Mickey Mantle game used bat barrel- UDA ... Check this out!

[gameusedbat.com]

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICKEY-MANTLE-GAME-USED-BAT-BARREL-UDA-WITH-COA_W0QQitemZ150130823818QQihZ005QQcategoryZ60596Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Apparently Upper Deck Authenticated wasn't too worried about this store model Mantle bat squeeking by as a gamer? So sad...

[3arod13]

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICKEY-MANTLE-GAME-USED-BAT-BARREL-UDA-WITH-COA_W0QQitemZ150130823818QQihZ005QQcategoryZ60596Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Apparently Upper Deck Authenticated wasn't too worried about this store model Mantle bat squeeking by as a gamer? So sad...

I understand in today's society, it's all about the almighty dollar, however, how does this kind of thing happen? It amazes me that a major company like Upperdeck would make this type error. Scary!

[bat_master]

I understand in today's society, it's all about the almighty dollar, however, how does this kind of thing happen? It amazes me that a major company like Upperdeck would make this type error. Scary!

Hi Tony,

I understand what you are saying, and while I don't believe that it is completely out of the realm of possibility that UDA made a mistake...

How do we know that the piece that is in there is the original? Couldn't someone have swapped it out, created a similar display item with duplicate COA and made twice as much money?

Just an idea, but it would seem pretty possible given the lack of hologram on the bat barrel.