FRANKLIN Pro Issued Gloves or Retail?

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Collectors of: Ausmus, Rodriguez, marte, Timlin or Delgado...this might be of interest to you before you pick up that game used/issued franklin glove:

You can buy Pro Gloves via Franklin web site:

http://www.franklinsports.com/fsm/b2c/baseball/BaseballHomepage.htm

Click "Fielding Gloves"
Click "Authentic proffessional Series Fielding Gloves"

Authentic down to the final stitch, choose a glove worn by Carlos Delgado, Francisco Rodriguez, Mike Timlin, Andy Marte or Brad Ausmus and experience the finest fielding gloves available today.

[Manram]

I don't see how you can purchase the gloves. I got to the page where they are listed but I don't see how they can be purchased.

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From what the guys on the glove forum say.......they can be custom ordered from any Sporting Goods Dealer that deals in Franklin gloves.....It says on the Franklin web site: Custom ORder Only. I gues they do not stock them but will make them if you place an order.

[metsbats]

http://cgi.ebay.com/CARLOS-DELGADO-GAME-ISSUE-MITT-GLOVE-USED-WORN-METS_W0QQitemZ190312928965QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_De faultDomain_0?hash=item2c4f88d6c5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A13%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7 C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

You could have picked up the Delgado from this seller on ebay.

[skinsfan0521]

Although it is a little shady that they're saying "game issued", they clearly state in the description that there is no provenance or anything of the sort. So, it's really up to the buyer to do their homework.

Again, I DO think that it is a clear misuse of the phrase "game issued" just to get people to bid on it, but it's also not the seller's responsibility if the buyers' don't ask questions or do their own homework.

-Brian