No, I don't pick up much at thrift stores or Goodwill anymore. I think I ended up cleaning the first one and selling it for a loss. But it was fun and a good glove to work on to start. I'll look in those stores but there usually isn't anything very interesting. It is also interesting to check out the used sporting goods shops. Sometimes they have some interesting 1970-80s gloves but nothing really old. I saw a Mantle bat at one but they wanted too much for it.
I like to buy items in bulk and then sort through them to find the gems. That's fun for me. Many times, even people that collect gloves and bats don't realize what they have in a big barrel or box. Or they are just done with it and want to get rid of some things. I recently found a Mantle Comet that you couldn't even tell what it was until it was cleaned. It was a nice surprise to find that it still had silver and that it was in nice condition. I think it was a throwaway for someone else.
orangekrate wrote:Welcome!
And, I must say, you have some of the most interesting sports stuff on ebay - gloves, bats - whatever. Nice! Do you still find all of these at local thrift stores?
Our local thrift stores are woefully lacking. Any gloves I see - cheap imports.
Bruce