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jkumpire

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That Carlucci is in good shape, a little better than the one I own like it. Someone will get a good protector if they buy it.

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mbkcoach
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Bmoreump- no wife knows anything about us buying $500 masks or 75% of the stuff us gear junkies have!!!!! At least mine doesn't!

gnhbua93
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It's ironic how the seller eBay name is rock bottom sports

Majordave
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Dump the SWMBO. Get the mask. You'll thank me later.

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kylejt

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He covered it with leather, then never wore it.

 

Man, and I thought the Honig's leather ball bags were creepy.

 

And yeah, he's gotta have the matching Nutty Buddy, to complete the outfit.

midtnump

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I can't imagine how much he paid someone with a heavy duty sewing machijne to stitch that leather to the plastic plates. Even if you cut the threads and pulled it off, you still have plates full of holes.

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I don't own a Nike but I have seen several.  That looks legit to me.

 

That guy has some other good stuff, prices are low right now.  Says he is a former Pro ump, 3 years.  He's got a 13" Douglas with gap protection added and a Delta-Flex/S7 harness.  A WV Platinum with Sternum pad removed.  Some Wilson WV Platinum Shins with instep guards removed.  A bunch of Honig's shirts and various name brand ref/ump shoes.    Looks like he is getting out of umpiring. Check it out.

Magic

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Yeah 4 days left on that mask. Gonna end up way outside my price range. Plus I might have a hard time convincing SWMBO that I need that mask after just buying a new Rig. 

BaltimoreUmpire

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Yeah 4 days left on that mask. Gonna end up way outside my price range. Plus I might have a hard time convincing SWMBO that I need that mask after just buying a new Rig. 

All these comments send me one message, stock up on gear now so someday when I married I have more stuff to sell and claim I'm replacing

conbo61

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@kylejt

They make a leather Nutty Buddy? Wow! (Will Smith voice) I GOTS to get me one of theeeeese!)

Wait and see if he posts a set of a$$-less chaps with built-in shin guards.

Majordave

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@mbkcoach

Now is your chance. It's only $15.50 right now. Shouldn't get too expensive. Go for it.

Ever read "Everyrhing Happens in Chillicothe: ...."

Max McLeary "The one-eyed umpire" part iof the book is about got seriously hurt wearing that mask. It's written about. Interesting read.

kylejt

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I got two concussion wearing the SUL. I don't know if it was the material, padding, or the flat shape of that thing, but I knew I had to dump it, and get something I trusted in front of my brain.

 

At the time, it was THE mask to have because it was so much lighter than anything else on the market. After I got hurt, and went to a Dynalite, I sold that thing for top dollar (around 2 bills, I believe). Now, it's hard to give them away. Technology has now rendered them near worthless. Legend, rightly or wrongly, has labeled them dangerous.

 

"Cool" gear tends to stay cool, until they're rendered substandard by a lot. Riddells still commands top dollar, as do Nike masks. They'll continue to do so until something radical comes along to make them obsolete, or just dangerous by future standards. Nike masks are coming down in price as more come on the market, and the difference between them and other masks narrow. IMO, the Riddell will probably command a high price for some time, until some new technology renders all our current c/p's junk.

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Found this, I know its garbage but posting it for anyone who collects this stuff: http://m.ebay.com/itm/231360442079?nav=SEARCH

 

@BaltimoreUmpire, @mbkcoach, @Majordave... @kylejt's right – That's the +POS resin-composite. That mask is the de Havilland Comet of masks – way ahead of its time, ushered in a whole new ethos of mask design, but tragically flawed. If an "old timer" who has one takes care of it, it will function very well indefinitely. Its flaw is exposed by repeated heating (expansion) and cooling / freezing (compression) of the material. This is the sort of thing that happens when it is kept the hot trunk of a car baking under direct sun, only to be put in a cold basement or left in that trunk overnight while it gets close to freezing outside. The resin-composite experiences fatigue, and in a weakened state, actually implodes if/when hit by a concussive force (ie. a 80+mph foul ball).

 

@kylejt, the reason you got concussed while wearing one is because the resin-composite is so stiff, it itself doesn't dampen or absorb any of that concussive energy. Know how a tuning fork works? See it resonate / reverberate when struck? Most metal masks will resonate, thus distributing and converting some energy. That resin-composite doesn't. All that energy is transferred to the pads, and if the pads aren't top-level up-to-snuff, that energy is going into your skull. If you were to wear Diamond stock pads with this mask, you may as well write the hospital admission form right now.

 

I always marvel when I encounter that mask in person, usually sported by a tournament or CDP umpire I'm working with. It's such an imposing edifice (kinda like the Schutt Big Grill Villain football facemask Justin Tuck had commissioned), and is noticeably light, but unless you know how it was taken care of, you have to be wary of them.

 

A big part of the Nike Titanium and NRS allure is that they are un-purchasable. Not only are they the quintessential mask design, but you can't buy it. And what is it about human psychology? We all (pretty much) want what we can't have. We also place an (often) inflated value on items that give the impression of rarity. Why are diamonds so expensive? There are easily three times as many millions of diamonds kept in locked vaults than those out in circulation, all to control the value of those we see in display cases and on rings, etc. Why is the Ferrari Enzo valued at such an enormous price tag? Because only and exactly 400 were built, and all were offered to their prospective owners by invitation only.

