View Full Version : Bat for sale on eBay - interested in any of your opinions on authenticity.
Centauri
11-26-2014, 09:54 AM
I am considering purchasing this bat as a gift for my boss - a lifelong Cards fan. I would prefer to avoid the embarrasment of this being a fake.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stan-Musial-Game-Used-Bat-Mears-Loa-/161495759164?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2599e5b93c
bat_master
11-26-2014, 10:02 AM
Save your money.
sayhey24
11-26-2014, 10:13 AM
People try to sell the Adirondack C and D models (model number on knob ends with those letters) as gamers -- with a very rare exception, they are not gamers.
Greg
khkco4bls
11-26-2014, 10:57 AM
that's just a stamp model store bought
keithsky
11-26-2014, 11:41 AM
Just asking but does that mean Mears is unsure about the bat being real? Since it isn't graded maybe it is a store bat but I would contact them and ask what the deal is. The guys on this site I feel are better knowledgable than some of the authenticators. Tim's reply a couple posts above I would trust him in a heart beat on what he says among some others.
perezfan
11-26-2014, 01:11 PM
Doesn't Troy or a Mears Representative usually sign these LOAs? I noticed that the letter posted for this bat is not signed by Troy... Counterfeit Letter perhaps?
yanks12025
11-26-2014, 01:34 PM
Mark,
I think the letter with the Musial might only be a auction style letter.
vintagesportscollector
11-26-2014, 01:38 PM
Doesn't MEARS grade on an A1 to A10 scale? The LOA just says "Authentic". Does it actually say its a gamer in the LOA? The LOA says very little other than to state the obvious features. I think "Authentic" just means its a real wood bat from 1961 - period.
earlywynnfan
11-26-2014, 01:39 PM
http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=74685
Nice markup!
DHogan
11-26-2014, 02:14 PM
I am considering purchasing this bat as a gift for my boss - a lifelong Cards fan. I would prefer to avoid the embarrasment of this being a fake.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stan-Musial-Game-Used-Bat-Mears-Loa-/161495759164?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2599e5b93c
You must have a great boss.
Dave Grob
11-26-2014, 04:38 PM
I have no public opinion on this particular Musial bat, but I would like to direct folks attention to some information on C & D Model bats that they may not be aware of.
Dave Grob
Dave Grob1@aol.com
http://www.mearsonline.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,print,0&cntnt01articleid=409&cntnt01showtemplate=false
http://www.mearsonline.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,print,0&cntnt01articleid=429&cntnt01showtemplate=false