Hank Aaron 715 ticket stub

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Hi Joey,
There are a fair amount of ticket stubs to this game out there & they continues to be highly collectible. The value comes down to condition and how many portions of the 4 piece ticket are part of the stub. I would estimate the value of yours to be $125- $175, give or take. If you follow me, a ticket stub with two sections would be more sought after than stubs with one, and ticket stubs with three sections would be the most collectible and also considerably harder to locate.

BTW, in my experience, when the ushers tore Braves stubs from this era they typically handed the patrons back a stub with either one or two sections.

I hope this helps!

Thanks alot scott! Makes perfect sense. Ive seen a couple full tickets for insane amount of money. But its s great ticket. Got mine for free from a seller a long time ago. Almost forgot i had it. Appreciate your help buddy

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by JoeyFarino

Thanks alot scott! Makes perfect sense. Ive seen a couple full tickets for insane amount of money. But its s great ticket. Got mine for free from a seller a long time ago. Almost forgot i had it. Appreciate your help buddy

Glad to help.
BTW, a lot of the full tickets that are sold in auction have no seat numbers and would be considered proof tickets, not actual tickets that could gain you entrance to the game. I would much rather have the stub that allowed the patron to witness history, FWIW.

[71buc]

For whst its worth I paid $300 for my psa graded ticket that has three sections.

[mickeymao34]

Sweet piece of history no matter how many out there!

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by mickeymao34

Sweet piece of history no matter how many out there!

Well said

[71buc]

Saw this closed sale on eBay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Hank-Aa...vip=true&rt=nc

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Saw this closed sale on eBay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Hank-Aa...vip=true&rt=nc

Mike,
I saw that as well.
That is definitely the highest price that I have ever seen this ticket stub sell for. FYI, the one that I have in my collection rivals the condition and size of this stub (3 section stub).

[smotan_02]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Saw this closed sale on eBay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Hank-Aa...vip=true&rt=nc

This one is relisted- always makes me wonder if the final price is correct. Relisted for double BTW.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I would much rather have the stub that allowed the patron to witness history, FWIW.

What's your take on stubs from today's games, which technically do not exist in that these days tickets are scanned and not torn? So you can't tell the difference between one that allowed the fan to see the game and, for example, one from a season ticket holder who stayed home.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier

What's your take on stubs from today's games, which technically do not exist in that these days tickets are scanned and not torn? So you can't tell the difference between one that allowed the fan to see the game and, for example, one from a season ticket holder who stayed home.

Hi Gary,
Interesting question.
Since it is definitely a different era now, I would prefer to collect a MT ticket from whatever the event is.

My own personal preference for my collection is to find a scarcer version of the ticket if it exists (a suite ticket, a ticket that is embossed with metal foil, etc.) Something to differentiate, if that makes any sense.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

My own personal preference for my collection is to find a scarcer version of the ticket if it exists (a suite ticket, a ticket that is embossed with metal foil, etc.) Something to differentiate, if that makes any sense.

I know what you mean. But they can't be too scarce that only a hardcore specialist would know about them... they can't be too scarce that a general fan wouldn't believe it was real.

I've seen Mets tickets printed out at turnstiles, from fans who somehow got their tickets on the phone. (Apparently they put the barcode or QR code or some kind of code under the scanner, and that generates a ticket.) These appear to resemble box office style tickets in design, but are on paper. The only example I can share is this one, which is from the 2015 postseason, and for some reason is blank. I found it on the ground, all crinkled up as you can see, and wouldn't have saved it except that I never had a turnstile-printed ticket. Without doing any research, I'd guess that this would be the scarcest type of ticket.



Maybe a print-at-home ticket from a historic game if it can be proven that it's an original printout (not a photocopy or a printout of a scan) that was printed on or before the date of the game, since the PDF file presumably still exists and can be printed out any time after the fact. (Yeah, a farfetched thought, but what the hey...)

[Huck]

What do the ticket collectors out there think of this kind of item?

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/MLBE...5339-896044133

[mcgwirecom]

Originally Posted by biohazard

What do the ticket collectors out there think of this kind of item?

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/MLBE...5339-896044133

It's a made up collectible. They feel bad for not having season tickets so they try and make up for it with this type of thing. It is not collectible as a ticket, just as a souvenir.

The Mariners did a similar thing for Gaylord Perry's 300th win. The tickets look just like their box office type ticket but it actually says "Gaylord Perry's 300th Win" on the ticket. Some people really think it's a legitimate ticket!

Other teams sold unused seats after an event occurred like Nolan Ryan's last game pitched (9/22/93) in Seattle. They key to picking out the after-the-fact tickets is the date codes on them. They usually have the date purchased on it and you can see it was after the event. Clemens second 20 K game did this too.

But there were also teams that just reprinted season tickets as gifts for the season ticket holders like the Cards in 1998 with McGwire's 62nd and 70th homeruns. There is no way to tell them from the originals so they sell like the real deal. They just flooded the market with extra copies. I always thought the box office type to those games should be worth more because they weren't reprinted but people still prefer the season style so they are worth the most.