- What do we got?
I've got a 1925 Ty Cobb, Joe Sewell, game used, signed bat.
A what-- what--
Ty Cobb, Joe Sewell, game used, signed bat.
- Yes. - OK.
Did these guys ever play at the same time?
They did.
They both played in the '20s together.
OK.
And-- so Ty Cobb signed Joe Sewell's bat, or--
Joe Sewell signed Ty Cobb's bat, but Joe Sewell used it.
I feel like we're playing, like, who's on first here,
but--
I buy and sell game used bats.
That's my specialty.
I've had it for about 15 years.
It's an actual Ty Cobb game bat that's 90 years old.
It's a part of baseball history.
It's a piece that belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
I know a lot about Ty Cobb.
This is the guy that would sit there, his dug out,
where the catcher could see him, and sharpen his cleats.
So they would actually-- you know,
they'd be terrified of him.
I don't know that much about Joe Sewell.
He's a Hall of Famer.
Played for the '32 world champion Yankees.
Great player. - All right.
So he signed it two times?
Three, actually.
The third one's right there.
OK.
So was it actually Ty Cobb's bat,
or was it like, a Ty Cobb model?
No, it's Ty Cobb's bat.
It's got his name on it.
Why would Joe Sewell sign Ty Cobb's bat?
Well, they're both southern boys.
Joe was from Alabama, and Ty was from Georgia.
And Ty let Joe order one of his bats.
All right.
So did Joe Sewell use this bat?
- Joe Sewell used it. - OK.
And Ty Cobb?
Ty Cobb-- I don't know if Ty Cobb used it or not,
but I know Joe used it. - OK.
All right, um-- so how much are you looking to get for it?
I'm looking to get $100,000.
- That's a lot of damn money. - Yeah.
Well, this bat belongs in a museum.
I mean, look at it.
This definitely looks like a Ty Cobb model bat,
but the real question is was it his personal bat?
A bat that Ty Cobb actually used in the game
is worth a lot more than the model bat
that he sold to a lot of people.
There's no way I'll even consider
paying six figures for this without a second opinion.
Let me have a few buddies come in.
Sure.
Let me-- I've got a buddy who's--
authenticates all my sports stuff.
The guy's really, really good.
And a guy who does all my signatures.
OK.
Let me give them a call, and see who I can
get down here first, all right? - OK.
Thank you. - Be right back, all right?
OK. Thank you.
Well, I'm 100% confident, because that's my business.
And I'm an expert.
Steve, I've got a few concerns.
I don't even think I've heard of Joe Sewell, so--
no problem.
Can we flip that around? - Sure.
That's the first thing I want to do,
is take a look at what we've got here with the signatures,
and I know there's three different ones on here.
The first one, obviously what I'm looking at
is more of a paint pen type on here.
Definitely overlaps.
So there's no question about that being on the bat.
The second one, I see live ink on here,
so that's not an issue there.
And then the last one is where at?
Yeah, and the same could kind of be said for that.
I'm seeing the impression.
All right.
Joe Sewell had a really nice signature,
and that's what I'm starting to see on here.
He just kept it basic throughout his whole life,
and I'm seeing that here.
I'm seeing that here.
And finally, seeing that up here.
Everything matches perfect.
- Awesome, man. - Yeah.
So no issues there.
Tell me what's up with the bat.
I don't get it.
I could see why you don't get it.
This is a very unique bat.
First of all, Joe Sewell game used
items are very hard to come by.
Now that, on top of the fact we have Ty Cobb's name on here--
I mean, we have a really unique piece of memorabilia here.
Ty Cobb never used this bat.
Oh, wow.
This is his model bat, and it's
cool, because this is like, the transition bat, so to speak.
You know, this was the one he was trying out first.
Do I like it, do I hit well with it?
Do I want to continue with it?
So these were only-- these are extremely limited.
What do you think it's worth?
This bat right here, we're looking at $15,000 bucks.
Whoa.
I mean, I've seen just a game used bat of Sewell-- you know,
in that kind of shape it's about $7,000 to $8,000,
and you can almost more than double it because of the fact
that it can be pinpointed to a particular time in his career,
and it is affiliated with Ty Cobb.
Well, Jeremy, I appreciate you coming down.
- Not a problem, man. - Good to meet you.
Thanks for coming in.
You bet.
This bat was only used by Joe Sewell.
The bat model itself is based on Ty Cobb,
but it was actually never in the hands of Ty Cobb
during a major league game.
There's just absolutely nothing Joe Sewell out there that would
command that kind of premium.
Well, my guy's saying it's worth 15, which means
at the most I'd offer you 12.
You're asking for 100.
Yeah, we're-- we're pretty far off.
I mean, I would come down to 75, if that helps you.
Well-- bad news for me is I gotta believe my guy,
and I'm going to go ahead and stick with 12.
I just don't think we're going to be able to come to a deal
here.
Thanks for letting me come in.
Appreciate you coming down.
Thank you.
I'm very disappointed in that price.
I think the expert they brought in left a lot
to be desired in his knowledge of the market.