1967 Roberto Clemente Pro-Model Bat

[Jewish-collector]

I'm not the consigner, nor have enough funds to bid on this, but I was a huge Clemente fan and was curious if this is that rare that it will go for like 10K ? Thx.

https://loveofthegameauctions.com/Lo...entoryid=17034

[Leon]

I don't know the answer but that is a great bat and great story to go with it. Hopefully it will do well for all involved. If I collected bats/Clemente stuff I would definitely be interested.

[rlevy]

The prices have risen the last few years, drawing a lot of Clemente bats into the market lately, but there is no shortage of buyers. Prices now usually exceed $10k for any bat with good use on it (provided his #21 is on the knob), but while it's a nice looking bat, the light use may keep the price down a little. The higher prices are usually for bats that have more use on them.

Rick

[Bicem]

Definitely an item Al and I were super excited about, I would think it would easily exceed $10k for the historical importance alone but of course you never know.

[bat_master]

Given that it is only a GU8 grade I don't expect that it would exceed the $10k mark. I'll guess somewhere in the $5k-$8k range.

[Gorilla777]

Agree with Tim; a Clemente bat with a couple ball marks does not bring nearly as much as one would with heavier use, scoring on the barrel, any amount of pine tar, etc.

Ben

[Bicem]

I'll definitely defer to your guys' expertise, I just really liked the provenance.

[rlevy]

Clemente bat went for $6500, plus the vig, while seems about right to me based upon recent Clemente bat sales. Looking at the bat, I don't think there was much doubt that it was real, so the stated provenance wasn't much of a factor in the bidding. A Clemente bat with light use and provenance is still just a bat with light use, and thus less desirable to bat collectors.

After 30 years collecting, I could go into the issue of ascribing provenance to game used items, but that is a whole other topic.

Rick