Satchel Paige signed bat

[Runscott]

Gotcha disclaimer: I was watching 'Hardcore Pawn' last night. It appeared to be totally scripted with horrible actors - perhaps they just handed a script to people in the audience?

A bad actor walked up with a framed Ty Cobb letter with two signatures, a framed colorized photo of Johnson and Cobb with a Johnson signature dated 1933, and this Satchel Paige signed bat, signed in red ink. He wanted $5,000 and I think he finally got $3,300 from the pawn shop. It appeared that the pawn shop employee simply looked at the stuff and decided in his expert mind, on a price.

Did anyone else see this? Do they actually have an expert check stuff out first, then edit out that part? If real, is the price right? I would have guessed $5-10K on the Paige bat.

(sorry for the crappy pic - the Johnson looked almost too good, but nothing obviously bad, they didn't give a close look at the Cobb letter, but it was green ink and probably real).

edited to add: $3,300 was for all three items.

[tazdmb]

The guy who sold it to them was Drew Wallace, who sold them a bad Ruth letter previously. I don't think the signature is real, perhaps signed by his son.

[tazdmb]

This (I believe) is the same bat that is pictured above. You can still see some of the Robinson signature, that for some reason the seller tried to take off, along with the Clemente signature that is gone.

http://www.icollector.com/JACKIE-ROB...-BAT_i12268614

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

The guy who sold it to them was Drew Wallace, who sold them a bad Ruth letter previously. I don't think the signature is real, perhaps signed by his son.

His name is Dru Wallace. I once did a YouTube video on him for selling crap on Ebay.

[tazdmb]

Can you share the YouTube link?

[Wymers Auction]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

This (I believe) is the same bat that is pictured above. You can still see some of the Robinson signature, that for some reason the seller tried to take off, along with the Clemente signature that is gone.

http://www.icollector.com/JACKIE-ROB...-BAT_i12268614

Nice catch

[Wymers Auction]

Hey Chris this was originally sold by Pioneer Auction Gallery remember the Babe Ruth signed bowling pins.

[travrosty]

http://twitpic.com/59edco

here is his clemente signed ball,

[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by travrosty

http://twitpic.com/59edco

here is his clemente signed ball,

only $9,000?!