Price Check - 50th Year Ruger Baseball Bat

[lovemydals]

Recently picked up a 50th Year Ruger Baseball Bat. How many were made & what is the going rate? It's complete with the shipping tube & in LNIB (tube) condition.

lmd

 

[RPM Enterprises]

600 produced. Williams Shooting Suplies had the exclusive on them. I would say about 40.00 to 50.00. Now there is another variation that is extremly rare. It is red and not wood finish....

 

[golferboy426]

I would say RPM is way low. I wouldn't sell for less than a 100

 

[lovemydals]

Thanks guys! I have the more common variation.

lmd

 

[BlackEagle]

The black ones are a little over $100 here.

 

[RPM Enterprises]

Here is a pic of the red bat.

I have several of the black and this is the only red I have in my collection :D :shock:

 

[BlackEagle]

Here is a pic of the red bat.
:D :shock:

What value would you put on the red one?

 

[BlkHawk73]

If I recall, the lat couple of them I've seen sold in the $75-100 range depending on if it had the tube or not. In the end, it's only worth what someone's willing to pay for it.

 

[RPM Enterprises]

Well if the most common are worth a hundred. I would guess the red one is worth double that. This is the only one known by me.

 

[OldRugerMan]

I'm hoping the more common one is worth more than $50. I paid $55 for mine in the tube back in 1999, the 50th Anniversary of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. (I thought it was alot of $$ for a bat). My guess now days is $100 w/tube packaging.

 

[lovemydals]

I paid $100 for mine, thinking I paid too much. The seller had it priced at $150 & approached me about buying it. A deal was struck when the seller accepted my offer of $100.

 

[jimbo1096]

I don't collect memorabilia, but I'd like to have one of the bats, and $100 would be quite reasonable, I'd think. Would make a great display in a wall mounted display box flanked by a couple of OMs.

 

[lovemydals]

jimbo1096,

There's one on ebay.

lmd

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ruger-Baseball-Bat-/140604406283?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20bcacfa0b

 

[radicalrod]

I got one right next to the bedroom door :lol: :lol: :lol: and an LCR under my mattress :shock: :shock: :shock: Just in case anybody gets by the MIGHTY MOE :roll: :roll: :roll: see ya RR.

 

[NH Rugerman]

I have not seen one change hands around here for less than $100 in a long while, value would be closer to $125-150 IMHO.....but it all depends on supply and demand...i.e I paid a little less than $100.00 shipped for the Ruger Neon sign that where made earlier this year and consider the value to be 3-5x that now based on offers I have had among casual Ruger collectors.

One guy wants something more than another...makes Ruger collecting all the more fun...

Now I want to have RR's bat to see how many cracks he has put in it :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[radicalrod]

Well it is still in the tube as I have never had the need to use it or the LCR......MM does a very good job of impersonating a MAD DOG KILLER when he hears something he doesn't like.....but a DOGGY TREAT will make him your friend for life......PS don't tell anyone that secret :lol: :lol: :lol: see ya RR.

 

[NH Rugerman]

Sounds like I have MM's sister....absolutely scary bark, growl, stance ...until you show her anything that may be construed as a treat..then she is your Best friend for life..... :oops: so much for the killer instinct....

regards

 

[mohavesam]

Last time I saw these a table had two at a LGShow, both above $150. Both were gone before noon the first day. Multi-caliber versatility. Nice decoration, too. I had to ask.

 

[golferboy426]

Last time I saw these a table had two at a LGShow, both above $150. Both were gone before noon the first day. Multi-caliber versatility. Nice decoration, too. I had to ask.

just checking google to find value.. I stumbled on one in dad's stash They sure don't come up often

 

[WAYNO]

Interesting resurrection of a thread-long-ago. :unsure:

@lovemydals gifted me a Ruger bat some years back. Never put two and two together. It's probably this same bat he had asked about previously. And again, thanks.;)








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[lovemydals]

Wayno,

It is indeed the same bat. You are welcome.

lmd