 

That being said, I would very much like to get my hands on a Nike Titanium or NRS. ;)

BaltimoreUmpire

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Found this, I know its garbage but posting it for anyone who collects this stuff: http://m.ebay.com/itm/231360442079?nav=SEARCH

@BaltimoreUmpire, @mbkcoach, @Majordave... @kylejt's right – That's the +POS resin-composite. That mask is the de Havilland Comet of masks – way ahead of its time, ushered in a whole new ethos of mask design, but tragically flawed. If an "old timer" who has one takes care of it, it will function very well indefinitely. Its flaw is exposed by repeated heating (expansion) and cooling / freezing (compression) of the material. This is the sort of thing that happens when it is kept the hot trunk of a car baking under direct sun, only to be put in a cold basement or left in that trunk overnight while it gets close to freezing outside. The resin-composite experiences fatigue, and in a weakened state, actually implodes if/when hit by a concussive force (ie. a 80+mph foul ball).

@kylejt, the reason you got concussed while wearing one is because the resin-composite is so stiff, it itself doesn't dampen or absorb any of that concussive energy. Know how a tuning fork works? See it resonate / reverberate when struck? Most metal masks will resonate, thus distributing and converting some energy. That resin-composite doesn't. All that energy is transferred to the pads, and if the pads aren't top-level up-to-snuff, that energy is going into your skull. If you were to wear Diamond stock pads with this mask, you may as well write the hospital admission form right now.

I always marvel when I encounter that mask in person, usually sported by a tournament or CDP umpire I'm working with. It's such an imposing edifice (kinda like the Schutt Big Grill Villain football facemask Justin Tuck had commissioned), and is noticeably light, but unless you know how it was taken care of, you have to be wary of them.

A big part of the Nike Titanium and NRS allure is that they are un-purchasable. Not only are they the quintessential mask design, but you can't buy it. And what is it about human psychology? We all (pretty much) want what we can't have. We also place an (often) inflated value on items that give the impression of rarity. Why are diamonds so expensive? There are easily three times as many millions of diamonds kept in locked vaults than those out in circulation, all to control the value of those we see in display cases and on rings, etc. Why is the Ferrari Enzo valued at such an enormous price tag? Because only and exactly 400 were built, and all were offered to their prospective owners by invitation only.

That being said, I would very much like to get my hands on a Nike Titanium or NRS. ;) I'm considering buying it for my school's wiffle ball intramural, we're not allowed to have a catcher because a kid chipped a tooth, I figure this is nice and light but will function for that purpose.

gnhbua93

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Found this, I know its garbage but posting it for anyone who collects this stuff: http://m.ebay.com/itm/231360442079?nav=SEARCH

@BaltimoreUmpire, @mbkcoach, @Majordave... @kylejt's right – That's the +POS resin-composite. That mask is the de Havilland Comet of masks – way ahead of its time, ushered in a whole new ethos of mask design, but tragically flawed. If an "old timer" who has one takes care of it, it will function very well indefinitely. Its flaw is exposed by repeated heating (expansion) and cooling / freezing (compression) of the material. This is the sort of thing that happens when it is kept the hot trunk of a car baking under direct sun, only to be put in a cold basement or left in that trunk overnight while it gets close to freezing outside. The resin-composite experiences fatigue, and in a weakened state, actually implodes if/when hit by a concussive force (ie. a 80+mph foul ball).

@kylejt, the reason you got concussed while wearing one is because the resin-composite is so stiff, it itself doesn't dampen or absorb any of that concussive energy. Know how a tuning fork works? See it resonate / reverberate when struck? Most metal masks will resonate, thus distributing and converting some energy. That resin-composite doesn't. All that energy is transferred to the pads, and if the pads aren't top-level up-to-snuff, that energy is going into your skull. If you were to wear Diamond stock pads with this mask, you may as well write the hospital admission form right now.

I always marvel when I encounter that mask in person, usually sported by a tournament or CDP umpire I'm working with. It's such an imposing edifice (kinda like the Schutt Big Grill Villain football facemask Justin Tuck had commissioned), and is noticeably light, but unless you know how it was taken care of, you have to be wary of them.

A big part of the Nike Titanium and NRS allure is that they are un-purchasable. Not only are they the quintessential mask design, but you can't buy it. And what is it about human psychology? We all (pretty much) want what we can't have. We also place an (often) inflated value on items that give the impression of rarity. Why are diamonds so expensive? There are easily three times as many millions of diamonds kept in locked vaults than those out in circulation, all to control the value of those we see in display cases and on rings, etc. Why is the Ferrari Enzo valued at such an enormous price tag? Because only and exactly 400 were built, and all were offered to their prospective owners by invitation only.

That being said, I would very much like to get my hands on a Nike Titanium or NRS. ;) I'm considering buying it for my school's wiffle ball intramural, we're not allowed to have a catcher because a kid chipped a tooth, I figure this is nice and light but will function for that purpose.

 

But you don't have PayPal :question1:

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