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03-18-2010, 10:44 AM #1
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Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
So lets say you have a gamer jersey or bat/ball that was a milestone for the player....has that player ever offered to try to get the item back while you were trying to get them to sign it.....seems like a sticky situation....it might be your favorite item in your collection and you are a rabid fan...but how can you deny them the ownership of an item that has sentimental value to them....i would venture to guess most stories like this end up with the player offering other items game used or autographed as a trade...anyone got any stories like this.
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03-18-2010, 11:07 AM #2
Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
Yes, I have a partial jersey in my collection; the partial tear-away jersey of A.J. "Jam" Jones who played for Texas in the late 1970s. He saw the photo of it on my SWC Helmet site about three years ago, and he was interested in obtaining it. I asked for a signed piece of memorabilia in return, which he had no problem with, but I have yet to hear anything further from him in the past two years....
Jay Shelton
jaywshelton@gmail.com
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03-18-2010, 11:29 AM #3
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Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
Sounds like it might have been someone trying to make you think it was him....and backed off when they realized you would prob want to meet face to face instead of just trading for a fake signature item in the mail
WTB or Trade for LSU GU Jerseys and other LSU GU items email me at gaytorhater703@gmail.com
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03-18-2010, 11:35 AM #4
Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
Has anyone ever gone out of their way to track down a player to see if they may want an item that might be special to them?
If so....Is it to make huge $ or just to be a good guy?
I think that I would probably fall into the "Good Guy" category.
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03-18-2010, 12:07 PM #5
Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
I have had 4 such experiences this year alone. I'll leave off the player names, because I don't think it would be right to "out" them...
1. Player looked at jersey and told me "I wish I still had this"
2. Player asked me where I got this and wanted to know if I would part with it. I politely declined, and he then asked if he could take a picture of himself, his son (who attended the signing), me and my two boys (one of them holding up the jersey).
3. Player's family member found my contact details and emailed me out of the blue, asking how they would go about finding the jerseys he once played in. I then was able to locate multiple jerseys of the former player and send them to him at my cost.
4. I received the contact details of a former player whose jersey I have. I offered the jersey to him at my cost. He said "no thanks."Looking for ...
Any Game Used Mets jerseys from 1986 and 1987
Any Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli and John Olerud Mets items
Email me at TNT_Toys@yahoo.com
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03-18-2010, 12:36 PM #6
Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
Has anyone ever gone out of their way to track down a player to see if they may want an item that might be special to them?
If so....Is it to make huge $ or just to be a good guy?
I think that I would probably fall into the "Good Guy" category.Bert
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Always looking for Matt Wieters, Tettleton, and that Orioles magic
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03-18-2010, 12:38 PM #7
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Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
I would not converse with anyone who claimed to be a player or a player's relative/friend, etc. reaching out on behalf of a player unless the intial communication took place in person. There is way too much chance for fraud. Alot of us post pics of our collection online or openly discuss them on here. Which leaves us open to scammers just trying to hustle people out of items.
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03-18-2010, 12:55 PM #8
Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
Regards,
Joel S.
joelsabi @ gmail.com
Wanted: Alex Rodriguez Game Used Items and other unique artifacts, 1992 thru 1998 only. From High School to Early Mariners.
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03-18-2010, 02:00 PM #9
Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
I was having Jack Morris sign a locker room nameplate from his time with the Reds. He asked how much I paid, then took out his wallet but never asked what I wanted. I don't know if he was serious or joking. I would have given it to him for free if he really wanted it.
I have had him sign two jerseys too but that was the only thing he seemed interested in.Wanted: Minnesota Twins throwback or special event jerseys.
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03-18-2010, 02:02 PM #10
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Re: Has a player ever wanted your Game Used item back?
I had Adrian Aucoin sign a GU Islanders jersey several years back and he was impressed by the jersey. Then, a couple years later, I listed an Aucoin Team Canada jersey on ebay and I got an e-mail from Aucoin asking if I would trade it to him as he wanted it for his collection. We made a deal for an Islanders jersey and some signed items - I really liked the Team Canada shirt but was happy to hook him up as he had been nice to me in the past.