Cracked bat handles and values

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

I prefer heavily game used bats as is. PSA took off .5 for the crack on my Arod 1st Career Grand Slam Bat. I disagree, as the crack is part of its natural use.

What does PSA know?

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

What does PSA know?

Taube is great when it comes to authentication, but less so on "grading." Pine tar, ball and stitch marks, etc. are considered desirable use characteristics, but a crack isn't? Makes no sense.

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by Mark17

Taube is great when it comes to authentication, but less so on "grading." Pine tar, ball and stitch marks, etc. are considered desirable use characteristics, but a crack isn't? Makes no sense.

Agree! A bat with minimal use, un-cracked, is a PSA 10. A pounded bat, with a hairline crack, isn’t. A bat used over many games can easily crack at some point. It should be considered in the grading, not taken away.

[icollectDCsports]

To me, it depends on the severity of the crack and how I subjectively judge the impact on visual appeal. Ideally, a game used bat shows obvious and significant use without a crack but sometimes a crack to some degree is a part of the evidence of use.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

Agree! A bat with minimal use, un-cracked, is a PSA 10. A pounded bat, with a hairline crack, isn’t. A bat used over many games can easily crack at some point. It should be considered in the grading, not taken away.

I agree with this Tony, FWIW

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I agree with this Tony, FWIW

Scott,

It’s Worth a Million Bucks 🤑🤑🤑

Tony

[Bpm0014]

I also agree with this. I collect SF Giants and, with the exception of late career Bonds’, no player was really in the business of retiring bats early for resale. In later times, I think this was pretty common practice with guys like McGwire, Sosa, A-Rod, Jeter, etc. I don’t like that. I want well used, well loved gamers.

I have a cracked Mays gamer that I've been debating having fixed....

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

I also agree with this. I collect SF Giants and, with the exception of late career Bonds’, no player was really in the business of retiring bats early for resale. In later times, I think this was pretty common practice with guys like McGwire, Sosa, A-Rod, Jeter, etc. I don’t like that. I want well used, well loved gamers.

I have a cracked Mays gamer that I've been debating having fixed....

Every thread deserves a well used, well loved gamer.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Mark17

Taube is great when it comes to authentication, but less so on "grading." Pine tar, ball and stitch marks, etc. are considered desirable use characteristics, but a crack isn't? Makes no sense.

I have no problem with Taube….and no use for PSA.