Twins jersey tagging

[sylbry]

I have noticed that there have been a few Twins jerseys for sale recently without the year & set tag. I have been collecting Twins jerseys for years and all of the jerseys I see have the proper tagging. What are your thoughts on these?

http://vintageauthentics.at.truition.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=70044366&prmenbr=57735959&aunbr=70391076

http://www.historicauctions.com/search/list/auctionid/32719/

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&item=230001943473&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180001542315&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[bat_master]

Hi Bryan,

I honestly wouldn't touch any of those jerseys with a ten foot pole with money attached. It has been my experience, as I assume yours that Twins jerseys have year and set paper fiber tags (at least up until the current Majestic jerseys which are cloth). All the Twins jerseys that I have owned have all had paper fiber tagging similar to the attached image of the tagging on my 2004 Torii Hunter Road Jersey.

I've yet to see a jersey without this tagging that I could really feel comfortable with. However, if any of these jerseys came with an LOA from the Twins it would be a different story.

Tim Byington
www.tjsportsmn.com (http://www.tjsportsmn.com)

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[sylbry]

I just noticed that the Historic Auctions' Molitor jersey has the wrong sleeve patch on it. It is a home jersey that has the road patch on the sleeve. The home jerseys had the "TC" patch on the sleeve. I guess the authenticator overlooked that fact.

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/exhibits/online_exhibits/dressed_to_the_nines/uniforms.asp?league=AL&city=Minnesota&lowYear=1987&highYear=2002&sort=year&increment=18

[Eric]

Maybe you should call them and tell them of your findings. If you can prove it to them, maybe you can save someone some money.
Eric

[staindsox]

Hello,
I can only comment on the Molitor Twins jerseys and would be wary. I have collected Molitor Twins equipment since he first joined the team for the 1996 season. Every Molitor Twins jersey I have purchased not only has the tagging (1997 was on the collar), but also has an alteration tag as well. He has an added length of 2" to his sleeves. I by no means question the these auction houses, but would love to see the provenance on these jerseys. Just be careful. Best of luck!!!

Chris

[indyred]

Seems Twins jersey experts might know this question. In the 1997 season they started using the blue alternate, but they also had a Red alternate jersey. I was told they only used the Red jerseys twice. Anybody own or know what happened to them and why they dropped them so quickly? I thought they looked really cool.

[sylbry]

Not sure the story behind the red jerseys but I have been looking for one for 3 years and have only seen one for sale. It was a common player. I was the first loser in the bidding on ebay.

[staindsox]

The Twins dropped those red Dairy Queen jerseys because of superstition. They were absolutely killed each and every time they wore them, so the red variation jerseys didn't enjoy a long life...only a few games.

Chris

[BULBUS]

Red makes you hungry. They probably ate too many sunflower seeds and they all got upset stomachs!