RARE 1997 Easton Reflex C405 ULTRA C•Core Carbon Core Bat (-5) 28 oz 33" MDL. BRX100-CX (NO CRACKS)

Has had the original grip and all its residue fully removed, and a replacement white Lizard Skin grip has been added. This bat has NO CRACKS at all, although the finish is lightly scratched and scuffed. You can see where the C405 ULTRA sticker was on the bat's taper. Photo 7 shows an extremely tiny dent near the cap of the bat, though nothing that would affect the performance at all. There are a couple small chips/scrapes from when the bat was likely flipped and struck a small rock or something. Asking $450 OBO. Will ship within the US. What makes this bat special is that, unlike most Reflex C-Core bats, this is made of a premium C405 Ultra alloy; as most of these bats were made out of regular C405. C405 Ultra was a much more expensive, premium alloy upgrade back in the 90s that resulted in a bat that both more durable and HOTTER then normal C405, which itself is arguably the second hottest aluminum alloy to ever be used (right after Sc500 Scandium). For every dozen of these bats you'll maybe find one that is made of C405, and those few that are always sell for an absurd premium. Baseball Bat Bros were only able to get their hands on a regular C405 alloy, 33" version of this bat, as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWi6cijy3Xw&t=249s And regardless of that bat being made of a less hot alloy it still completely outperformed every other bat that it was put up against. I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if this bat could compete with modern USSSA bats like the Hype Fire and could be capable of crushing balls up to 120mph. This is one of the best, if not the best bat of the Gorilla era of college ball, and it's a LOT harder to come by then something like a Redline or even a Z2k, making it crazy collectable. This bat is 100% illegal in BBCOR, USABat or USSSA certified games and would best be used as a beater bat for high output BP or usage in Sunday League ball where these old juiced 90s bats are still allowed. These bats are hotter then even the best BESRs, and are highly collectable regardless of their legality, although as with all things, condition matters.