2010 Glove Census

[ebbets55]

Glove Guys, I think we have a fibber on the board. Rob, question #2, I would say definitely over 1,100 and closer to 1,200. You are in denial brother. You have 850 Riddles, Reisers & Doaks alone. Time for a recount. I'll come over one day this summer and we can bring your inventory list up to date. I'll bring a six pack and a pizza.

JD

[GloveCrazy]

Ya, that's what I expected Although I'm a little afraid to find out what the correct number is, I accept your offer. I'll even take pictures of the darn things! Bulldog you up for a little inventory fun?

[Number9]

Can we east coasters join in the fun too? I'll bring the bottle opener.

[GloveCrazy]

Can we east coasters join in the fun too? I'll bring the bottle opener.

ABSOLUTELY. Good luck getting that bottle opener on the plane, though (hello cavity search). Jim's not kidding about getting together to do an inventory and take pics ... we've been planning one of those for months. Inventory or not, you guys are always welcome to visit. Jim and Ricky live a little over an hour away from each other and I'm somewhere in the middle.

[vintagebrett]

23 ) Are you going to the National in Baltimore?
Maybe. I have the time off but no cheap flight yet. Would LOVE to.

All right, I didn't want to have to do this but if I must, I must. Just a tease below but just know it's connected to something nice.

Oh, and just buy one less glove this week on eBay and you can probably fly first class.

[Nuts4Mitts]

1 ) How long have you collected vintage gloves?
About 12 years now.

2 ) How many vintage gloves do you currently own?
About 100

3 ) What’s the largest number of gloves you’ve ever owned at one time?
What I have now

4 ) How many gloves were involved in your biggest deal (purchase, sale or trade)?
I've never known anyone to trade with, and I've only bought one at a time

5 ) Gloves constitute what percentage of your memorabilia collection?
About 2/3

6 ) Do you collect glove related ephemera like boxes, catalogs, advertisements, etc.?
I also collect vintage bats

7 ) What other types of memorabilia do you collect?
Just baseball bats and gloves

8 ) What is your primary source for acquiring gloves (eBay, auction houses, private sales, trades)?
Ebay

9 ) Do you tend to collect gloves of a particular era? Which era?
All era's, though I do enjoy finding the gloves endorsed by the players I watched growing up in the 60s

10 ) Do you gravitate toward a particular manufacturer? Which one?
Any USA manufacturer works for me

11 ) Do you strive to complete glove “sets” (i.e. certain teams, HoF endorsements, etc.)?
No

12 ) What player, whose name never appeared on a glove, do you wish had an endorsed model?
Me, lol

13 ) What is your favorite glove in the hobby?

14 ) What percentage of your collection are “keepers”, untouchable for sale or trade?
I don't think any are untouchable

15 ) What’s on the top of your want list?
I'd love to get a nice Gehrig mitt
16 ) What was your best glove find or deal?
The first glove I ever found at a flea market....an early mint Pee Wee Reese glove for $5

17 ) If you could find a $19.95 price tag on a glove in an antique store, which glove do you wish it would be?
I'm easy...a mint Gehrig or DiMaggio or Mantle or Munson would do

18 ) What is more important to you, rarity or condition?
Condition

19 ) What’s your most important glove pet peeve (i.e. nice patch, smooth lining, deep stampings, etc.)?
I like a nice bold player endorsement

20 ) What are your feelings about ink on gloves?
I'm against it!

21 ) In your opinion, what model is the “face of the hobby”?

22 ) What is the glove hobby’s biggest challenge?

23 ) Are you going to the National in Baltimore?MrMitt@yahoo.com

[briggs86]

1 ) How long have you collected vintage gloves?
I believe it was my 9th birthday when I received my first oldie but goodie. It was a MM9 triple crown winner mint except for the light writing on the side and a 30s Braves Negro League jersey. Many thanks to my father for inspiring me at a young age. So going on 15 years.

2 ) How many vintage gloves do you currently own?
Guessing as its a hard thing to estimate, roughly 400.

