Nice replica......but....

[D.P.Johnson]

There are always dozens of replica autographed balls listed on ebay at any given time. Similar balls have been listed before...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

There are always dozens of replica autographed balls listed on ebay at any given time. Similar balls have been listed before...

wow...thanks for the info!!

[nolemmings]

I realized a long time ago that in this hobby you can't protect the idiots, and time spent in such endeavors could be used doing things that are more fun and less frustrating.

+1

While I hope every fraudster gets caught, this one's almost like a t206 Wagner as far as I'm concerned, such that I have no sympathy for any buyer unless he conducted a thorough investigation and was elaborately set up through a series of ruses suitable to make "The Sting" look like a smash and dash. I mean c'mon, a ball with only 8 signatures, each just happening to be one of the Black Sox? Not a team ball mind you, but a ball that each of the banned players signed why, because they were so proud to be remembered as a group?
Possible-sure, suspicious, gee I don't know.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Those replicas have been around for years. A few of us actually convinced one Ebay seller to imprint something on the ball to declare it a "Reproduction."

[D.P.Johnson]

Originally Posted by Leon

wow...thanks for the info!!

IDK, I guess I'm missing something...I mean, similar balls have been listed before, so I'm not quite sure why this particular one should be treated any differently...It's clearly being marketed as a replica, and IMHO looks like a replica, so I guess I don't see what the issue is...

[HOF Auto Rookies]

IMO, I really do enjoy the replicas. I think they are pretty neat, if done well. Not being a signed ball, photo or cut collector, I would love to pick up some high quality replicas for display pieces and a great talking piece.

I can see this easily becoming a problem to the unknowledgable collector, but to anyone who views this in person should easily be able to tell, I hope...

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

IDK, I guess I'm missing something...I mean, similar balls have been listed before, so I'm not quite sure why this particular one should be treated any differently...It's clearly being marketed as a replica, and IMHO looks like a replica, so I guess I don't see what the issue is...

One of the issues is that when it possibly hits a CC auction it will be marketed to someone who either is too dumb to know better or to someone who thinks he can sell it to a sucker who is too dumb to know better.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

One of the issues is that when it possibly hits a CC auction it will be marketed to someone who either is too dumb to know better or to someone who thinks he can sell it to a sucker who is too dumb to know better.

Richard, agreed, but Caveat Emptor still prevails, IMHO