Net54baseball- Game Used Forum? all sports?

[Bugsy]

I think it could be a great addition, but it has to be vintage. Take a look at GUU. Half the posts are guys showing off another Robinson Cano or Joey Votto bat that was used two weeks prior. It seems like 95% or more of the posts on GUU relate to stuff that has been used within the past 10 years. Modern stuff would really clog up an otherwise great idea.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

I think it could be a great addition, but it has to be vintage. Take a look at GUU. Half the posts are guys showing off another Robinson Cano or Joey Votto bat that was used two weeks prior. It seems like 95% or more of the posts on GUU relate to stuff that has been used within the past 10 years. Modern stuff would really clog up an otherwise great idea.

Precisely why the proposal being seriously looked at, and probably instituted in the next 48 hours, is to split the Game Used section between pre-1980 and 1980 & newer. So far I see, and have heard, no real downside to giving it a try. If it gets a few more folks interested in other aspects of our hobby it would be great. Also, as said many times, there is quite a bit of cross-pollination (if you will) in our sports hobbies. Still listening.....

[otismalibu]

If 1980 is the cut-off, you'll have durene jerseys being posted with the modern stuff. That's just wrong. I vote for a 1990 cut-off.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by otismalibu

If 1980 is the cut-off, you'll have durene jerseys being posted with the modern stuff. That's just wrong. I vote for a 1990 cut-off.

Interesting, the variety of proposed cut-off dates. To pre-war vintage collectors, even the stuff from the '80s might be considered uninteresting.

I guess some (most?) memorabilia collectors collect by 'type', as opposed to era, and 'vintage' doesn't mean the same thing as it does for card collectors...except for me and a few others.

[sayhey24]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Interesting, the variety of proposed cut-off dates. To pre-war vintage collectors, even the stuff from the '80s might be considered uninteresting.

I guess some (most?) memorabilia collectors collect by 'type', as opposed to era, and 'vintage' doesn't mean the same thing as it does for card collectors...except for me and a few others.

Scott -- 1980 is a common cutoff for bat collectors, because that's when H&B changed its labeling to the "modern" center brand.

Greg

[Leon]

So now there are Game Used portions of the board. There is also a Game Used BST forum. We can change the dating of each forum if and when that is required. Hopefully this will expand the forum in a positive fashion. Of course the same anonymity, privacy and all other rules apply to those sections as the rest of Net54baseball. Also, those Game Used areas will be for all sports not just baseball, as are some of the other forums (especially the memorabilia one). I have asked Brian M. to make a wording change to the Memorabilia icon on each page to include the words Autograph and Game Used.....so folks will know. Hopefully this will enhance the board in a positive manner and get more folks to collecting different areas of our hobby. best regards

[batsballsbases]

Leon,
If you build it they will come!