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Originally Posted by Bugsy
I prefer cracked bats if they are game used. From my perspective, if a player really loves a bat and it feels good in their hands, they're not going to just stop using it and give it away. It comes out of circulation when the bat either breaks or it wears out from a lot of grain separation. I'm sure it depends on the player, but a lot of uncracked ones could also be B.P. bats. And a cracked bat is a little tougher to doctor over an uncracked one. I just think it potentially helps with provenance.
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This. With any GU item, the important thing is evidence of game use. Why would a player stop using a bat before it's unusable? Ball marks, stitch marks, handle and/or barrel scoring, name or other identifier on the knob, grip tape, pine tar, and the crack that made the player finally stop using it, are all desirable use characteristics to me. They all give the bat character.