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Originally Posted by henson1855
I really don't think a novelty Rawlings modern day baseball is going to wreck too much havok in the hobby.
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True... it won't wreck havoc in the hobby (to a large extent), but it could harm the novice collector who knows no better. The type of people who bid in Coach's Corner, and buy forged memorabilia at the Las Vegas Strip Stores, I'm assuming...
I know the argument that they should educate themselves before purchasing. But a substantial number of the vintage items I've sold lately have gone to spouses, siblings, and friends of collectors (who want to give a nice gift to a loved one). Often, these people don't "know their stuff" and are buying on faith.
For that reason (among others), I hate to see these pointless repro items entering our hobby.