Jordan: A Tale of Two 1984 jerseys

[kingjammy24]

jersey 1: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=310036302593

jersey 2: http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=11332

the numbers sure look different between them.



rudy.

[lund6771]

Rudy..I've seen 4 rookie Jordans that I know are 100%...2 homes and 2 roads...I had 2 that I sold 15 years ago and a friend still has his 2...they were purchhased through a team employee in 1990 at the same time

anyhow, the ones that we got were SOMEWHAT similar to the ones in REA...the Rawlings tag on all 4 of ours was on the opposite side of the tail as the one in REA ... all 4 of ours had an extra length flap tag...the ones that we had were tailered into an hour glass shape

my freind, who stil has his, lives in Florida during the winter...I will take some pics this spring of 2 real ones..they are awesome!!!!..he's been offered $75,000 each for them, bu he doesn't need the money

[ahuff]

I will be the first to admit that I'm not an expert (or even close) on Jordan jerseys. However, I will say this. I would be leary of ANY Jordan jersey. . .even if they came from a Bulls employee. I grew up watching nearly every Jordan game on TV. During those telecasts, he made it very clear that if any jersey was being offered to you as a game jersey to certainly not fall prey to the offer. This was around the 1989-1991 era, if memory serves me. He said he kept ALL of his equipment (except I can recall that he did have a jersey stolen where he had to wear #12 I believe), and passed it on to his children. Now, on one hand, I have a hard time believing that. However, on the other hand I do not. A few years ago, his mother sold some Jordan stuff to raise funds for the James Jordan Foundation (or whatever it is called). It was amazing at what she had, and certainly gave support for his words from over a decade before. So if I had 75k to burn, I guess it wouldn't be on a Jordan jersey unless I took it from the hands of his airness.

[lund6771]

ahuff

what are your thoughts about the Bulls jerseys, even Jordans, that have been sold by the Bulls for cose to 15 years staright at their Bullsfest every year?...and up until very recently, you could have called the Bulls yourself and purchased a Jordan directly from them...they all come with team letters