sports memorabilia help needed

[spaceace35]

are there any here
please pm me i need help pricing an item

its a patriots ben coates personal garment bag
its official patriots item. also signed by him and embroidered by the team
its a one of a kind item given to him by the team not something anyone can buy

[toys2cool]

I guess it depends, Ben Coates doesn't command much money, now if it would be Tom Brady then you got something..It's still a cool item and something a pats fan would love...

I know what you're talking about cause I've seen my bro in law Marty Booker's items and he has stuff like that from the Dolphins,Bears and Falcons

His Miami & Falcons stuff no one would pay much for but they do for his Bears stuff....

[spaceace35]

so any guess what i should say for an amount? i was his neighbor for a while and also got a signed pair of his adidas and numerous cards signed

[Adam West]

Hard to say. I can go on the Reskins site and buy a game used Chris Cooley Jersey for $750 (he is one of the most popular Redskins).

I could see a die hard Patriots fan paying a couple of hundred for the garment bag. I don't think the autograph is going to add much of a premium to it. The Adidas (I presume cleats again maybe a couple of hundred dollars). The cards....probably $10. He was a really good player but I don't know if he racked up enough stats to make him a HOF contender. If he is a HOF contender, I'd probably hold onto it and sell it afterwards. The price would immediately shoot up from there. I have a game worn David Beckham jersery with the L.A. Galaxy that I paid $500 and think it's worth $1,000 and I realize we're talking about two completely different sports but Beckham is a household name even among non-soccer fans. I would think Jerseys, helmets, etc. would command the most money and then items like bags, shoes, etc down from there. Just my best guess but again, get a couple of die hard Patriots fans out there bidding and you never know.

[spaceace35]

yeah hes in the patriots hall of fame with 12 other members but who knows if he would ever be a contender for the nfl hall of fame
i was actually thinking maybe 200
the adidas are sneakers not cleats
may have a friend put it on ebay if this guy isnt interested in goin that high

if you think about it how many game used jerseys are out there from a player vs a team issued personal garment bag.

thanks for the help

[toys2cool]

yeah I was thinking maybe $200 tops if you had some sort of proof, maybe a pic of him holding it? the memorabilia world is one of about 85% fakes so even though we know it's real some might not see it that way

without any COA or proof maybe $100? still a cool piece and something you might wanna hang on to, I don't think he's a HOM'er but he was really good

[Adam West]

$200 sounds reasonable to me if you are working out a private deal....you just never know with this type of stuff. I agree with you that there are more jerseys than a one of a kind item like a garment bag but I think most sports memorabilia collectors would be more interested in a jersey (my opinion). Good luck and hope it works out.

[theantiquetiger]

Me, being a sports collector, I like odd things like this bag. Everyone has jerseys, helmets, etc, so I grab oddball stuff. Like they said, it will not bring much, especially if the bag was available to the public as well. If you can find a hard core Pats collector (and there are many), I can see $100-$200 for the bag and shoes together.