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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I call BS. . . . .big time BS. . . . .

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36346199954...IAAOSw6ndg51T2

Can barely find a photo of Josh Gibson, and Topps has a bat?? Which, what, materialized for the first time a few months ago?

And was promptly cut up?

Utter nonsense.

If there are any Topps folks in the community, I'd love to hear an explanation.[/QUOTE

In 2005, Topps signed a 2 year agreement with Gibson's family and purchased 1 of 2 gamers the family owned at that time. There is a 1/1 bat barrel card in Topps Sterling that I assume came from this bat. Topps has issued game used bat cards of Gibson in small quantities that supposedly came from this bat recently. The other game used bat sold for over $300,000 in an auction. I think it was Sotheby's if my memory is correct and it has been a few years ago. So that is the Topps story on how they obtained a Gibson gamer.

Thanks for that info.