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Posted By: Chris Counts

During the middle ages, the selling of biblical relics reached absurb proportions. Every church in Italy owned a sliver of the true cross, just like every kid today now can own a sliver of his favorite player's game used bat embedded in limited edition card. It seems as though the selling of baseball memorabilia has also reached absurd proportions. From Joe Dimaggio's "streak bat" to Bobby Thomson's "home run ball," the marketplace is filled with charlatans misrepresenting baseball memorabilia. And it's not limited to bats and balls. Type "1933 Goudey Babe Ruth" into eBay and see how many obvious fakes, reprints and potentially shady sellers (no feedback, etc.) pop up. Buyer beware!