Anyone else see the Ty Cobb tin on eBay this morning?

[AJR]

This morning for an hour maybe two or three at most a Ty Cobb Cut Plug tin was on eBay. The auction was ended early and the seller's user ID is no longer valid in the eBay system.

The tin was listed as: RARE TY COBB TOBACCO TIN CIRCA 1910 ANTIQUE

Item Id: 251820105061

Just curious if anyone spoke (emailed) with the seller or made a private deal they want to talk about! I would have loved to pick this up!

[jcmtiger]

If it was real a nice expensive piece.

Joe

[bdecsports]

I saw it listed, and it didn't look like a legit photo taken by the seller since it was so fuzzy, so I asked for images of the top & bottom to see if they could produce it. The listing was closed down before any response, and the seller had a (0) feedback. They also had a nice 1934 Yankees ball listed with the Ruth pictured, but not the Gehrig, and that image was auction catalog worthy.

[AJR]

I also asked he seller for additional photos. I had the same experience of the listing being pulled before a response was given...

I guess we'll never know if another Cut Plug Cobb tin was found and listed or if it was an attempted scam with dummy photos...

Thanks for the reply... Just feeding my curiosity... Cobb tin fascinates me, mostly because it is hard to image that there are not more of them somewhere in the Midwest rusting away as unknown gems.

Anyone have any rough ideas about production numbers for these tins?