Team LOAs

Re: Team LOAs

Back in 2001, the Buffalo Bills offered for sale a large number of late 1990's jerseys. These all came with a COA from the team's merchandising wing stating that they were "game-worn." A number of the "game-worn" jerseys were in actuality crispy-mint, team-issued or game-ready pieces--although they were accompanied by a beautiful document signed by the head of the merchandising wing stating that they were game-worn. Certainly, there were some jerseys in the mix that were game-worn, so the document was factual in those regards. However, the bottom-line here is that the person signing the document never actually saw the jerseys, and wouldn't know a game-worn jersey from a team-issued piece anyway. The merchandising department merely assumed that since the jerseys were coming from the equipment room, they had to have been game-worn. This scenario is not uncommon with team COA/LOA. The person who is signing the document is very often removed from the jerseys themselves and has no knowledge or experience with game-worn/used uniforms--JIM