Ok so here is the deal.

On the last day of the 2012 season, I was standing next to the KC Royals dugout. A guy next to me was handed a bat as Tony Abreu went in the dugout. The bat was a Salvador Perez bat with some good use. But, Sal didn't hand it up. The guy next to me got it. Later that night, the guy who got the bat sold it in the parking lot to a guy who I am familiar with as a GU bat collector. I know he sold it because when I saw him during the 2013 season, he told me he sold it that night. In the days following the purchase, the guy who bought the bat tried to get Salvador Perez's people to confirm that it looked like a bat he would've used. They obviously would not confirm it as they didn't see it pass hands and also because it has a tape job and no known bat of his has ever had tape.

Fast forward to 3 weeks ago. I walked into a sports card shop in Topeka Kansas about 60 miles from KC and I see on the shelf a Salvador Perez bat. I knew it was the bat from that day in 2012 because of all things it had the tape job. I inquired about the bat. The owner said he loved that bat and held onto it for awhile before deciding to put it on the shelf because it was awesome to own a Perez gamer. I pushed a little more about the bat and it's origin. The guy who bought the bat, I only knew his name and hair color, which was red. I brought up his name and desribed his hair. Yep, that's the guy who sold him the bat. I'm 100% certain it is the same bat. The shop is also located in the city where the guy lives.

My question is, do I say something to the owner? I know what the answer is but I just have a heart that feels so bad in situations like this and to see the joy on the guys face and the pride in having a gamer of Perez hanging on his wall was just too much. I want to go back to the shop and say hey man, I have to be honest with you, here's the real story on this bat. I surely can't let someone end up with that bat knowing the real story behind it and that it is not a true Perez gamer.

Opinions?