Vintage and hall of fame patches

mlbsalltimegreats said:

Not to justify the sale as that is pretty high for a Gwynn Knob but probably one of the better if not best Gwynn Knob in terms of design and the knob it self. For comparison here is mine

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Yours is everybit as nice. Did yours cost less then $1300?

16christensen16 said:

Yours is everybit as nice. Did yours cost less then $1300?

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Yes Much Less, thank goodness, lol. I think what I like about the five star is that he is pictured in his famous batting stance which to me makes the card pop a little more. Im 100% satisfied with mine so I will not be upgrading. I also have a Nice Gwynn Barrel to go with knob

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271894126211?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I won this one, it's my first Pennock. Fine with the price as well

I wouldn't look at upgrading gwynn knobs either mlbsalltimegreats. Yours ranks right up with the best ones.

Homerun28aa be patient paid off for your Pennock. They were selling for 350-450 right away. Think I paid around 300 for mine

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-Tier-O...089?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cfc562261

nice cepeda knob with uni number on it for what seems like a very reasonable $399. The auto version sold for $461 I think.

16christensen16 said:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-Tier-One-Orlando-Cepeda-Game-Used-Bat-Knob-1-1-/261931541089?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cfc562261

nice cepeda knob with uni number on it for what seems like a very reasonable $399. The auto version sold for $461 I think.

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This looks to be a bat knob (as apposed to top of barrel) and is certified game used from 1967: http://www.psacard.com/BatFacts/BatDetail/1509/orlando-cepeda

metallicalex777 said:

This looks to be a bat knob (as apposed to top of barrel) and is certified game used from 1967: http://www.psacard.com/BatFacts/BatDetail/1509/orlando-cepeda

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Not from same bat, but would be cool if it was as 67 was his MVP year.

mlbsalltimegreats said:

Not from same bat, but would be cool if it was as 67 was his MVP year.

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Doh! You are right...I was a bit too quick on that post. I can see now that the base of the 3 on the knob doesn't script as it does on the card. I'll fix it since this is my new fun of the hobby lol.

metallicalex777 said:

Doh! You are right...I was a bit too quick on that post. I can see now that the base of the 3 on the knob doesn't script as it does on the card. I'll fix it since this is my new fun of the hobby lol.

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lol, your good buddy, I love the research you do.

metallicalex777 said:

Doh! You are right...I was a bit too quick on that post. I can see now that the base of the 3 on the knob doesn't script as it does on the card. I'll fix it since this is my new fun of the hobby lol.

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Your research is the bomb ! Thanks for all the help.

16christensen16 said:

Your research is the bomb ! Thanks for all the help.

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Thanks a ton dude! I do it for you guys since I will never bid on one of these due to the prices! But, hold off on that Cepeda, I was too quick on posting that one and it is incorrect info.

mlbsalltimegreats said:

lol, your good buddy, I love the research you do.

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Haha thanks Tony! Okay, this isn't the proof I like to find as there is no picture of the knob from this auction, but here me out here as I am thinking "out loud":



This Tier One bat knob has a "cruddy" scan, but after researching all of the pro model bats that Cepeda used, and going off the fuzzy model stamp based on the following scan, I am confident that is a knob from one of his 155A model bats. If that is the case, the ONLY auction I was able to find, even though it does not have a scan of the knob was this one which was purchased in 2006: http://www.lelands.com/auction/Auct...Cardinals/Lot569~1967-Orlando-Cepeda-Game-Bat

The description (although in text format) does describe what we are looking at in the following scan. And I quote..."Cepeda's number "30" on the knob in marker also has stamped "155A" above it". Looking at the scan from the ebay/Tier One knob, the "has stamped "155A" above it" could be correct. They both are facing the opposite way, so if this was the bat then maybe the description is describing the "155A" being above the "30" even though technically the "30" is below the "155A". I am not a game used bat connoisseur so I am unsure what proper way the model number of the bat faces when the descriptors are creating the description of the bat.

Anyone land either Munson?

The only question I would have with the 2006 auction would be did it take topps 9 years to go through a bat?

16christensen16 said:

The only question I would have with the 2006 auction would be did it take topps 9 years to go through a bat?

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I agree but just a bit. Look at the years in between the Gibson bat knob and bat barrel from their own product alone. I haven't done any research on how many knob cards Cepeda has, but I think it is more than plausible that topps or other companies don't use up the full bat right away. I could also be way off and wrong on that haha!

metallicalex777 said:

I agree but just a bit. Look at the years in between the Gibson bat knob and bat barrel from their own product alone. I haven't done any research on how many knob cards Cepeda has, but I think it is more than plausible that topps or other companies don't use up the full bat right away. I could also be way off and wrong on that haha!

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With cepeda I tend to agree with you. He doesn't have much to my knowledge in barrels and knobs. That is a goof point on the gibson. I think it is very likely you may have the correct auction.

16christensen16 said:

With cepeda I tend to agree with you. He doesn't have much to my knowledge in barrels and knobs. That is a goof point on the gibson. I think it is very likely you may have the correct auction.

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Yeah buying this high end stuff it is worth the research, and fun if and when you find actual auctions for the stuff found in these cards.

3 nice cards here...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Leaf-Certified-Fabric-of-the-Game-FOTG-Mel-Ott-Yogi-Berra-Eddie-Mathews-21-/161733045544?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a80a6d28#ht_311wt_1238

Picked up this sweet original 2003 leaf limited Lou Gehrig home pinstripe button card last week. I'm not a big button guy, not because I don't like them...they are sweet! I just try to stay to patches so I keep my collection somewhat narrow however I just could not pass this up! It will fit nicely with my Lou Gehrig patches

16christensen16 said:

Picked up this sweet original 2003 leaf limited Lou Gehrig home pinstripe button card last week. I'm not a big button guy, not because I don't like them...they are sweet! I just try to stay to patches so I keep my collection somewhat narrow however I just could not pass this up! It will fit nicely with my Lou Gehrig patches

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YOWZERS that is a beauty!!!