Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

[jeriley23]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331661638221?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

What is the 12 for? And I don't think the photos in the listing are photo-matches.

[jeriley23]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

12 is for the 12s aka the 12th man.

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

12 is for the 12s aka the 12th man.

I guess it seems ok, not sure why the twelfth man comes into a presentation ball, but whatever.

[Buccaneer Madden]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

I guess it seems ok, not sure why the twelfth man comes into a presentation ball, but whatever.

You don't know much about the Seahawks do you? The 12 is EVERYWHERE here.

And while I think that ball is cool I can't imagine why Russell would get rid of it and if he did I bet he would donate it to an auction and this guy would have better proof than "I got it as a gift."

[COWBOYS4EVR]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

This guy has been selling presentation balls and game used for quite some time. Some questionable some possible legit. He's got a couple from some big games. Don't see why the players don't keep them and how he ends up getting them?
He used to have a lot of GU footballs, but for some reason the date codes on the football were always scratched off 😳 making it hard to date the year the ball was issued. And most of what he had to sell had the refs stamp made from a sharpie which is easy to duplicate.

[dwolfe12345]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

That guy either paints or has the balls painted. Those are not authentic. He buys game balls and has them altered. Been watching those for a while.

[RKO18]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

Where are the date codes usually located?

[Phil316]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

I have contacted Connie Cate. We shall see what you says regarding the football.

[solarlottry]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

He had two 49er presentation game balls for sale some time ago. One was a Willis from the last game at the 'stick and the other was a Kapernick. The issue I have with all of them is that they appear to have been painted by the same person which strikes me as odd. Why would the 49ers and Seahawks have presentation game balls painted by the same person? Additionally the 49er LOA that came with each ball was non specific.

[GMEN92]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

Definitely don't think it's a match.. Can see the silver paint pen is worn off some in his so called photo match... And it's clean and fresh on the ball at auction...

Secondly the seller usually lists with high buy it now and then relist as auction..
Which I have won something in the past for alot less then his original buy now price...
And of course he cancelled the transaction after I paid.. And said that he took the equipment bag in under consignment and the people didn't want to let it go so cheap... I said that's why they make reserves.... And he even got my negative feedback removed somehow..
Then month later same bag is listed with original high price...

Definitely seems like some shady business with the seller.

And seems like he ended the seahawks ball as well.

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

You don't know much about the Seahawks do you? The 12 is EVERYWHERE here.

And while I think that ball is cool I can't imagine why Russell would get rid of it and if he did I bet he would donate it to an auction and this guy would have better proof than "I got it as a gift."

I know all about the 12th man. I just don't know how it gets onto a presentation game all to a player. Just seems odd.

[COWBOYS4EVR]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

Where are the date codes usually located?

2 letter date code on the back. This one was made Oct 2013
Used Dec 2013 vs Washington

[dwolfe12345]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

He had a fake Dez Bryant one a few months back. He gets game balls then finds random photos from the game it was used. Then he either has them painted or paints them and sells them. He has been doing it over a year. Like another member mentioned, they are all painted the same

[COWBOYS4EVR]

Re: Legit? I've searched auctions.seahawks.com and couldn't find this... It looks like a nice piece.

The ref stamps he fakes a lot are \/\/\ JP or 185 and now the SID
And now that you can balls from Wilson with the team name on them. It's
even easier to fake a game ball. That's maybe why the teams went with the teams logo now for this year.
He also has 2 different eBay accounts