I generally give my extra uniforms and gear to other umpires, or in one case, I put together a package of my original gear to get a guy started in umpiring. If I ever did sell something, I would sell it at something of a loss, knowing that I got some good use out of it, which is worth something.
So I can't relate to gouging a fellow umpire in some bidding war that is established by some bizarre story of a "friend," who sold his mask for $1150. Good grief.
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