What is the stupidest piece of memorabilia that has shown up repeatedly in auctions..

[Runscott]

...over the last 20 years?

The item I am thinking of is round.

[Shoeless Moe]

Babe Ruth Locker tags?

[Gary Dunaier]

Define "stupid."

Remember, to a lot of the general public the whole idea of collecting baseball cards and sports memorabilia is stupid, and when we're talking about game-used items we're basically talking about used sporting goods. To those people, the only reason such items are worthy of having is because they're worth money. A casual baseball fan might not care about Pete Alonso's 52nd home run baseball, but tell them it sold for over $27,000 and they'll take notice.

We here at Net 54, of course, know otherwise. We appreciate the intangible "aura" of a game-used piece.

For my part, I like to be silly and point out ordinary items used in a ballpark that, if slapped with a MLB authentication sticker, officially become pieces of game-used sports memorabilia. Perfect example: this ordinary HDX Sprayer bottle, presumably used by a Citi Field grounds crew man prior to the 7/15/18 Mets v. Nationals game. (I say "presumably" because I didn't actually see it being used; it was just sitting there when I got there, but it's reasonable to presume that it wasn't put there for display purposes.)



Yeah, I'm just having some fun with it. But there may be someone out there who'd think it's a cool item to have... you never know.

I don't think anything can really be "stupid." Silly, yes, as in the example just described, but not "stupid."

[Runscott]

Just a discussion - if definitions of 'stupid' I wasn't counting on pop up, that will just make it more interesting. If this thread gains any traction I'll be more specific.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Babe Ruth Locker tags?

BAMMMM. See, this was easy?

[JackW]

But Lelands just sold one for $4,700!?

Free shipping?

https://auction.lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=96264

[packs]

Baseballs used in milestone games that aren't the milestone baseball. I've seen so many "Derek Jeter 3,000 hit game used baseball" auctions for baseballs not associated with his hit or even a Jeter at bat lately. To each their own but enough already.

[drcy]

Baseball bat sawdust cards get my vote.

Don't know if it qualifies as "dumb," but ARod's autographed game-used jockstrap qualifies as #1 in some category.

But, of course, what matters is how much you pay for it. It may be dumb, but nothing wrong buying a sawdust card for 50 cents.

[mrmopar]

I seem to recall a story about a used napkin that someone saw a former player had used and grabbed it out of the trash. I want to say it was Jerry Rice, but can't recall now. That may have some sort of meaning to a few I suppose, but it probably seems pretty silly to most.

[Jim65]

Teams selling champagne corks has to be high up on the stupid scale.

[Econteachert205]

On deck circle batting donuts?

[Snapolit1]

Sort of cards sort of memorabilia ....

In some of the modern sets being released they have bs vintage cards of Ruth, Gehrig, etc . with some fake gemstone thing embedded in the card .... some fake ruby looking piece of crap... obviously a worthless trinket like you would see in some little child’s make believe play set that has not conceivable connection to the player ..... but they pass it off like a collectible. I just cannot understand the logic of someone who thinks that it worth paying for.

[edtiques]

Someone paying $10,000 for a piece of Luis Gonzales chewed Bazooka gum seems a little out there to me.