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[DemWHBums]

This is my most prized possession. It is an autographed hof bat. I have been getting it signed at shows, the hof, and games since 89. I will never forget being at a show standing in line for billy Martin to get him to sign the bat. The line was king of long so my dad said lets go we will get him next time. He died in a car accident about 2 weeks later. There are 34 signatures in all. Not that i would ever sell but what kind of value do you think this would have? The autographs are:
Robin Roberts (deceased)
*** Wee Reese (deceased)
Steve Carlton
Luis aparicio
Reggie Jackson
Red schoendienst
Don drysdale (deceased)
Ray dandridge (deceased)
Stan Musial
Billy Williams
Bob feller (deceased)
Sandy Koufax
Billy Herman (deceased)
Whitey ford
Luke appling (deceased)
Juan marichal
Ernie banks
Eddie Mathews (deceased)
Willie mccovey
Mike Schmidt
Jim catfish hunter (deceased)
Bobby doerr
Bob Gibson
yogi Berra
Joe Morgan
Early Wynn (deceased)
Carl Yastrzemski
Warren Spahn (deceased)
Tom Seaver
Enos slaughter (deceased)
Harmon killibrew (deceased)
Johnny mize (deceased)
Brooks Robinson
Rod Carew

 

[mj23bullsfan]

that is awesome! i can only imagine the feeling of getting that next HOFers signature on there.

i wouldn't even know where to start with it's worth. 10k??? probably way to high

great item!!

paul

 

[DemWHBums]

The last one I got was Carlton. He looked at it for about 5 minutes

 

[waterboy12386]

That is definitely a very nice piece!

-Kenny

 

[stlcardtrader]

nice

 

[mrmopar]

Very nice item, but from a value standpoint you don't have anyone on there that is extremely tough to land and none of what I would consider the biggies (Mantle, DiMaggio, Williams, Mays, Aaron, etc.). Koufax is probably your "marquee" player, as well as the most reclusive signer of the batch.

I'd guess $300-500, perhaps upwards of a $1000 if you found an eager buyer.

 

[metsman1986]

Priceless! All HOFer's on a HOF bat, pretty sweet!

 

[Jason Holland]

I would say 300 to 500 is low. You have 14 deceased HOF's that will gain value as the years pass. I would say 1500 to 2250 minimum. I would just make sure that puppy stayed sealed up in a case and out of the air or sunlight.

I know it sounds picky but I would add Hank Aaron before he passes to top that bat off before you run out of room.

Unbelievable bat though. Truly amazing.

 

[DemWHBums]

I really want Aaron and mays before they pass. I also really want ripken, Griffey, Thomas, Sandberg, Ryan, Ozzie smith, and randy Johnson. Think I might go up for inductions this year. It is always in a bat tube except for when I took the pictures. And always out of sunlight as it hangs on my wall.

 

[mrmopar]

14 VERY EASY to find deceased HOFers. At your low end estimate, you are figuring $44 per signature (not figuring the cost of the bat). There isn't a name on there besides Koufax (unless you find a deal) that should cost you that much singularly right now. For example, I picked up nice Feller & Lemon TCMA postcards from the early 70s the other week for around $2 each and added a Yellow HOF plaque Gehringer for less than $5 from the same seller! All deceased HOFers. Deceased doesn't mean expensive in some cases.

The value LATER will be in that the signatures are together on one bat, but I personally believe more time needs to pass before the Fellers, Hermans, Killebrews and such are collectively valuable at the rate you guess.

The lack of the big names hurts the long term value significantly and unfortunately those can't be added later.

The trick would be to find a buyer for that bat in today's market at your price. I think you would be waiting a while for that sale.

Just my opinion, as is yours. The bat isn't for sale, so the question is hypothetical at this point.

I would say 300 to 500 is low. You have 14 deceased HOF's that will gain value as the years pass. I would say 1500 to 2250 minimum.

 

[DemWHBums]

Absolutely hypothetical. This is something I will never ever sell. Will just keep passing it through the family. Will keep adding till its filled and then start a new with the next generation of hall of famers. I really hope i can find aaron and mays soon enough. Was just curious as to what everyone thought of value.

