My new amazing item!! MAYS!

krowsnest · Sep 25, 2011

1965-1968 H&B bat GU WILLIE MAYS! HAS AMAZING USE

Now im looking to sell it and was wondering if theres any guys on here who know alot about GU bats and was wondering what i should be looking for on it and what is the best method of selling it. I've been offered over 6,000$ already but think i may be able to get more

JEA2880 · Sep 25, 2011

I would've gone with "my new aMAYSing item" :shock:

zookerman182 · Sep 25, 2011

makes my braun HR bat look like cold fish sticks.

FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

My holy grail is probably a clemente bat but this is #2 for sure.

ThoseBackPages · Sep 25, 2011

how do you know its authentic?

zookerman182 · Sep 25, 2011

ThoseBackPages said:
how do you know its authentic?

yeah hopefully its got some SOLID paperwork.

i just assumed it did

homerun28aa · Sep 25, 2011

The price that you get on this bat basically depends on the amount of evidence that you have that it was used and in what game/season it was used etc. If you have conclusive evidence that it was game used and you have the season or even game it was used I'd say yes you can get more than 6K for it.

krowsnest · Sep 25, 2011

I will be getting it authenticated but the 1 offer ive gotten on it came from JR sports which is a certified PSA GU Authenticator and he looked at the pics and then gave me the offer, and said on the phone "it looks authentic". That doesnt make it authentic automatically though, the way i got it was through a guy whose grandfather was a bat boy for the giants! I will be getting it authenticated though before i sell

jpruitt2 · Sep 25, 2011

If you are really looking to move this item, I would go with http://greyflannelauctions.com/. They are very easy to deal with and have a large following on game used vintage items. They also can give you a free appraisal to give you an idea of value.

If it is a true Mays gu I think you would be looking at more than $6,000.

TomMurry · Sep 25, 2011

take it over to http://www.gameuseduniverse.com and ask. Not many that know more about GU stuff than those guys.

zookerman182 · Sep 25, 2011

TomMurry said:
take it over to http://www.gameuseduniverse.com and ask. Not many that know more about GU stuff than those guys.

they will be able to tell you if its real or not within the hour

nyc3 · Sep 25, 2011

jpruitt2 said:
If you are really looking to move this item, I would go with [url="http://greyflannelauctions.com/[/url"]http://greyflannelauctions.com/[/url]. They are very easy to deal with and have a large following on game used vintage items. They also can give you a free appraisal to give you an idea of value.

If it is a true Mays gu I think you would be looking at more than $6,000.

I know of one for sale right now for 6,900

The thing the jumps out at me is the amount of pine tar on that bat. I am looking through a few from this era and cant find any with that much tar.

krowsnest · Sep 25, 2011

nyc3 said:
jpruitt2 said:

If you are really looking to move this item, I would go with [url="http://greyflannelauctions.com/[/url"]http://greyflannelauctions.com/[/url]. They are very easy to deal with and have a large following on game used vintage items. They also can give you a free appraisal to give you an idea of value.

If it is a true Mays gu I think you would be looking at more than $6,000.

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I know of one for sale right now for 6,900

The thing the jumps out at me is the amount of pine tar on that bat. I am looking through a few from this era and cant find any with that much tar.

same here this is the only one that looks like it is the one on the top and this is from PSA's website

http://www.psacard.com/smrweb/backissue ... ys-Bat.jpg

krowsnest · Sep 25, 2011

zookerman182 said:
TomMurry said:

take it over to http://www.gameuseduniverse.com and ask. Not many that know more about GU stuff than those guys.

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they will be able to tell you if its real or not within the hour

i tried getting an account but it says i have to wait for a phone call to be allowed an account in the forums

nyc3 · Sep 25, 2011

krowsnest said:
same here this is the only one that looks like it is the one on the top and this is from PSA's website

http://www.psacard.com/smrweb/backissue ... ys-Bat.jpg

Nice, I have only had the chance to breeze over a few of the past auction catalogs I have handy. I can say for certain your has much more use than these. Is that bat cracked or repaired? What kind of paperwork do you have with it if any?

krowsnest · Sep 25, 2011

nyc3 said:
krowsnest said:

same here this is the only one that looks like it is the one on the top and this is from PSA's website

http://www.psacard.com/smrweb/backissue ... ys-Bat.jpg

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Nice, I have only had the chance to breeze over a few of the past auction catalogs I have handy. I can say for certain your has much more use than these. Is that bat cracked or repaired? What kind of paperwork do you have with it if any?

It is not cracked and has not been repaired, i was over at my friends house and it was in a closet behind a bunch of stuff and then they told me how they got and after a long time and some research i decided to buy it from him because it has all the marking of a mays 1965-68 bat.It looks authentic. No paper work i was wondering if anyone has a gameused universe account and if they would be willing to put up a thread asking about this bat

js0000001 · Sep 25, 2011

Likely genuine IMHO

TomMurry · Sep 25, 2011

It an H&B bat. I will email Brian Hillerich and show him the pic and see what he thinks.

nyc3 · Sep 25, 2011

krowsnest said:
It is not cracked and has not been repaired, i was over at my friends house and it was in a closet behind a bunch of stuff and then they told me how they got and after a long time and some research i decided to buy it from him because it has all the marking of a mays 1965-68 bat.It looks authentic. No paper work i was wondering if anyone has a gameused universe account and if they would be willing to put up a thread asking about this bat

Edit: I seen you answered the first part.

I would say IMO from looking at a few of the completed auctions (Most had letters from PSA one had a letter directly from the Giants and Mays) you are looking in the area of 5,000 to 6,500. The ones I have seen ended in that area and thats not taking into account the percentage these houses take. But as I said none had that much use so that may draw a few more bucks.

With that said I am basing my opinion on a few past auction house auctions. And honestly I am a bit surprised on how low they sell.

homerun28aa · Sep 25, 2011

I wouldn't worry all that much about this one being authentic, that would have been nice if the bat boy had anymore info like which season or game he got this bat.

krowsnest · Sep 25, 2011

The family are friends of mine and they dont really collect memorabilia or anything so it didnt mean much to them so i offered them a price so i could get it instead of seeing that amazing piece of History sit in a closet never to be seen. The grandfather passed away i believe, but they said he stole it or mays gave it to him they dont really know its been in the family for a long time. I got a good deal on it and when it hits the market i hope it goes to a collector who will love it cuz its an amazing piece. Im also 16 so this is a really big item for me also living in san francisco!!!!

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