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Posted By: CarltonHendricks

MVSNYC, Interesting, It sounds like you collect more the hard stuff, hard memorabilia, that is, as opposed to display pieces. Actually I was expecting to hear from more hard collectors...yeah you're right you did tighten it up alright...amassing that kind of material in one year! Good for you, congrats. Ideally I think a collection should be well rounded with the hard memorabilia and display pieces...but the hard stuff is so expensive! and there's so much competition for it. It's a whole different ball game for hard stuff..there's no eye appeal generally, at least for contemporary game used equipment anyway..it's generally pure memorabilia.

Joe, John G said the bat rack is real c1920-30's. Says it's very rare, only 2-3 in collections, said paid 16g's five years ago, and that most are reconditioned but his is perfect.....unquote....I guess that's why the 16g's....I had no idea they were that expensive. I recall one Hunt had at the 2005 National I addressed on page 2, http://www.sportsantiques.com/05natpart1pg2.htm , see below, that was $9,500.00 and the Spalding sign on top had been reproduced.

I apprieciate all the input to this thread...I just wish I could see photos of some of the bats mentioned...especially the 19th century ones and that "Lifer" bat of Cycleback's....you know what they say...a picture's worth a thousand words!....that goes double for sports memorabilia!