Highest Price Ever Paid for a Store Model Bat?

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I agree the final price was insane... but how do you even put a price on it, given there are no comparable examples?

Exactly. One-of-a-kind with nothing even remotely similar. Six decal bats does not equal one bat with six decals. Also, it could be that the winner is a decal bat collector and has plenty of single-decal bats already. This would be his holy grail.

I can't even think of a similar example involving a different type of collectible. Perhaps the T206 5-card strip with Wagner?

[sporteq]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Exactly. One-of-a-kind with nothing even remotely similar. Six decal bats does not equal one bat with six decals. Also, it could be that the winner is a decal bat collector and has plenty of single-decal bats already. This would be his holy grail.

I can't even think of a similar example involving a different type of collectible. Perhaps the T206 5-card strip with Wagner?

Maybe having six hot chicks in bed.. Dunno man!

Albert

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Six decal bats does not equal one bat with six decals. Also, it could be that the winner is a decal bat collector and has plenty of single-decal bats already. This would be his holy grail.

For me, six decal bats would be better that this.....but that's me.

[ruth-gehrig]

Will the price of this bat increase the demand, and thus price, of single decal bats?

[sporteq]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

For me, six decal bats would be better that this.....but that's me.

And me

Albert

[ctownboy]

Not implying anything but just asking a question: Could this bat have been recently made?

I thought I remembered there being an auction within the last few years that had a sheet/s of really nice condition unused decals. Could someone have bought that sheet/s and then found (or already had) a really nice condition bat and just added the decals? Or, maybe they had an old bat, bought the decals and then refinished/ restored the bat and added the decals.

Just wondering?

Since another bat like this has never been seen and this was a recent find....

David

[perezfan]

That exact question occurred to me as well. But would the decals retain their tranferability after 100+ years? I don't know... maybe they would? Also, I don't think those particular decals were the exact ones offered on the unused sheets (which were offered in a previous Hunt Auction).

Considering what the unused sheets sold for and the investment involved, it would take a hulluva lot of faith (and skill) to even attempt it

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

Not implying anything but just asking a question: Could this bat have been recently made?

I thought I remembered there being an auction within the last few years that had a sheet/s of really nice condition unused decals. Could someone have bought that sheet/s and then found (or already had) a really nice condition bat and just added the decals? Or, maybe they had an old bat, bought the decals and then refinished/ restored the bat and added the decals.

Just wondering?

Since another bat like this has never been seen and this was a recent find....

David

Was thinking the same thing.

[MGHPro]

Not the same decals.. The sheets had joe jackson on them , and not that version of cobb, plus at least one sheet is still intact for sure.

[ksfarmboy]

There is another decal bat like this but it had more decals on it. Think it's in the book Baseball Archaeology.

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

Not implying anything but just asking a question: Could this bat have been recently made?

I thought I remembered there being an auction within the last few years that had a sheet/s of really nice condition unused decals. Could someone have bought that sheet/s and then found (or already had) a really nice condition bat and just added the decals? Or, maybe they had an old bat, bought the decals and then refinished/ restored the bat and added the decals.

Just wondering?

Since another bat like this has never been seen and this was a recent find....

David

Ditto...I had the exact same thought too. I guess we have a lot skeptics or at least cautious folks on the board - BUT not the same decals and as Perez said it would take some serious risk and some huge rocks to even try it.

[btcarfagno]

That Ty Cobb batting decal might be one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

Tom C

[steve B]

Plus the decals on the sheets have already been applied.

Old decals are usually usable, I've seen bike decals used that were NOS from the 1920's-30's Not quite as old but close enough. The trick is in knowing if they're water or varnish decals. Use the wrong material and they break up into nothing.

Steve B