MLB hologram replacement

[tkweinstein]

Does anyone know if MLB replaces damaged holograms? I attempted to slowly peel one off from a jersey though some of the residue remained on the fabric and the sticker now appears to have "bubbles" on it?

-Tom

[Mauer7]

They are designed to do that. They will not replace it. Your supposed to leave them on the item.

[tkweinstein]

My intention was to print out MLB's Authenticated database description of the item and place the sticker on it to have some sort of Letter of Authenticty to display next to the jersey. Is there someone I could contact from Major League Baseball as I am the original owner and have no problems verifying this with the invoice?

-Tom

[the3lads]

So.... from the "bubbles" on the hologram, you can tell if an item has been tampered with? Always wondered what would happen if the MLB hologram was removed. Would this be the case with Steiner holograms also? A handy tip to know.

[Mauer7]

The holograms are made to tear apart when tampered with, but if lightly abused, they can bubble so to speak. Most holograms in the sports memorabilia industry are made to do this.

[rj_lucas]

Try contacting customer support for the authentication group:

authentication@website.mlb.com

or 866-800-1275 (mlb.com, but should be able to get you to the right person).

Good luck, let us know how it turns out.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[emann]

So.... from the "bubbles" on the hologram, you can tell if an item has been tampered with? Always wondered what would happen if the MLB hologram was removed. Would this be the case with Steiner holograms also? A handy tip to know.

The Steiner ones pull little circles out of the sticker when removed (which can be cleaned off bats easily). I remove all the Steiner ones from bats if the bat has an MLB auth sticker on it also...