Trophy damage and value

conor912 · #1 12-06-2024, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Appreciate the response and opinion. I was curious about this topic and mostly what the consensus was, if any, about the value of repaired trophies vs unaltered. I was just throwing out the "half price" and agree that may be a bit harsh.

The 5 Spalding trophies was in reference to there being 5 in the set not 5 known in total. There is a pitcher, batter, catcher, fielder and 1st baseman. I agree when it comes to true rarity you kind of have to buy what you can as long as you can live with the condition you happen to find it in

Ah, yeah. I know that series. Beautiful pieces!

perezfan · #2 12-06-2024, 08:42 PM

I'm going to make the assumption that you are inquiring about one that happens to be closing tonight (and is still sitting at a VERY low price). The AH failed to disclose the obvious repairs to the legs, most visible on the reverse side. It's a crime (IMHO) that they failed to disclose it.

To me (and many other collectors of these things) it can indeed cut the value in half. In fact, it would keep me from even bidding on it. That's what appears to be happening tonight, as any semi-experienced collector of these things will see the repaired area if they just look at all the provided pics.

I would be very careful about bidding, given the severity of the repair and the lack of any disclosure. As I write this, the Trophy sits at less than 1/5 the value of a non-restored one. I imagine it will go up some, but buyer beware.

Ps. Structural damage (and its repair) is far more detrimental than loss of finish, which is inconsequential and even expected.

Hope this helps.

ruth-gehrig · #3 12-07-2024, 09:07 AM

Yes Mark that's the exact trophy I had in mind

It's a topic I don't remember having seen discussed before and was curious about. When i saw this trophy I had to start a thread. Looks like the trophy closed at $1320 total(including BP) so in this particular case it appears the damage really hurt the price. About 25% of retail! Hopefully the buyer really took a close look and aren't suprised when they open their shipment!
Thanks again for the responses guys.

conor912 · #4 12-07-2024, 11:21 AM

Since it�s now closed, would one of you mind posting a link?

ruth-gehrig · #5 12-07-2024, 11:26 AM

Here you go

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c.../50073-82303.s

Balticfox · #6 12-07-2024, 11:36 AM

If it's a one-of-a-kind classic trophy such as the Stanley Cup, Grey Cup, Memorial Cup, Allan Cup, Yates Cup, Vanier Cup or Calder Cup, it's likely to have undergone many repairs already and these have not hurt the trophy's value one iota.

perezfan · #7 12-07-2024, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Balticfox

If it's a one-of-a-kind classic trophy such as the Stanley Cup, Grey Cup, Memorial Cup, Allan Cup, Yates Cup, Vanier Cup or Calder Cup, it's likely to have undergone many repairs already and these have not hurt the trophy's value one iota.

True, that the importance/significance of such a one-of-a-kind Trophy outweighs its condition in most cases. But with these glorious Spalding works of art, it's all about eye appeal, display-ability and originality. The best condition examples always sell for the most money.

I'm with Mike... hope the winning bidder knows exactly what he was pursuing. Luckily the price stayed low, so it appears that everyone else saw it.

conor912 · #8 12-08-2024, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Here you go

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c.../50073-82303.s

Thanks for posting! I have only admittedly seen a handful of these in person so I�m not an expert, but I�ve always admired them. Now having seen photos, I would tend to agree that that repair was not done with care or in the spirit of the piece. That appears to have been done by a hack with a soldering iron. And the fact that either A) they saw it and chose not to mention it or B ) missed it entirely, would have me running from this AH altogether.

ooo-ribay · #9 12-09-2024, 07:06 PM

Who �repaired� that? 9th grade shop class?

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