More eBay משוגעת

[Matt]

Yasher Koach.
"Qual Hilddvpoad" just triggered an eBay search alert for me. I've been running that search for years and this is the first time it bore fruit.

[GKreindler]

[D. Bergin]

I'd be impressed if there was a Joe Shlabotnik on that ball.

[Leon]

I am still stuck on the Hebrew typing. That's pretty cool. What were we talking about now?

[bigtrain]

I especially like that it has been kept in its plastic covering since before plastic ball holders were invented. Also great foresight in that they got 13 year old Joe D's autograph on the ball in 1928.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I'd be impressed if there was a Joe Shlabotnik on that ball.

Maybe you can find Shlabotnik on this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Autographed-Base...item19c157bd7b

$300,000.00 seems steep but...

"I wanted to put this one on here to see how much someone would be willing to pay for it...if it is high enough then I will consider selling"

It's the Holiday Season and the "Schmucks" are in top form.

Lechaim

[Kawika]

How did I type the Hebrew? Simply a cut-and-paste of text from a wikipedia entry. No special tools required.
Qual Hilddvpoad, the Ol' Hoosier Hotshot, put up some great numbers in 1928. Won 37 games, never gave up a single hit. Blew out his arm in the Crash of '29 and was back in Kokomo pumping gas by 1930. Jodi Birkholm interviewed Qual shortly before he passed away in 1987. Told Jodi that he'd had a better year in '28 than both Ruth and Hoover but only got fifty bucks a week. He is enshrined in the Norwegian Baseball Hall of Fame.

[barrysloate]

Of course he means Oral Hildebrand...but this guy couldn't buy a clue.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Of course he means Oral Hildebrand...but this guy couldn't buy a clue.

I always wonder what motivates the authors of these ultra-preposterous eBay auctions. It can't be greed because no one with more than one brain cell would pony up big money after such a patently bizarre sales pitch. The guy is either a whack-job or was eleven sheets to the wind when he drafted his listing.

[RichardSimon]

What I find scary is that these people can vote and drive a car and raise a child. NOW that is scary.