Posted By:
MarkDan:
Congrats on a wonderful find, and best of luck with your Mears submission!
Sure looks authentic to me... the little "3" that Brock notes might just be random ink from long ago. It appears to be strictly on the surface and not stamped/imbedded into the wood (as store-model bats would have been).
A question regarding Mears.... you contacted Dave Bushing, and are submitting the Bat to Mears. I had heard that Dave had retired from doing any authenticating for Mears. I know he is still actively buying/selling, but was curious as to who is now Mears' lead authenticator for Bats, Uniforms, Caps, etc.
Does anyone know? Is Troy Kinunen now doing it on his own? Any pertinent info would be much appreciated... thanks!