3 ) What’s the largest number of gloves you’ve ever owned at one time?
Probably Right Now

4 ) How many gloves were involved in your biggest deal (purchase, sale or trade)?
Picked up 200 hundred a few weeks back from a huge collector in Indy. Hopefully they were at a discounted price, still going through them all.

5 ) Gloves constitute what percentage of your memorabilia collection?
80%-85%

6 ) Do you collect glove related ephemera like boxes, catalogs, advertisements, etc.?
Yes, I love anything old that has to do with baseball! For love of the game.

7 ) What other types of memorabilia do you collect?
Bats probably make up 20% of my total collection, roughly 150. I like auto balls from pre 50s teams. Cards to match all of the gloves I have. Exhibit cards, magazines, any old baseball ads, pins, pennants, trophies, deadstock balls

8 ) What is your primary source for acquiring gloves (eBay, auction houses, private sales, trades)?
Secrets Secrets! joking! auctions (i like blind bidding in po dunk auctions, i love asking the ?s where the auctioneers are like I dont know what you're talking about, just has a dog on the button and I say max $50 and it ends up a W. Johnson) Ebay is a prime source as well, but thats only for higher end stuff as I think ebay has just dogged the collecting world and flooded the collecting world in general. I am an estate sale fanatic and hit up 10 a wknd. Garage sales in the summer as my area is pretty country away from the city, lots of old barn sales. I also put in my own adds on certain websites and newspapers once a month, majority of the time though I get ppl calling and sending emails of 60s non usa made gloves when i clearly state NO FOREIGN! Although I did pull an awesome KNOT HOLE gang glove with a green and white label, by far the only notable advertising find I have had.

9 ) Do you tend to collect gloves of a particular era? Which era?
I'd like to say pre 30s, however I do seem to pick up a lot of higher end 50s models just for kicks

10 ) Do you gravitate toward a particular manufacturer? Which one?
D&M, REACH, AG Spalding & Bros, Goldsmith, Stall & Dean, Early Rawlings, Wright & Ditson...kind of a new kick on east coast early manufacturers as well

11 ) Do you strive to complete glove “sets” (i.e. certain teams, HoF endorsements, etc.)?
HoFers

12 ) What player, whose name never appeared on a glove, do you wish had an endorsed model?
not really sure actually who Id love to have and isnt endorsed on a glove.

13 ) What is your favorite glove in the hobby?
webless crescents

14 ) What percentage of your collection are “keepers”, untouchable for sale or trade?
everything but my original starters are for sale or trade. lets start!

15 ) What’s on the top of your want list?
Gehrig Zipper and Ty Cobb

16 ) What was your best glove find or deal?
A Walter Johnson D&M for $25 on ebay 5 years ago, just listed as old baseball glove and it had a nice patch so I bought it, after a little cleaning the name popped right out!

17 ) If you could find a $19.95 price tag on a glove in an antique store, which glove do you wish it would be?
Gehrig Zipper!!!

18 ) What is more important to you, rarity or condition?
Condition and Rarity! They go hand in hand and just make the glove that much more near and dear!

19 ) What’s your most important glove pet peeve (i.e. nice patch, smooth lining, deep stampings, etc.)?
Everything, the gloves got to reach out to you and say keep me!

20 ) What are your feelings about ink on gloves?
Ink is Ink! Who really minds, I mean what kids dont write their names on gloves. I mean I know my father was worried about my Ripken being stolen when starting out as a kid.

21 ) In your opinion, what model is the “face of the hobby”?
Ruth G41! Mr. Sultan of Swat! He did start it all!

22 ) What is the glove hobby’s biggest challenge?
Exposure! Just like any hobby! We need to make sure kids today are in to the history of baseball, its not called americas pasttime for the heck of it! Baseball brought together communities in the past, it was a foundation for sunday afternoons after church. It is an amazing game and amazing hobby, once into you can't get enough of! I would also say, keeping people honest, how many dealers have no idea what theyre selling and then when a younger guy like myself gives my two sense they look at me like go screw yourself kid. It's just an unhonest world.

23 ) Are you going to the National in Baltimore?
I sure hope so! Id really like to put some faces with all the names!

Jared