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Originally Posted by drcy
A question is does the HOF museum even accept things on loan? (I don't know)
The reason why Rite Aid cards everyone when buying liquor (even my 82 year old dad) is that so, in case of dispute, they can say "We card everyone."
The HOF has such much given to them, perhaps they feel need to accept loans. In the Sporting News article, the HOF says it was donated.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/s...-on-guard.html
They definitely do and this isn't the first time a player has asked for his item back. With the rise of prices, I bet they are worried other living players will do the same as Pepitone. If the HOF has no paperwork, I don't see how they can keep Pepitone's bat. They need to do a better job of documenting everything that is given as a gift versus what is on loan.
“The lifeblood of any museum is its collections,” said Jeff Idelson, the president of the Hall. “Our policy is that artifacts that we acquire are donated. We have some items that are on loan, and the only time we have an interest in accepting a loan item is when we can’t tell a story because we don’t have anything to tell the story.”
But the cap Bobby Thomson wore when his 1951 playoff home run clinched the National League pennant for the New York Giants, which had been in the museum’s care for more than 27 years, was returned to its owner. In May, it was auctioned for more than $173,000.