisted and sold for $850. Kudos to you though if it measures correctly.