Vintage Baseball Glove Forum

Im trying to find the closest thing to my 11" Wilson A1000. I found 4 very similar models, all 11.25", so I need someone to take a look at them and tell me which is the best and closest to mine. My current A1000 has a "power snap" piece connecting the wrist band to the last finger. It also has a "grip tight pocket" and a finger pad. Those are the only things that really matter. It is model # A1420 BB2 , brown with black webbing and lacing.

1. http://www.homerunmonkey.com/homerun-wi ... glove.html

2. http://www.atafa.com/sports/products/Wi ... 57682.html

3. http://www.dugoutsports.com/product_inf ... cts_id=197

4. http://www.jksportsinc.com/store/Gloves ... googlebase
The pocket cut-out looks different for this one.

C'mon guys help me out.

buy the cheapest one

Whatever you do, don't get the ecco leather... it's very heavy

So should I go with the second one? It has Vortex leather. Is that better?

I don't know anything about Vortex leather. I just know that I have a wilson with ecco leather and that glove weighs more than my catchers mitt. I weighed it once (the ecco glove) and I think it was 2 and a quarter pounds - that's a heavy glove! And I never once oiled it or got it wet. It was heavy right out of the bag.

With no experience with Vortext leather, I hate to send you in that direction only to find out it's a poor choice.

Are you sure you wouldn't like an A2000?

if you're patient, you could probably (don't quote me) win an a2000 for around $100 + shipping. used ones go for less and are much better leather (with free leather piping)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wilson-A2000-L-base ... dZViewItem

WOW! how about those shipping costs.
That really pisses me off when I see that. We all know (more or less) what it costs to ship a glove.

ok, mebbe this will make you happier

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-WILSON-A2000-ASO ... dZViewItem

this was a screamer

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-WILSON-A2000-PR ... dZViewItem

drzubia8 wrote:WOW! how about those shipping costs.
That really pisses me off when I see that. We all know (more or less) what it costs to ship a glove.

Uh, yea, $9.80 in a flat rate box, less if you take it to the PO and get it weighed.

Where is the best place to find used A2000s, then?

ebay

WilsonA1000 wrote:Where is the best place to find used A2000s, then?

there is also a "gloves wanted" section in this forum that you can post your desire in. or, as my fellow arizonan spedrunr pointed out ebay
if you're patient

Okay, so I found some A2000s:
http://www.fs4sports.com/servlet/-strse ... -11/Detail
http://store.mbsportmart.com/wia2x1qu11in.html
http://www.batterup.zoovy.com/product/B ... _campaign=

And then the one A1000 (very similar to the second A2000) I am probably leaning to this one just beacuse I am used to the A1000 with Vortex leather.