Members,
As many of you are aware there was a thread concerning a 1995 Barry Larkin jersey that was deleted last Saturday. The thread was deleted because it was started by a banned member, which is against forum rules.
Following the emergence of the thread, the original seller of the jersey immediately took the jersey back and refunded the buyer in full.
The information contained in this thread however provided educational value for Reds collectors, jersey collectors, and Larkin collectors alike. Not all Game Used Universe members had the opportunity to view this information, analyze it or even argue it. So, after discussion amongst the admin staff, we have agreed to re-initialize this thread and will continue to facilitate the information sharing on this topic.
The jersey in question is a Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds Road jersey from 1995, his MVP year.
Here are the six observations that were given about the jersey:
1) The “11” on the front isn’t properly placed on the jersey. In the Getty photos, the second “1” should appear to be under that second “C”. In the jersey in question the same digit is well to the left of it, under that first “N”.
2) The first “1” of that front “11” ideally should appear between the first “I” and “N” in CINCINNATI on the front of the jersey. It shouldn’t make contact, vertically speaking, with the first “C” if you were to follow a perfectly placed vertical pinstripe connecting the two.
3) Regarding the last two letters on the front (the second “T” and the finishing “I”)…in every photo I have seen of him from the ’95 season, the vertical bars of those finely made professional jerseys appear to be parallel to each other as they sit side by side.
4) The “A” in Cincinnati is symmetrical in the Getty photos, and on the jersey in question it is angled on the right side, which doesn't appear to be authentic. It is a different style of font completely.
5) On the back of the jersey, “1” of the 11 is pretty much directly under the “A” in the Getty photo. The jersey starts well outside that “1”.
6) On the back of the jersey: The “K” above the second “1” seems to start inside before the second “1” (between the 11), vertically speaking. On the Getty photo showing the back of his jersey, the second “1” starts before the “K”.
As many of you are aware there was a thread concerning a 1995 Barry Larkin jersey that was deleted last Saturday. The thread was deleted because it was started by a banned member, which is against forum rules.
Following the emergence of the thread, the original seller of the jersey immediately took the jersey back and refunded the buyer in full.
The information contained in this thread however provided educational value for Reds collectors, jersey collectors, and Larkin collectors alike. Not all Game Used Universe members had the opportunity to view this information, analyze it or even argue it. So, after discussion amongst the admin staff, we have agreed to re-initialize this thread and will continue to facilitate the information sharing on this topic.
The jersey in question is a Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds Road jersey from 1995, his MVP year.
Here are the six observations that were given about the jersey:
1) The “11” on the front isn’t properly placed on the jersey. In the Getty photos, the second “1” should appear to be under that second “C”. In the jersey in question the same digit is well to the left of it, under that first “N”.
2) The first “1” of that front “11” ideally should appear between the first “I” and “N” in CINCINNATI on the front of the jersey. It shouldn’t make contact, vertically speaking, with the first “C” if you were to follow a perfectly placed vertical pinstripe connecting the two.
3) Regarding the last two letters on the front (the second “T” and the finishing “I”)…in every photo I have seen of him from the ’95 season, the vertical bars of those finely made professional jerseys appear to be parallel to each other as they sit side by side.
4) The “A” in Cincinnati is symmetrical in the Getty photos, and on the jersey in question it is angled on the right side, which doesn't appear to be authentic. It is a different style of font completely.
5) On the back of the jersey, “1” of the 11 is pretty much directly under the “A” in the Getty photo. The jersey starts well outside that “1”.
6) On the back of the jersey: The “K” above the second “1” seems to start inside before the second “1” (between the 11), vertically speaking. On the Getty photo showing the back of his jersey, the second “1” starts before the “K”.
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