Hi everyone..
I was curious what people's opinions are on auction items coming with equipment/ballboy/etc LOA's? Are they "worth" anything to the item's authentication and/or give anymore "pristine" provenace to the item?
There's a couple items in the current GF auction that I am interested in, and they come with additional LOA's from the team's equipment manager. I've asked to see copies of them, and all they basically say are just like "I, Joe Blow, hereby state this jersey is a xxx player game worn jersey from the xxx season. Signed Joe Blow" All of them are on some sort of stationary/notepad with their name and/or address on it, but is that good enough?
I've seen these kinds of "impeccable" provenances in other auction house items and past ones, but don't know if say I spend several thousand on these jerseys and IF someday I sell them, do these kinds of LOA's mean anything to the real collector out there?
Just curious what you guys thought? I know for me, getting a team letter (aka Bulls CharitaBulls or NFL team) is the best, but I'm just feeling a little uneasy about these other team "source" letters.
I know there was a Larry Bird jersey from a past auction (can't remember which), where the "impeccable" provenance was the Celtic's team dentist?! I mean, seriously, does this really prove anything?!? LOL...
Thanks!
I was curious what people's opinions are on auction items coming with equipment/ballboy/etc LOA's? Are they "worth" anything to the item's authentication and/or give anymore "pristine" provenace to the item?
There's a couple items in the current GF auction that I am interested in, and they come with additional LOA's from the team's equipment manager. I've asked to see copies of them, and all they basically say are just like "I, Joe Blow, hereby state this jersey is a xxx player game worn jersey from the xxx season. Signed Joe Blow" All of them are on some sort of stationary/notepad with their name and/or address on it, but is that good enough?
I've seen these kinds of "impeccable" provenances in other auction house items and past ones, but don't know if say I spend several thousand on these jerseys and IF someday I sell them, do these kinds of LOA's mean anything to the real collector out there?
Just curious what you guys thought? I know for me, getting a team letter (aka Bulls CharitaBulls or NFL team) is the best, but I'm just feeling a little uneasy about these other team "source" letters.
I know there was a Larry Bird jersey from a past auction (can't remember which), where the "impeccable" provenance was the Celtic's team dentist?! I mean, seriously, does this really prove anything?!? LOL...
Thanks!
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