Trophy damage and value

[ruth-gehrig]

Here you go

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c.../50073-82303.s

[Balticfox]

If it's a one-of-a-kind classic trophy such as the Stanley Cup, Grey Cup, Memorial Cup, Allan Cup, Yates Cup, Vanier Cup or Calder Cup, it's likely to have undergone many repairs already and these have not hurt the trophy's value one iota.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

If it's a one-of-a-kind classic trophy such as the Stanley Cup, Grey Cup, Memorial Cup, Allan Cup, Yates Cup, Vanier Cup or Calder Cup, it's likely to have undergone many repairs already and these have not hurt the trophy's value one iota.

True, that the importance/significance of such a one-of-a-kind Trophy outweighs its condition in most cases. But with these glorious Spalding works of art, it's all about eye appeal, display-ability and originality. The best condition examples always sell for the most money.

I'm with Mike... hope the winning bidder knows exactly what he was pursuing. Luckily the price stayed low, so it appears that everyone else saw it.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Here you go

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c.../50073-82303.s

Thanks for posting! I have only admittedly seen a handful of these in person so I’m not an expert, but I’ve always admired them. Now having seen photos, I would tend to agree that that repair was not done with care or in the spirit of the piece. That appears to have been done by a hack with a soldering iron. And the fact that either A) they saw it and chose not to mention it or B ) missed it entirely, would have me running from this AH altogether.

[ooo-ribay]

Who “repaired” that? 9th grade shop class?

[ruth-gehrig]

This was a real professional repair on a trophy i bought about 4-5 years ago online. I can't remember the details but do remember the pics didn't show any of this. I don't recall ever seeing this particular trophy before and have wondered if the player even belonged on top of this ball from the repair job! Needless to say I returned the trophy and got my money back after getting ebay involved.

[perezfan]

Yes, I would wager that figural bater was added at a later date. Really looks "off" as compared to other legit examples.

[murphusa]

has the dramatic price drop on the Spalding Trophy's in all auctions etc due to damage or have they lost their luster

[ruth-gehrig]

I was kind of wondering the same thing Jim. Seems like they have softened a bit doesnt it?