Taking one for the team

Ever wonder what's in a hot pack on eBay? I may be one of the few and buying one of these packs is also giving the pack searchers fodder for continuing to do so.

However, I just wanted to see. I just wanted to take a shot.

I bought a 'hot pack' of SP Authentic on eBay a few weeks ago. There are five cards in the pack. I actually liked the base cards I got.

I got two Yankees, a soon-to-be Yankee and NiCole Hamels (not scanned).The auto is not really that exciting. Josh Anderson of the Tigers, except he got traded to the Royals last season. He batted .240 last year in 118 games with a home run and 25 RBIs. He also had 25 stolen bases.

That'll teach me to buy hot packs off eBay.

Cashing in on Granderson

At 1 a.m., I did a search on eBay for 'Granderson Yankees" just to see what could appear. I found 44 items, most typically cards and signed balls people where people are trying to make a quick buck to get the most out of is the first big deal to go down during the Winter Meetings.

However, I didn't see this coming. Frankly, I'm not sure how this is even possible.

Here is the auction


For argument's sake, let's say this is not a fake signature. Can someone tell me how this ended up on what looks to be a Yankees jersey before Granderson has even signed any papers?