Help. 1958 World Series Bat. Carlton Willey

[Donscards]

My friend has a 1958 World Series bat. Carlton Willey. K55 on bat knob. Need help with a price. Nice condition.

[byrone]

Neat item, always think of Cherryfield, Maine when Carlton Willey's name appears, from his mention in The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book

The writers thought of Cherryfield as “inhabited exclusively by lobster fishermen and grizzly bears.”

And the sign in the town “WELCOME TO CHERRYFIELD, MAINE, HOME OF MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER CARLTON WILLEY.”

[UnVme7]

Without seeing it, I would say around $350.

[Donscards]

Originally Posted by UnVme7

Without seeing it, I would say around $350.

Nate that seems low to me, but I will take some scans of it thur and put them on here thur night---my research shows a 1960 Clem Labine Bat went for $1200----I was thinking it would be in the $800 range--but I am only guessing---I will get the scans to help. thanks

[UnVme7]

Originally Posted by Donscards

Nate that seems low to me, but I will take some scans of it thur and put them on here thur night---my research shows a 1960 Clem Labine Bat went for $1200----I was thinking it would be in the $800 range--but I am only guessing---I will get the scans to help. thanks

It does seem like it, but I know there was one from the same yr on EBay for about 5 months. The guy listed it for $1,100 or so with a best offer. He never sold it after relisting it about 10 times. He posted pics of his and the value everyone came up with was around $400.

Also have to put into consideration that he was a pitcher and I don't think he had an AB, making it game issued with no use. Still a nice bat tho and one that ppl want to buy.

[Kawika]

There was a guy who came on the Board about seven years ago who lived near Carlton Willey and knew him well. I bet he might like this bat. Unfortunately it's one of the old archived threads and his contact information and other links have been stripped clean, but it's still an interesting read. He had some nice things to say about his old friend Carlton.

Link to thread

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by UnVme7

It does seem like it, but I know there was one from the same yr on EBay for about 5 months. The guy listed it for $1,100 or so with a best offer. He never sold it after relisting it about 10 times. He posted pics of his and the value everyone came up with was around $400.

Also have to put into consideration that he was a pitcher and I don't think he had an AB, making it game issued with no use. Still a nice bat tho and one that ppl want to buy.

I would also think $400-500 would be a good price considering it is a pitchers bat that probably was not game used.