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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Once there are legitimate bids on an item I am pretty much against asking to end the item. I will admit I have have asked people to end items (or preferably add a Buy It Now) on ebay before (as many people have) but I have never done so once a legitimate bid has been placed, just doesn't seem right to me. This case was definately a little wierd how everything played out. It does seem unusual that if the individual that eventually got it was so sure he would have topped all bids, why not just bid on the thing and do it the old fashioned way.

All that being said, add me to the list of those skeptical of this pieces authenticity. It would be nice if there was some actual provenance to go along with it. Most signed tobacco cards were signed MUCH later (late 60's & early 70's) than the time of issue, and many are players featured in "The Glory of their Times", which sparked interest in them. Not to mention the fact that the autograph just doesn't seem to be correct when compared with the many exemplars I have personally handled/seen.
-Rhett