Diablo de Tejas Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I found this nugget today ebayThe seller claims it's a game worn vintage Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers jersey. The only problem with it is Nolan Ryan was long retired by the time the Rangers started wearing this jersey, not to mention there is nothing vintage about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Was he a coach or spring training "instructor" maybe? "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Numbers aren't right. It's not authentic.But he doesn't claim it's a game worn jersey. He calls it a "VINTAGE USED JERSEY," which is more or less true. More true for "used," less true for "vintage." The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats7 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 No worse than the Cowboys--who should know better--trying to pass this off as an authentic Staubach throwback. He never wore that name lettering nor that number font. It's just a modern-day jersey with "Staubach" slapped on the back. For shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickV Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 This is much closer to the true Staubach jersey, it is from a current Ebay auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo de Tejas Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 Numbers aren't right. It's not authentic.But he doesn't claim it's a game worn jersey. He calls it a "VINTAGE USED JERSEY," which is more or less true. More true for "used," less true for "vintage." Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 There are two guys bidding! Let's tell them about this fraud. It's great to be young and a Giant! - Larry Doyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRice16 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 There is one guy selling over 350 fake Majestics made in Korea. After a friend of mine bought one and showed it to me (despite me telling him that the player letteri ng was wrong), I felt compelled to email Majestic about the guy. The jerseys have tagging that looks authentic, including a generic MLB neck patch.Biggest thing to remember about authentic Russell and Majestic MLB jerseys is that they are all Made in the USA. Most of the fakes come from Korea. Asking the seller is a good way to determine this because they usually will be upfront about it because they don't know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Hey BRice, how can the US customs stop the counterfeited sports' clothes? It's great to be young and a Giant! - Larry Doyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirjtc2 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Then there's this Peyton Manning Indianapolis, uh, Eagles jersey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 I wrote to one of the two guys about the fraud. That is all he answered me:I totally agree with that. Texas never had the blue uniforms during the Nolan played. But for the price of the jersey, you can't pass that up.Well, he is right... the jersey is still cheap. It's great to be young and a Giant! - Larry Doyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan39 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 totally agree with that. Texas never had the blue uniforms during the Nolan played. But for the price of the jersey, you can't pass that up.at least hes honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timparry Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 "heat damage?" Yeah, the Rangers must have switched to the vynal press-on one-color numbers just for Ryan, and changed their minds after they scorched the polyester In the description it does say "game worn." Which means he must have worn it to a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRobertsFanClub Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 In the description it does say "game worn." Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscj83 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 "heat damage?" Yeah, the Rangers must have switched to the vynal press-on one-color numbers just for Ryan, and changed their minds after they scorched the polyester In the description it does say "game worn." Which means he must have worn it to a game. or the seller was wearing it while playing a game of solitare at his computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Man, that Manning Jersey is bizarre. It has no relation to the Colts unis.Anyway, the Ryan jersey looks like it was a blank jersey and the dude just used a heat press to put the name and numbers on himself, or some tshirt store did it for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRice16 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Hey BRice, how can the US customs stop the counterfeited sports' clothes? That's a good question. I'm not sure they can or are willing to. I mean, with the amount of fake merchandise that is imported every year, you'd have to have a special task force trained to spot it. I don't think customs has any desire to do that. ebay is notoriously uncooperative with companies trying to stop the spread of fake products. Their attitude is that they aren't responsible for what is sold, provided the item doesn't violate their terms of service. Being an obvious fake isn't in the TOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 We've had a similar thing in Australia.One guy was selling multiple club jumper, all signed by now deceased club legends.Thing was, the photo of them showed the signatures were all in the same handwriting. And none looked like the signatures of the people named.Same guy was selling cards in the same way.All 'signed' by deceased club legends, all in the same handwriting, and he was selling these as one package. Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 In the description it does say "game worn." Where? Nowhere. It doesn't say that at all - it says "worn." Not the same thing.May be misleading, but in this one case it's not inaccurate. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therebelas Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...gory=27277&rd=1And you have this, but hey, it's autographed, to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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