2012 Topps Tier One Bat Knob Sale Tracker Thread

I am very interested in this subset from a sale prespective.
In my estimation, most of these are going into Player Collections where they will stay.
I highly doubt some will be purchased with the hopes of a profitable flip but I could be wrong.
Anyway, there are 100 of these cards. Using eBay as my initial barometer for sales, there have been 60 that have closed thus far.
They are:

Al Kaline - $660.00
Andre Dawson - $499.99
Andrew McCutchen - $499.99
Aramis Ramirez - $356.00
Bill Mazeroski - $612.27
Bob Gibson - $865.00
Brooks Robinson - $735.00
Buster Posey - $1,763.38
Carl Crawford - $400.00
Carlos Gonzalez - $399.99
Catfish Hunter - $600.00
Carl Yastrzemski - $1,108.88
Chipper Jones - $1,282.92
Curtis Granderson - $515.00
Darryl Strawberry - $844.00
David Ortiz - $620.00
Don Mattingly - $960.00
Duke Snider - $1,009.00
Dustin Pedroia - $600.00
Eddie Mathews - $807.77
Evan Longoria - $750.00 - Offline deal
Frank Robinson - $811.01
Freddy Freeman - $499.99
Gary Sheffield - $500.00
George Brett - $799.99
Gary Carter - $999.99
Hanley Ramirez - $599.00
Harmon Killebrew - $910.00
Ian Kinsler - $580.00
Jacoby Ellsbury - $599.99
Jason Heyward - $405.00
Jim Palmer - $510.00
Jim Thome - $620.00, $528.00
Jimmy Rollins - $400.00
Joe Mauer - $610.00
Jose Bautista - $424.00
Josh Hamilton - $1,200.00
Johnny Bench - $800.00
Justin Upton - $399.99
Mark Teixeira - $675.00
Miguel Cabrera - $450.00
Mike Schmidt - $1,100.00
Ozzie Smith - $610.00
Pablo Sandoval - $360.00
Paul Molitor - $525.00
Ralph Kiner - $405.00
Reggie Jackson - $777.11
Rickey Henderson - $701.00
Roberto Clemente - $3,049.00
Robin Yount - $910.00
Rod Carew - $625.00
Roger Maris - $1,774.00
Ryne Sandberg - $1,055.00
Shin-Soo Choo - $563.00
Stan Musial - $1,800.00
Starlin Castro - $530.00
Tim Lincecum - $635.45
Troy Tulowitzki - $562.80
Willie McCovey - $669.00

Average Sale Price - $764.36

Active Auctions:


BIN or BO Listings:

Albert Pujols - $4,999.99
Jim Rice - $1,299.00
Babe Ruth - $19,999.00
Ferguson Jenkins - $899.99
Steve Carlton - $1,495.00

BIN or BO Listings that ended without a Sale:

Cecil Fielder - $999.99
Alex Rodriguez - $4,995.00
Brooks Robinson - $899.99
Joe DiMaggio - $4,000.00
Mickey Manttle - $4,000.00
Roger Maris - $2,999.00 - 2nd time
Ivan Rodriguez - $1,999.99

Possible off eBay Sales

Carlos Lee
Victor Martinez
Ty Cobb
Ernie Banks
Enos Slaughter
Tom Seaver

If you have any confirmed sales figures, please let me know and I will update the list!

The Upton and CarGo sellers left some nice scratch on the table with those BIN's

Pretty sure Manlte and another(DiMaggio??) were mentioned in another thread about being sold already.

shepsspot said:

Pretty sure Manlte and another(DiMaggio??) were mentioned in another thread about being sold already.

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I've heard from multiple sources about a Mantle sold on BO and also from one or two about a DiMaggio. However I have no idea as to prices and I'm not certain the DiMaggio was sold but pretty sure the Mantle was. Just don't know figures

Catfish Hunter sold for $600.

Has anyone dared to ask the question if these are really from game used bats? Didn't someone look up the PSA sticker on the Arod bat and it said that
it was a game model bat and not a game used bat?

Kevin

schmidtfan20 said:

Has anyone dared to ask the question if these are really from game used bats? Didn't someone look up the PSA sticker on the Arod bat and it said that
it was a game model bat and not a game used bat?

Kevin

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I suspect some are questionable, but most collectors seem to think these cards are too awesome to pass up. They're nice cards no doubt, but I wish MLB had a good third party authenticator that they can heavily rely on kind of like MeiGray for hockey. I assume PSA is a big one for MLB, but how many game used bats are truly game models never used.

was at the card shop when the a-rod was pulled, very nice card.

As long as they look cool and it has a Topps logo on it people won't care. The Clemente at least is a model he used in a game.

Great thread... As for the ARod, you can look it up on PSA/DNA... it shows the bat... doesn't look "game used" but a model he used; which is NOT what the back of the card claims which is "embedded in this premium card is the knob of a bat used in a game by..." This is much different that the typical "this is not used in any particular game, year, blah blah blah

If I was to consider buying a bat knob card for that amount of money, I think I'd just buy a whole GU bat for less.

How many of these now belong to Olbermann?

WoundedDuck said:

If I was to consider buying a bat knob card for that amount of money, I think I'd just buy a whole GU bat for less.

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Some people don't collect game used memorabilia and prefer cards.

chompsmcgee said:

How many of these now belong to Olbermann?

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Dont know but I know of atleast 3 he will never own.

AK11 said:

I suspect some are questionable, but most collectors seem to think these cards are too awesome to pass up. They're nice cards no doubt, but I wish MLB had a good third party authenticator that they can heavily rely on kind of like MeiGray for hockey. I assume PSA is a big one for MLB, but how many game used bats are truly game models never used.

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MLB authentication is superior to any 3rd party authenticator.

mlbsalltimegreats said:

Dont know but I know of atleast 3 he will never own.

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Which are?? Lol

homerun28aa said:

Which are?? Lol

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My thought exactly lol

chompsmcgee said:

How many of these now belong to Olbermann?

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Probably fewer than some would like to think. Several different buyer ideas on eBay.

Zambrano38 said:

MLB authentication is superior to any 3rd party authenticator.

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Ok, just wanted to know. Thanks.