Thanks for the info guys. I knew something fishy was up when there was a stock photo of the ribs of the stick in the add. Luckily it's not hard to get money back on ebay. I wanna make sure I post in the right area next time. Can someone tell me where to post about sticks? I'm new to forums and have trouble since there's so many threads. Wanna get a pro stock Easton v9 or a real ribcore