Ty Cobb

[cottnat]

Can someone explain to me what is wrong with this? Obviously people are shying away as the asking price is amazingly cheap if it was authentic. I can say truthfully that if I saw this on craigslist for $750 I would probably be jumping up and down.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/circa-1941-T...item51af09c4d6

Thanks.

[thecatspajamas]

Perhaps the annoying looping video clips turned them off...?

[johnmh71]

So Cobb brought his green pen with him to stadium to sign this? This looks like a C.C. special to me.

An authentic Cobb autograph on a ball should easily go for 10 times that starting bid amount. That alone should make you run away. Not to mention the fact that this guy does not usually sell autographs. Look at his feedback.

[cottnat]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Perhaps the annoying looping video clips turned them off...?

Yeah I noticed that right away as well....interesting strategy to post a stupid GIF to distract a buyer from what supposedly is a premier autographed item.

[ATP]

Start with the easy stuff first and ignore the autograph. The ball itself isn't even right. That is not the way the stampings would age with that type of wear on the ball. You can rule out the autograph by ruling out the ball, it by itself is a fake.

[mcgwirecom]

Yeah the stamping on the ball looks suspect. Dark stamps on faded ball?? I know people have made up stamps to counterfeit baseballs these days.

[Scott Garner]

I will say that I know the seller JoeDomVince (Ken Fowler) and he has been a trustworthy guy to deal with for over 20 years in the hobby.

Mostly Ken's expertise has been in baseball related ephemera, FWIW.

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I will say that I know the seller JoeDomVince (Ken Fowler) and he has been a trustworthy guy to deal with for over 20 years in the hobby.

Mostly Ken's expertise has been in baseball related ephemera, FWIW.

That doesn't eliminate his responsibility as a seller to know what he is selling, particularly something with a $500 opening bid. Feel free to extend an invitation to him to join this discussion.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

That doesn't eliminate his responsibility as a seller to know what he is selling, particularly something with a $500 opening bid. Feel free to extend an invitation to him to join this discussion.

Hi John,
I contacted Ken through eBay and let him know what was going on. I have invited him to join the thread. Hopefully he will be able to answer some of your questions.

Best,
Scott