Hey, pennant guys

[unclebaseballmike]

Rob,

I'm pretty sure you're talking about the Giants stadium sign I got in a 1994 Leland's auction. I was the only one who bid -- I was the only one who didn't stop to ask, "What will I do with a 32-foot-long tin sign?"

It sat for a decade in my garage. Once the Giants built a new stadium in 2000, I really thought it should be displayed there. In 2004 I traded with the Giants for a few things.

Sadly, it's 10 years later and they have yet to display the sign in the ballpark. I'll bet more people saw it in my garage.

[Scott Garner]

Mike,
Wow, that's too funny! I love it!

When the Texas Rangers tore down old Arlington Stadium, there was a 20' x 8' mural of Ryan that hung on the outside of the stadium. I wanted to buy that damn thing when it came up for sale because it was so cool. I just couldn't pull the trigger because I never was able to figure out where I could display it.

Congrats on taking the leap to own it for a while, even if you did let cooler heads prevail.

[Teamgluck]

Wow The Pennant market certainly isn't struggling

http://www.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-b...l?itemid=83127

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Teamgluck

Wow The Pennant market certainly isn't struggling

http://www.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-b...l?itemid=83127

That doesn't sound right for this Orioles pennant, does it?!?

[lefty147]

No. That is a crazy high price.

[Duluth Eskimo]

I am pretty sure I remember seeing a clean pennant like that just sell on eBay within the last few months. I thought it ended around $7-800. That is a crazy price, but i am glad to see pennants doing well.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by lefty147

No. That is a crazy high price.

My word would be similar.....insane!

IMHO, it's a pretty generic looking pennant....from the scroll to the font.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by lefty147

No. That is a crazy high price.

A lot of Orioles pennants in 2013, which included the black and orange variation of the scroll pennant, went for $700. Maybe it's $300, instead of $3000?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

A lot of Orioles pennants in 2013, which included the black and orange variation of the scroll pennant, went for $700. Maybe it's $300, instead of $3000?

I'd like to know. Then again, the big suction houses almost always seem to get more than an ebay sale. Compared to a similar Giants pennant, $300 is more in line.

[unclebaseballmike]

Thanks Scott, you feel my pain -- or lack of impulse control!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by unclebaseballmike

Rob,

I'm pretty sure you're talking about the Giants stadium sign I got in a 1994 Leland's auction. I was the only one who bid -- I was the only one who didn't stop to ask, "What will I do with a 32-foot-long tin sign?"

It sat for a decade in my garage. Once the Giants built a new stadium in 2000, I really thought it should be displayed there. In 2004 I traded with the Giants for a few things.

Sadly, it's 10 years later and they have yet to display the sign in the ballpark. I'll bet more people saw it in my garage.

That's what I had in mind.

If you don't want to say, I would totally understand, but I'm wondering what "few things" the Giants gave you in trade...

[unclebaseballmike]

Rob,

I was gratified to see the Polo Grounds sign used for the 1954 Giants 50th Anniversary Reunion.

The first things I asked the Giants for was a Crazy Crab "game used" costume, and a Barry Bonds game used bat. They said no to both. As I remember, I received an AT&T stadium chair, 2002 WS game used base, SF Giants 40th Anniversary Yearbook original artwork, a couple autographs, and on-field batting practice for me and my brother-in-law. Not bad, and I really wanted the Giants to have the stadium sign.

I seriously downsized the collection about 5 years ago, and many of these things are in other guys' collections now.