Brutal Ruth & Co. Ball on Ebay

[Shoeless Moe]

"for all you mint professors"....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/circa-1915-B...cAAOSwHQ9WVMUe

[Leon]

I wonder if any of the sigs could be real? They don't look so good to this novice ......but I am not an autograph guy.

[yanks12025]

Pretty sure that's one of those replica baseball that another person makes and sells on eBay.

[nebboy]

Well I am a ((MINT professor)) so I couldn't bid anyway.

[Shoeless Moe]

Yah the ball itself itself is no good, it's a fake American League Ban Johnson ball.

That's the big tip off.

[Pickles]

For more circumstantial clues

The seller does not sell sports memorabilia. 90+% of sales are in the $30 or under
Most of the bidders have a large % of bids with this seller, None has any respectable track record (ie large feedback count)
The current leading bidder ($4050, feedback 87 count) has 2/3 of the bid activity with this seller, 96 retractions in the past 6 months
"87" is bump bidding
I have to admit, it is fun o watch

[GrayGhost]

On Nov-28-15 at 07:45:54 PST, seller added the following information:
STOP BIDDING ON THIS AUCTION i HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH MANY COLLECTORS THAT THIS BALL IS NOT REAL i AM WORKING WITH EBAY TO CANCEL THE AUCTION AND WAVE MY FEES.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

On Nov-28-15 at 07:45:54 PST, seller added the following information:
STOP BIDDING ON THIS AUCTION i HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH MANY COLLECTORS THAT THIS BALL IS NOT REAL i AM WORKING WITH EBAY TO CANCEL THE AUCTION AND WAVE MY FEES.

Quelle surprise!!!!