Rob, sorry to hear it...the guy you bought it from seems to be putting some really nice vintage baseball items on and seems rather knowledgeable about these items...did he not guarantee the glove? I'm wondering if this isn't the guy who set up at the local antique show last year as some of the stuff he's putting up looks familiar...I've been hoping that he would come back, but I haven't seen him the last three times the show has taken place.