 

[ragtop12]

I agree with mrmopar.
There are some nice signatures on the bat, but some are just easy signers. I'd guess the bat would be $700-800, and like mrmopar, find the right buyer would go $1,000-1,200. Would need to be the right buyer though. No real theme of the bat besides random HOFers. My opinion is that this is going to be more valuable to you, the stories alone and experiences are worth the cost.

14 VERY EASY to find deceased HOFers. At your low end estimate, you are figuring $44 per signature (not figuring the cost of the bat). There isn't a name on there besides Koufax (unless you find a deal) that should cost you that much singularly right now. For example, I picked up nice Feller & Lemon TCMA postcards from the early 70s the other week for around $2 each and added a Yellow HOF plaque Gehringer for less than $5 from the same seller! All deceased HOFers. Deceased doesn't mean expensive in some cases.

The value LATER will be in that the signatures are together on one bat, but I personally believe more time needs to pass before the Fellers, Hermans, Killebrews and such are collectively valuable at the rate you guess.

The lack of the big names hurts the long term value significantly and unfortunately those can't be added later.

The trick would be to find a buyer for that bat in today's market at your price. I think you would be waiting a while for that sale.

Just my opinion, as is yours. The bat isn't for sale, so the question is hypothetical at this point.

 

[dbarbos1]

I have a buddy who has a bat signed by every member of the 500 HR club (except for the first 4).
I want with him multiple times, over the last 10 years, getting the guys to sign it.
It is so awesome to watch the players get all google eyed over these great collection pieces.
Sick bat!

 

[rangersfan1982]

Amazing!!!!

 

[valediction]

I would say 300 to 500 is low. You have 14 deceased HOF's that will gain value as the years pass. I would say 1500 to 2250 minimum. I would just make sure that puppy stayed sealed up in a case and out of the air or sunlight.

I know it sounds picky but I would add Hank Aaron before he passes to top that bat off before you run out of room.

Unbelievable bat though. Truly amazing.

Very amazing, although I do tend to agree with mrmopar on the value. The memories and stories you've had getting it signed are priceless, but the bat itself is tough to assign any type of very high dollar amount because it's a random mix of HOF'ers. The tough part is while the number of signatures is impressive, it's missing some basic guys that were pretty easy to get when they were alive (Snider, Kell, Boudreau, Ashburn, Rizzuto, etc) in addition to the lack of the big names already mentioned. It's kind of like buying a 1955 Dodgers team ball missing Campy, Snider, Hodges, Peewee, and Jackie Robinson. How much do you pay for an unfinished piece you will never be able to complete?

 

[metrotheme]

It's a great piece even if it is missing the "big" names. Many on here haven't even been collecting that long. As to adding the names you want on bats, you are looking at like $100 for guys like Smith, Sandberg, Ryan on a bat and closer to $200 for the newer guys (Johnson, Thomas, Griffey, Ripken, etc.) as for Aaron and Mays, I think it's over $300 to have them sign a bat with Mays I believe getting $500 and he will most likely sign the bat over someone else's name.

 

[houbb]

It's a nice piece! I bet you had a ball putting that together. This is, however, why putting together those HOF bats really aren't good investments. Just judging from the names on that bat, and the time frame you got it signed, I'd say you spent several hundred dollars, if not close to a thousand, on signing fees alone. This isn't counting card show admission fees, parking and food costs, etc. Just the signing fees. Now here it is, some 20 odd years later, and you see guys throwing out figures like $700-$800 or up to $1200. Not a really good return there. My guess is it would go for about $900 to $1100 today. I say hold on to it. That figure should change dramatically in 10-15 years. If you're going to get something like that signed you have to look at is a real long term investment.

 

[montserratplay]

First of all: congratulations on a stellar piece. I think you'll agree that simply meeting the players has made the monetary investment worthwhile. (At least that's how I would see it!)

The economics of autograph stuff are fascinating. I guess I am fortunate; I have a much more general collection profile at this point. The next step is to find crazy bargains on players like Gehringer! (I have a college buddy whose wife is related to the family.)