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Real or fake Autos - 2000 AFC Pro Bowl Team Ball

jaderockjaderock Posts: 185 ✭✭
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Was this a "deal" or was I correct in passing on it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270205157825

From the looks of the scans, the ball looks like one of those Team balls with facsimile signatures that are printed on the ball "perfectly". Am I correct in that assessment?!?

My "ebay rival/friend" picked it up thinking that I didn't see it. When he got it, he came over to show it to me. The only "good" thing out of this is that the seller seems to be ok with a return of the item.

My questions: Why would a seller "vaguely" (a power seller at that) list this in the Autographs-Original (other than to deceive).

To further deceive people, they "faded" the printed on signatures to make it look like it "blended/bleeded" into the ball.
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In addition, why is a PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity necessary for a facsimile football? They also mistyped "2002"
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Here's the original listing at AmericanMemorabilia.com
http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=39540

THOUGHT?!?
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Comments

  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    I think it looks good.


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  • swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,911 ✭✭✭
    The seller states "this is the real deal" why do you think it is not real?

    looks right to me, but I am far from an expert ...


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  • jaderockjaderock Posts: 185 ✭✭
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  • SportsItUpCardsSportsItUpCards Posts: 2,547
    It almost looks like the same person signed all of them image

    Not sayinh thats what it is, just looks like that to me image

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  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    They don't look like facsimiles to me - facsimiles would have taken care not to put signatures over preprinted logos.

    However, if black has faded to yellow already in 8 years, in another 10 these signatures may be essentially unreadable.

    IMO you made the right decision for the wrong reason.

    Nick
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