1986 Mark McGwire Game Used Jersey

[Lokee]

Just curious on opinions ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mark-McGwire-MLB...QQcmdZViewItem

[kingjammy24]

a cursory glance makes me think the "oakland" team script is handcut.

see this:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ad.php?t=20296

rudy.

[skyking26]

I'm sure Howard has some answers here. We have a bunch of neighborhood kids here we are watching as their dad had some gone-bad surgery and I have not had a chance to disect his auction - but I will say a $4K price tag in this economy is ridiculous.

McGwire is not likely to make the Hall ever, and with his stuff just not moving at all I'm not sure where he gets that number from. All I can say is good luck...

[jppopma]

Quite a description this seller wrote on this jersey. If someone buys into his hype and doesn't do their homework...he may get close to his reserve, but I still think it's high to expect. But how rare can 1986 A's jerseys be when we see the Cansecos come up on AMI time and time again?

I'm always concerned when I read these long descriptions that focus on so many things, but not so much about the jersey itself. One of the things that I have learned in policework is to look not only to what is said, but what is not being said. The story about buying it in 1991 from a SCD aution, from a dealer in Danville, CA, but not being able to find the article to show the auction. Nice long story to show a little picture of provinance, but still alot of holes. If you have any old issues, it would not be hard to look through and see what dealer had ads that were similar or even who was from Danville, CA. By not including who the dealer was...it makes someone wonder why that was left out.

I think the other post about the A's lettering styles pretty much puts this in the same boat as those Cansecos. I guess we can just sadly watch and see how badly someone may be taken.

[kingjammy24]

here's a comparison. ebay mcgwire jersey on top.



they should look the same. and they don't. they do a decent job but screw up the "A" and to a lesser degree, the "K" and "N". the "A" is
really obvious though.

rudy.

[whatupyos]

I thought the same as Rudy. I did some research and compared it to an old thread that Rudy did work on in regards to an old Canseco from 1985. The A, and K appear to me the wrong font. Close, but there are differences. Also if you look at the piping/gold and green bands around the arms...the picture I found on Getty of Mac in a green jersey like this seem to be wider than the shirt offered on ebay. In the description somewhere it references how this could be only one of like 2 or something, but I seem to remember a white one going for close to 10K in an old AMI auction about a year and a half/2 years ago. Like the previous post stated about police work, pay attention to whats not being said. I might know of this memorabilia dealer in Danville....I'm going to email the seller and seek if I think I know whom he is referencing. Also, I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure Mac doesn't collect a lot of his stuff. I seem to remember an old SI article where a reporter said you won't find a dozen baseball in his home. Mac was never a self absorbed guy. He doesn't strike me as the type to save all his memorabilia. He gave his gold glove trophy to his father to display in his office. I mean, he'd rather give stuff away to let others enjoy more so than keep in my humble opinion.

Aaron

[skyking26]

Aaron is correct on that - Mac kept little to nothing. There are alot of guys like that. Kingman was like that. He has very little left. Once their careers ended, it was a job and they are onto other parts of their lives.

The seller emailed me back, adding to his auction no answers at all; citing first names of guys who say the jersey is the real deal, or the name of a store that few have probably heard of. Alot of writing, not many answers. He offers a 7 day return policy, but how do you get it and ship to an authenticator and back to him in 7 days??? Does not happen.

[whatupyos]

Bob,

What are the names? You can email me privately too if you wish. I know the owner of one Memorabilia store in Danville, CA which is the place I'm suspecting of that he might be referencing. Also, the A's had 3 styles of jersey's I believe that year. He references yellow and green, but I believe they also wore white as referenced in getty images with Mac in a white jersey, plus the white '86 that AMI auctioned off.

Aaron

[whatupyos]

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/A...ction_ID=28177

Rudy,

Would this shirt appear to have the same script as the one on ebay? From what I can tell it does, but I wanted to know what others think?

Aaron

[kingjammy24]

i read the sellers comments. oy.

anyway, the back numbers are handcut as well. they're all crooked. i'm curious if the stitching from the numbers on the inside is single or double-stitched.

the "K" is really bad. they screwed up the entire bottom portion of it.



same as the cansecos. maybe the same guy made them all. cansecos and mcgwires. where are the carney lansfords?

anyway, the guy seems to really think it's real so i feel bad for him.
i think doing your homework has to involve asking more than a couple local dealers for their opinion.

rudy.