Does anybody know if Colby is an american made glove?

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Does anybody know if Colby is an american made glove?

Postby quaz95 » February 21st, 2008, 11:29 pm

I have a cobey used left handed glove with a Sandy Koufax signature model, does any body now anything about this glove?
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Postby quaz95 » February 22nd, 2008, 9:24 am

i misspelled the brand sorry, Colby, anybody know anything about this glove?
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Postby vintagebrett » February 22nd, 2008, 9:36 am

Hi

All of the Colby gloves I've seen are imported models - the leather is usually a dead giveaway.
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Postby quaz95 » February 22nd, 2008, 10:39 am

the glove i have is a Koufax autograph model, but it needs some work like relacing, do you think it would be worth the money and effort? Would somebody like to buy it if i cleaned it up?
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Postby BretMan » February 22nd, 2008, 10:53 am

Hard to tell, sight unseen, without knowing what condition it's in now.

I charge about $30 to restore a glove like this, with cleaning, conditioning, re-shaping the pocket and all new laces. The book value for an imported Koufax glove in "average" condition isn't much more than that.

And I seldom see these sell for full book value.

It might be worth restoring as a collectible for yourself, or you just might get lucky and and find a big Koufax fan willing to pay top dollar.
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Postby quaz95 » February 22nd, 2008, 12:18 pm

Thanks brett. I will try to upload some pics later today so you can give it a better asessment.

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