Forum Readers, especially Rob Steinmetz and Birdbats Jeff--
I ask for an expert opinion on a "2003 Pujols road jersey" currently offered on Ebay:
The jersey has several traits that make me uncomfortable with it:
1. It has 5 written on the front Majestic tag. I've never seen any other 2003 Cardinals roads with #'s written on this tag.
2. It has some faded initials written in the collar. According to the Grey Flannel LOA, these are Albert's family members initials. Again, I've not seen any other Pujols jerseys with initials written in the collar.
3. The washing tag on the inside is not present. I asked the seller, and he confirmed it is not present.. Based on this, there is no way to know if it had the pro code 0062 or the retail code 6200. The shirt is a size 48, a retail size.
4. The email that's included in the sellers description. Who writes like this?, "My jerseys, if kept by me, are put away at the Banks Safe Deposit Vault. They sit there until I sell or trade them." "I wanted to get a letter on the jersey, so I sent it to Grey Flannel, trying to beat the All Star break to help with early authentication." "Feel. This jersey is not a store bought or spring training jersey. This jersey has a nice sheen to it, as only road MLB gamers do. Its not the dull flat gray color of a store bought jersey. It has the touch and feel of a gamer. "
Rob, Jeff, or any other experienced Cardinals collector I ask you the following:
1. In your opinion, is this a correct example of agame worn 2003 road
Pujols?
2. Without the washing tag and thus the pro code 0062, would you feel
comfortable owning this?
3. Based on this jersey, and the fact that there is no way to determine if
it had a 0062 or 6200 code, could you provide a LOA, as Grey Flannel
did, stating "...this is an authentic St. Louis Cardinals game-used road
knit jersey worn by Albert Pujols during the 2003 season"?
Wishing all of the Forum Readers a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net
I ask for an expert opinion on a "2003 Pujols road jersey" currently offered on Ebay:
The jersey has several traits that make me uncomfortable with it:
1. It has 5 written on the front Majestic tag. I've never seen any other 2003 Cardinals roads with #'s written on this tag.
2. It has some faded initials written in the collar. According to the Grey Flannel LOA, these are Albert's family members initials. Again, I've not seen any other Pujols jerseys with initials written in the collar.
3. The washing tag on the inside is not present. I asked the seller, and he confirmed it is not present.. Based on this, there is no way to know if it had the pro code 0062 or the retail code 6200. The shirt is a size 48, a retail size.
4. The email that's included in the sellers description. Who writes like this?, "My jerseys, if kept by me, are put away at the Banks Safe Deposit Vault. They sit there until I sell or trade them." "I wanted to get a letter on the jersey, so I sent it to Grey Flannel, trying to beat the All Star break to help with early authentication." "Feel. This jersey is not a store bought or spring training jersey. This jersey has a nice sheen to it, as only road MLB gamers do. Its not the dull flat gray color of a store bought jersey. It has the touch and feel of a gamer. "
Rob, Jeff, or any other experienced Cardinals collector I ask you the following:
1. In your opinion, is this a correct example of agame worn 2003 road
Pujols?
2. Without the washing tag and thus the pro code 0062, would you feel
comfortable owning this?
3. Based on this jersey, and the fact that there is no way to determine if
it had a 0062 or 6200 code, could you provide a LOA, as Grey Flannel
did, stating "...this is an authentic St. Louis Cardinals game-used road
knit jersey worn by Albert Pujols during the 2003 season"?
Wishing all of the Forum Readers a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net
Comment