There's a kangaroo in my pocket!
Posted:
April 27th, 2008, 9:25 pmby Artemisbeard
I had heard about these rare creatures but I had never seen one. Today I found one at a flea market I have been going to since forever and have never found anything there. All I saw was the made in the USA on the thumb, it looked very nice on the backside, when I opened it up there was that critter jumping in my pocket. It is a KS2 infielders glove that seems like it still needs to be broken in a bit. What's it worth? The book shows it was made in 1966 and 67.
Posted:
April 28th, 2008, 12:26 amby BretMan
Just going by memory of seeing similar gloves sold- and assuming that by "still needs broken in" you are talking about at least an excellent to near mint glove- I would say about $250. That is just a "ballpark" estimate.
Nice find! Most kangaroo gloves that were heavily used are in pretty sad shape. The 'roo leather, while lightweight and supple, certainly isn't durable.
Posted:
April 28th, 2008, 5:58 amby vintagebrett
If you look at the Glove of the Week section, a nice KC3 sold for $910 back in October
http://www.vintagebaseballgloveforum.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1150&highlight=kanagroo
Posted:
April 28th, 2008, 9:21 amby BretMan
Yikes!
I might have been a little "off-base" with my estimate. Though I suppose you could consider the $910 auction price an anomoly.