Parish Game Used ???

[LEGEND33]

Just bought this Celtics practice jersey for usd 40, what attract me was the label (see enclosed pics)
... my hope is that i found a Robert Parish game used practice jersey ....
any expert ?
Alberto (Italy)


p.s.
To view my collection (over 650 pics)
http://community.webshots.com/user/converse33

[norristrophy]

I don't know much about basketball jerseys but that is one amazing collection you got there. I got tired clicking through it all. Awesome.

[trsent]

I am confused, your jersey looks to be properly tagged, but why would that lead you to believe that a jersey you bought for $40.00 was used in a game? Just because an item is properly tagged doesn't mean that it was used by the player who's name is on the jersey.

Even if the item shows wear or washing, I'd assume the last owner wore the item that they bought in a fan shop at The Boston Garden a years ago.

For $40.00 it is a neat jersey, but don't get your hopes up because there would be no way to prove that it was worn by anyone, Robert Parish included.

[otismalibu]

Did they sell practice jerseys to the public, with the "exclusive" tagging? Someone must know? BTPH?

Just because an item is properly tagged doesn't mean that it was used by the player who's name is on the jersey.

Correct. And just because an item doesn't match any photos of a certain player, doesn't mean that player didn't wear the jersey, right?

but don't get your hopes up because there would be no way to prove that it was worn by anyone, Robert Parish included.

Welcome to the world of "game worn". Some days the onus seems to be on "proving it is" while other days the challenge is to "prove it isn't". But in most cases, you're never going to know.

Greg

[LEGEND33]

Did they sell practice jerseys to the public, with the "exclusive" tagging? Someone must know? (Greg)

...this is exactly my curiosity...
Alberto

[trsent]

Did they sell practice jerseys to the public, with the "exclusive" tagging? Someone must know? (Greg)

...this is exactly my curiosity...
Alberto

I understand the question, but even if no one knows a definite answer, the jersey was not sold as game used, so how could you ever possibly prove otherwise? Really neat jersey for the price you paid, but who is to say that they never were sold in the team shop, even if they only had a few to sell? No one can really ever know.