Nieuwendyk GU/Auto'd Stick 2/27/87 vs RPI (2nd to last Cornell game)

[JReed79]

BMac,

Sent you two more PM's. The second of the two is the more important one, but please give both a read, and get back to me. Thanks!

[Beeeej]

Beeeej,

Thanks for the kind words about my Grandma! As for sticks signed by Joe, I have seen a few here and there on eBay from his NHL days. Usually they are around $200-$250. What period of his career was yours from? It seems his NHL era sticks are available from time to time, but I've never seen another auto'd stick from his Cornell days for sale, and certainly not one from the final weekend, when he delivered one of the finest weekend performances in college hockey history. Additionally, of his NHL game used sticks, if one were to surface that he scored his 50th goal with, or the stick from his 5 goal game which remains a Flames franchise record, or a stick from the Stanley Cup Finals that he scored with, it would undoubtedly command a huge premium versus a stick from an average game.

I'd have to back-track through my records to be certain, but I'm 99% sure it was from the year Joe won the Stanley Cup with the Stars.

[JReed79]

Beeeej,

That's great! Was the stick given directly to you by Joe? And was it one he actually used in the Finals?

[Beeeej]

Beeeej,

That's great! Was the stick given directly to you by Joe? And was it one he actually used in the Finals?

I don't believe it was game-used at all.  I "won" it at Lynah.  IIRC, a local teenager had been struck by a car, and his family was struggling with medical bills, so Joe donated a signed stick to be silent-auctioned off during a game at Lynah.  I won the bidding.  It's been many years, so I don't even remember how much I paid for it; at the time, it seemed like the least I could do to help a family in need.

Though I understand you may not have much of a choice yourself at this point, that stick is not something I would ever really consider selling - and nothing personal, but if I did, I would probably try not to seem as if I believed that all other Nieuwendyk-signed sticks are for some reason inferior.

[JReed79]

Beeeej,

That was a great thing you and Joe did to help out the injured teen. Any stick autographed by Joe is an awesome keepsake. I wouldn't consider one "inferior" simply because it isn't valued as highly as another. It's simply a matter of rarity. The fact is there are far more sticks from Joe's NHL career than his Cornell years. It's basic supply and demand, coupled with the simple truth that game used sticks, particularly autographed ones, carry more value, and the more rare a sports collectible is, the more valuable it holds. If there were as many sticks from his Cornell years available as there are his from his NHL career, there would probably be a specific range that was relatively close from low to high.

[JReed79]

The stick is now listed on eBay, if anyone would like to check out the listing...even if just to see the pics I took of it, since I didn't have them at the time I posted on here. Thanks, Jay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200738347951?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649[/url]

[JReed79]

The stick is now listed on Ithaca Craigslist, for anyone who might be interested. Please reply to me through there, if you are. Thanks! Nieuwendyk Stick Craigslist

[ugarte]

Your ebay auction reached almost $75 and you are listing it on Craigslist for over $1000. I admire your optimism.

[JReed79]

I ended the eBay listing early, and most bids don't come in until the very end. I had to correct a few details in the listing, and knew it wouldn't reach the reserve price I had on it, so there was no point in waiting for it to end. As this stick is 25 years old and likely the last of its kind, all that matters is the price I'm willing to part for it with. If most people don't want to what I'm after or agree on the stick's value, I have no problem with their opinion. This stick could only truly be appreciated by an avid Joe collector. But as for the asking price I have on Craigslist, I consider it common knowledge asking prices are almost always negotiable on there. I've sold more than a few things on there and the agreed upon price is always a good deal below the asking price, regardless of the item.

[JReed79]

"If most people don't want to PAY..."

[Josh '99]

As this stick is 25 years old and likely the last of its kind, all that matters is the price I'm willing to part for it with. If most people don't want to what I'm after or agree on the stick's value, I have no problem with their opinion. This stick could only truly be appreciated by an avid Joe collector.

Jay, I hope you get the price you're looking for, but I think part of the reason you've had trouble doing so thus far is that the value the stick has to you personally is inherently greater than its value to anyone else who might potentially buy it: while you can sell the stick, you can't sell the experience of having it handed to you by Joe himself and signed right in front of you, and I think some of the stick's value to you is because of that memory.