Signed cricket bats

[REM2112]

I have a number of these, all England v someone. All bought at charity auctions, and used to hang on the wall in my office. Mrs REM wants shot of them now I have retired. Can I sell them/donate them or are they off to the tip?

[Pieman68]

I would say it depends on what games they are from and what sort of era.

Bats signed by recognisable faces - Flintoff, Broad, Anderson will probably have wider appeal at the current time. Those for the purists (Botham, Gower, Kapil, Dev, Richards and the like) probably a smaller market of the older generation or big cricket fan.

Maybe look for a charity that has sporting links or runs sporting events, they may be able to auction off to raise funds

Edited by Pieman68 on Friday 18th August 17:09

[jeremyc]

Why not donate them to your local cricket club(s) so they can auction them again in their own fundraisers?

[REM2112]

Thanks - good suggestions. Better than the tip. I’ll keep the Alastair Cook one plus the Larwood/Jardine autographs.