Steiner Sports Auctions

[Dave Grob]

I won my lot. I was the only bidder and placed that bid WELL in advance of the initial close before the 18 hour extended bidding period. The auction experience was beyond silly, but in the end I got something I have been after for years and WELL below what I was prepared to pay.

Dave Grob

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

I won my lot. I was the only bidder and placed that bid WELL in advance of the initial close before the 18 hour extended bidding period. The auction experience was beyond silly, but in the end I got something I have been after for years and WELL below what I was prepared to pay.

Dave Grob

I won the one I was after as well but had to put up with the silliness of being outbid at 4:30 this afternoon and then being in a minor skirmish off and on with that person for an hour or so.

Tom C

[jimjim]

They obviously kept extending it because nobody was bidding on the majority of the lots. I can't imagine people were up all night placing a bid once every 15 minutes. Is that possible?

What did you guys win?

[Snapolit1]

I avoid them. Problem solved.

[jimjim]

I had my eye on a Mickey Mantle baseball but the price escalated to a level I wasnt comfortable with paying pretty quickly. The Mantles were the few items that seemed to sell for more than I was expecting.

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by jimjim

I had my eye on a Mickey Mantle baseball but the price escalated to a level I wasnt comfortable with paying pretty quickly. The Mantles were the few items that seemed to sell for more than I was expecting.

Steiner auction. Yankees. Steiner. Yankees.

Tom C

[jimjim]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

Steiner auction. Yankees. Steiner. Yankees.

Tom C

I know, I know.... 😀

[Dave Grob]

I won the Jerry Zimmerman bat and was beyond thrilled that they decided to “phone in” the description on the Lot (#59).

Lot Description: Jerry Zimmerman was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher.

Wikipedia Entry for Jerry Zimmerman: Gerald Robert Zimmerman (September 21, 1934 – September 9, 1998) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he attended Milwaukie High School in Oregon.

Zimmerman is considered the primary catcher for the 1961 Reds National League Champion team (76 game to 52 for Johnny Edwards) and also played on the 1965 Twins World Series team. Anyone who has ever tried to put together a team set of game used bats from a season such as these knows that players like Zimmerman are much much tougher than the stars. I have been looking for a Zimmerman bat for almost a decade. I tried to buy one a few years ago for $850 and couldn't because it was part of a 1965 Twins set.

Getting this one today ($120 with hammer) now gives me a game used bat of every position player on the 1961 Reds team who appeared in more than 70 games that year.


Dave Grob

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

I won the Jerry Zimmerman bat and was beyond thrilled that they decided to “phone in” the description on the Lot (#59).

Lot Description: Jerry Zimmerman was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher.

Wikipedia Entry for Jerry Zimmerman: Gerald Robert Zimmerman (September 21, 1934 – September 9, 1998) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he attended Milwaukie High School in Oregon.

Zimmerman is considered the primary catcher for the 1961 Reds National League Champion team (76 game to 52 for Johnny Edwards) and also played on the 1965 Twins World Series team. Anyone who has ever tried to put together a team set of game used bats from a season such as these knows that players like Zimmerman are much much tougher than the stars. I have been looking for a Zimmerman bat for almost a decade. I tried to buy one a few years ago for $850 and couldn't because it was part of a 1965 Twins set.

Getting this one today ($120 with hammer) now gives me a game used bat of every position player on the 1961 Reds team who appeared in more than 70 games that year.


Dave Grob

that's awesome. so nice to read a story like this about real collecting instead of what the "market" might be for jerry zimmerman bats and-or why this one sold for "below Market."

[btcarfagno]

I got the Wajo original centennial stamp artwork. But am more interested in what is on the back in the item in the second picture.

Tom C

[Leon]

Congrats on conquering your quest. (assuming that was your quest )

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

I won the Jerry Zimmerman bat and was beyond thrilled that they decided to “phone in” the description on the Lot (#59).

Lot Description: Jerry Zimmerman was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher.

Wikipedia Entry for Jerry Zimmerman: Gerald Robert Zimmerman (September 21, 1934 – September 9, 1998) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he attended Milwaukie High School in Oregon.

Zimmerman is considered the primary catcher for the 1961 Reds National League Champion team (76 game to 52 for Johnny Edwards) and also played on the 1965 Twins World Series team. Anyone who has ever tried to put together a team set of game used bats from a season such as these knows that players like Zimmerman are much much tougher than the stars. I have been looking for a Zimmerman bat for almost a decade. I tried to buy one a few years ago for $850 and couldn't because it was part of a 1965 Twins set.

Getting this one today ($120 with hammer) now gives me a game used bat of every position player on the 1961 Reds team who appeared in more than 70 games that year.


Dave Grob

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

I won the Jerry Zimmerman bat and was beyond thrilled that they decided to “phone in” the description on the Lot (#59).

Lot Description: Jerry Zimmerman was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher.

Wikipedia Entry for Jerry Zimmerman: Gerald Robert Zimmerman (September 21, 1934 – September 9, 1998) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, primarily as a catcher. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he attended Milwaukie High School in Oregon.

Zimmerman is considered the primary catcher for the 1961 Reds National League Champion team (76 game to 52 for Johnny Edwards) and also played on the 1965 Twins World Series team. Anyone who has ever tried to put together a team set of game used bats from a season such as these knows that players like Zimmerman are much much tougher than the stars. I have been looking for a Zimmerman bat for almost a decade. I tried to buy one a few years ago for $850 and couldn't because it was part of a 1965 Twins set.

Getting this one today ($120 with hammer) now gives me a game used bat of every position player on the 1961 Reds team who appeared in more than 70 games that year.


Dave Grob

I think it's great that you were able to complete what must have been kind of a tough collection of bats....and at a cheap price, to boot. Congrats!

[Duluth Eskimo]

Dave,
I am wondering why you are so anti Steiner considering you got your item for what is considered way below market value for a great item. I have no love for Steiner, but I have won an item from them in the past. Mine too was significantly discounted. Anyways, I assume you are upset that you wanted the item so bad that you had to pretty much monitor the auction to ensure you got it, but in the end you did really well. I would assume with a Steiner auction there are many middle of the road items that go for under market value because most people assume Steiner means big time prices.

[ksfarmboy]

Congrats Dave on adding a tough bat to your collection.