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Cracked bat handles and values
Curious what others opinions are on this...
Does a cracked handle in any way affect what you would pay or believe a bat to be worth? This could apply to professional bats or just any bat you're interested in buying. Maybe on a rare bat it wouldn't matter as much if any at all?? Do you view a crack as damage or a desirable trait?? Thanks all, Michael Last edited by ruth-gehrig; 06-20-2023 at 04:36 PM. |
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On regular gamers or player issued bats they are worth less to me. I pay at most 75% of what I would pay for an uncracked bat. Now if it is a truly rare bat I am just happy to have it at whatever price I can get it for.
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That's great feedback. I may not be the extreme bat collector that some of the board members are, but I do own 30-40 bats. I've always felt indifferent about cracked handle or not. Cracked bats offer the true reason that they were "retired" which is part of usual game use, FWIW... That being said, I too would ideally like an uncracked bat, but the players that I collect are not HOF'ers and bats of many of them are scarce, or nearly impossible to find. One additional question for you: How do you feel about repairing cracked handles? To date, I have never done this, although I have considered doing this with a couple of my bats. Does this enhance value in your mind, or detract? Thanks in advance for your response! |
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I don't mind a cracked handle on a game used bat, but it needs to have pretty solid to heavy game use. A cracked handle on a gamer with only 1 ball mark is not very desirable to me. I prefer early 20th century store model bats to be uncracked with less use.
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Cracked bats
If it is a HOFers bat---obviously you want it done right. But you also need to consider the time frame involved for getting the bat done and back in your hands as well as the risks of shipping and cost for the repair work. I was informed this past week my bat is now being worked on that I sent to be repaired last August. Also, bats heading to auctions around the country and needing restoration take priority over little guys like me.
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It is not a factor when I decide whether to buy a bat.
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