Lou Gehrig rookie era game used bat on Ebay

[John V]

IMO, and sorry if this offends anyone on this board... Whether game-used collector, seller, buyer or authenticator, I have yet to read a single description from a seller and/or authenticator that I buy. Each seems to be written with a stretch, wish, hope and prayer. Serious collectors, please set me straight.
As for the Gehrig listing, the seller's description tactic "the more words the better" hurts more than helps.

[MVSNYC]

as a collector of game-used bats, i will NOT buy or even consider a bat that has not been seen by John Taube of PSA/DNA. his opinion is paramount in the world of game-used bats (IMO). regarding this particular bat, 'leap of faith' is a good term here. why is there not a close-up shot of the name on the barrel?

[FUBAR]

im not an expert, but this guy sounds like an idiot. Thing i found the funniest, he wants 180k for a bat, but isnt including the pictures...... you gotta pay extra for those!!!

[drc]

There was lengthy discussion of this bat on the GUU board, and everyone there pretty much agreed it was a bad joke.

[ctownboy]

Reading the eBay description for the bat, it sounds like the seller either works for or is a part owner of TSA Authenticators because there is MORE info (HYPE) about that company than the bat he is trying to sell.

David

[steve B]

The Q+A is really funny. His paranoid ramblings are some of the best crummy fiction I've read since weekly world news stopped publishing.

"One of these men has met Gehrig personally recently thats right you read right."

Really! the authenticator actually met Gherig recently?

I also like how he responds to the FBI comment by claiming first ammendment rights, then in the next question claims all fraudsters hide behind the first ammendment.

On the more serious side, what was the reasoning behind taking the rounded end off the bat?

Steve B

[nebboy]

Nice little soap opera going on with this one. Some good plot twists, but I don't think it will end well!