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Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy
Most collectors photo match their own bats by pouring over game photos from sites like Google, Getty images, AP Images, etc. There must be exacting, identifiable marks on the bat that cannot be replicated. Often times people will look at a grip tape style or brand name and think that they have a “photo match” when what they really have is what we call a style match. A photo match must be a specific mark that matches up exactly. There are some companies that offer the service as well.
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^^THIS^^
The only thing I can add is be very careful of those that that do what the above poster calls "style match" and call it a photo match. One of the big AHs have a LOT of style match photos they call photo matches.
I know the guy that got me into collecting bats has spent insane hours searching the internet and contacting museums for pictures. He has found proof for some amazing bats doing it.