The Photo Match Guy continues to hit the jackpot. Justin Cornett, who owns an oil brokerage firm in Houston, has photo-matched a Babe Ruth bat he bought at an auction two years ago to a famous International News Service image that was used for six different baseball cards produced from 1926 to 1937. “It’s like a lead pipe,” Cornett, 44, said of the bat, which measures 36 … [Read more...] about Collector Matches Babe Ruth Bat To Famous 1921 Photo
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PSA Unveils New Photo-Matching Service for Professional Model Bats
PSA is adding photo-matching examination to its professional model bat authentication service. Collectors, dealers and auction houses who submit a bat for authentication and grading can now ask PSA to research available photos and video, looking for potential matches to that item. There’s an additional cost for the service but conclusively photo-matched items have … [Read more...] about PSA Unveils New Photo-Matching Service for Professional Model Bats
Collector Matches Ty Cobb Bat To Iconic 1913 Photograph
Justin Cornett owns an oil brokerage firm in Houston. This month, the sports memorabilia collector drilled down into his photo collection and hit the jackpot, matching a game-used bat of Ty Cobb he won at an auction last year to an iconic image of the Georgia Peach and Shoeless Joe Jackson. “I started shaking a bit,” Cornett, 43, said when he made the … [Read more...] about Collector Matches Ty Cobb Bat To Iconic 1913 Photograph
Mantle Family Still Speaking Out Over Bat
It’s been five months since word of a possible corked Mickey Mantle game model bat surfaced and the late Hall of Famer’s sons are still aggressively working to dispel any notion that their father was a cheater. The bat first appeared on Grey Flannel Auctions’ website last May, along with X-rays showing a hole drilled through the barrel. It had been consigned by an Orlando, … [Read more...] about Mantle Family Still Speaking Out Over Bat
Cool History: Autographed WWII Era Giants Bat Includes Rare Ott Signature
In 1945, Mel Ott was on the tail end of an unprecedented career and serving as player-manager for the fifth place New York Giants. Although he was only 36, he was in the 20th year of a major league career that began when John McGraw put the then-17-year-old Ott into left field for the fading 'Irish' Meusel. Following the 1926 season Ross Youngs, a hall of fame outfielder in … [Read more...] about Cool History: Autographed WWII Era Giants Bat Includes Rare Ott Signature
Happy Ending: Mel Ott Bat Stolen During 2012 Show Returned
A valuable game-used Mel Ott bat stolen from the floor of last year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore is safely back with its owner after the thief returned it. The 1930’s era bat was lifted from the JT Sports booth after its new owner, collector Scott Foraker, had dropped it off for grading and authentication during the show at the Baltimore Convention … [Read more...] about Happy Ending: Mel Ott Bat Stolen During 2012 Show Returned
ALERT: $48,000 Mel Ott Game Bat Stolen at NSCC
A circa 1930s game-used Mel Ott bat was stolen at the National Sports Collectors Convention on Thursday. Scott Foraker, a collector, had purchased the bat just a few weeks ago, during Hunt Auctions' 2012 All-Star Game Auction in Kansas City and had brought it to Baltimore to turn it over to PSA-DNA for grading. With the buyer's premium, the bat's purchase price was … [Read more...] about ALERT: $48,000 Mel Ott Game Bat Stolen at NSCC