"1981 Mookie Wilson jersey" on ebay - buyer beware

[ruhoos]

Sure, no problem. Everything you need to know has already been said on the forum. In brief summary Scoreboard offered jerseys of star players of the time (circa 1988-1991) that were exact in every way to the jerseys made for those players on the field -- right down to the team tagging. Many of these are now re-surfacing on the market as "game used jerseys."

This thread shows actual articles as to how the Scoreboard jerseys were marketed and sold (though it doesn't contain articles that have the Jefferies jersey):

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...d=1#post230374

Here are some other threads that deal with Scoreboard Jefferies jerseys in particular:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

Bottom line... There might be a couple of "real" 1990 Jefferies home jerseys; however, with the market having been diluted with so many Scoreboards (could be a 3-figure number), the odds are that you're probably not looking at one of them. I see these jerseys come and go often... no exaggeration, I have seen about 2-3 dozen of them in passing over the last decade. Rule of thumb if you want a Jefferies jersey... stay away from 1990 home. 1990 road is fine. A home or road of any other year is fine.

Thanks TNT for the info. Wow, I feel like I got punched in the stomach. Wish I was on this forum before I had won the jersey. This site really is great for helping collectors. I definitely learned a lot from reading those threads.

[sox83cubs84]

Sure, no problem. Everything you need to know has already been said on the forum. In brief summary Scoreboard offered jerseys of star players of the time (circa 1988-1991) that were exact in every way to the jerseys made for those players on the field -- right down to the team tagging. Many of these are now re-surfacing on the market as "game used jerseys."

This thread shows actual articles as to how the Scoreboard jerseys were marketed and sold (though it doesn't contain articles that have the Jefferies jersey):

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...d=1#post230374

Here are some other threads that deal with Scoreboard Jefferies jerseys in particular:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ight=jefferies

Bottom line... There might be a couple of "real" 1990 Jefferies home jerseys; however, with the market having been diluted with so many Scoreboards (could be a 3-figure number), the odds are that you're probably not looking at one of them. I see these jerseys come and go often... no exaggeration, I have seen about 2-3 dozen of them in passing over the last decade. Rule of thumb if you want a Jefferies jersey... stay away from 1990 home. 1990 road is fine. A home or road of any other year is fine.

Nick, a legitimate dealer who had a bunch of these in the early 1990s did NOT sell them as game used, but claimed in the first price list he offered them in that he had 75 of them.

[TNTtoys]

Nick, a legitimate dealer who had a bunch of these in the early 1990s did NOT sell them as game used

And there lies the problem... we're 20 years into the future and nobody (apart from perhaps a couple of guys -- yourself included) would have even seen this first-hand. Some of these will be sold as gamers (we have seen many of them come through auction houses who should know better). Some of these will be correctly listed without the "game used" notations; however, the uneducated buyer might see the team tagging and jump on it in thinking they are getting the bargain of the century. The hobby has a lot of newcomers who will have never heard of Scoreboard... and I'm happy to say that this site is there to educate against this very scenario.

[commando]

I was unable to find any SCORE BOARD advertising for the Jefferies jersey, but have added photos of it to the reference thread. I lifted the images of two different jerseys that are on eBay at the moment.

Thanks -- Anthony

[trsent]

I was unable to find any SCORE BOARD advertising for the Jefferies jersey, but have added photos of it to the reference thread. I lifted the images of two different jerseys that are on eBay at the moment.

Thanks -- Anthony

What's interesting is that the jersey being sold as a game used jersey is not autographed, and generally Scoreboard jerseys were all autographed. The other jersey is being sold as just an autographed jersey with a $39.99 opening bid.

The tagging inside each jersey does appear identical and the stitching on front appears identical or at least very similar. I did not compare stitching on the back.

[sox83cubs84]

What's interesting is that the jersey being sold as a game used jersey is not autographed, and generally Scoreboard jerseys were all autographed. The other jersey is being sold as just an autographed jersey with a $39.99 opening bid.

The tagging inside each jersey does appear identical and the stitching on front appears identical or at least very similar. I did not compare stitching on the back.

Joel:

For reasons I am not privy to, the Jefferies shirts, unlike other Score Board retail tagged jerseys, were NOT signed.

Dave Miedema

[trsent]

Joel:

For reasons I am not privy to, the Jefferies shirts, unlike other Score Board retail tagged jerseys, were NOT signed.

Dave Miedema

Interesting. So the one at auction, not being sold as game used was signed later if this is fact.

So the next question is, did Scoreboard actually own and sell these jerseys or were they made for someone else, similar to Scoreboard? I guess it is possible Scoreboard bought them but never had them signed and sold them privately or unsigned.

It should also be remembered, the jerseys were 100% authentic, pro-cut style jerseys that at the time I'm pretty sure there was zero intent that they would be sold as game used years down the road.