Would you tell the seller??

[jpop43]

Just came across this and chuckled a bit. Then, I wondered if the seller really thinks he has what he states he has in his item description:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1850s-1860s-...item1e78f6012e

Would anyone even bother to let him in on things:

http://www.vbbf.com/baseballs.html

OR, just let it be. Just wondering how proactive everyone else might be.

Jonathan
www.dugouttreasures.com

[deebro041]

I am by no means an expert, and when I see some items like this I tend not to say anything and let auctions take their course. I would hope that anyone interested and willing to spend that kind of money on a BIN would research more than the seller has. The amount kind of disturbs me. If one truly somehow had an original first factory made ball in pristine condition with stamping, I would hope they would expect a heck of alot more money for the real deal. Throwing in a picture of an old bat also could be misleading to some.

[earlywynnfan]

I email sellers all the time. In fact, I just emailed this one.

Ken

[perezfan]

He knows exactly what it is. The price is just attractive enough to dupe some novice collector into thinking he got a deal.

It would be listed for double that amount if the dealer really believed it was authentic. When was the last time you saw a reasonable BIN price on something like this, on EBay? Total sleaze!

[jpop43]

Now that we've identified the sleaze...I think that the "bat" he has listed is a farm tool. Just sayin'.

[BigJJ]

I sent a message to the seller via ebay too.

[murphusa]

the seller has purchased a few items from me over the years and within a year each time he has sold the items back to me at 50% less than what he paid.