Mets "#41" jersey on ebay. I wonder who wore #41 for the Mets?

[metsmetsmets]

Auction on ebay for what is purported to be a 1973 road Mets jersey, #41. As "near as the seller can tell":

(IT HAS THE NUMBER 41 ON IT AND AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL, THAT IS THE ROAD COLORED JERSEY. IT IS A SIZE 46)

The auction listing includes this odd non-sequitur:

(THIS #35 JERSEY IS VERY POSSIBLY ONE WORN BY RUDY LARUSSO IN THE 1960'S. CAN'T PROVE IT, BUT CAN'T FIND ANOTHER PLAYER WHO WORE THE SAME NUMBER.)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-YORK-MET...item2c5f15762c

Shouldn't the "#1" digit in "#41" extend beyond the "K" in York?

[Dolphins23]

Yes it should extend past the K. Wouldn't trust this guy.

[Dolphins23]

Its proably a Minor Leauge jersey.

[sox83cubs84]

Nope...it's a bogus MLB jersey. The collar tag font isn't consistent with Wilson Mets road gamers of the era, and the Wilson tag is a 1979-86 design on an alleged 1973 jersey. AVOID!!

Dave Miedema

[hiramman]

Smooth way to list it on ebay with all of the photos showing Tom Seaver and then calling it a #41 jersey. He's just hoping someone will look past all of the inconsistencies and greedily think they are stealing a star jersey at a good price. Scam 101.

[metsmetsmets]

Smooth way to list it on ebay with all of the photos showing Tom Seaver and then calling it a #41 jersey. He's just hoping someone will look past all of the inconsistencies and greedily think they are stealing a star jersey at a good price. Scam 101.

The Seaver photos were mine. I posted them at the end of my thread-starting post to compare with the seller's #41 jersey.

[Doodles]

The front numbers look pretty close to the original...love to see what's on the back and the sleeve patch.

[metsmetsmets]

More BS from the seller.

1) He won't include pictures of the back of the jersey because (he claims) the auction ends in less than 48 hours and there is not enough time to provide additional photos -- even though the auction ends on 9/14, four days from now.

2) He won't acknowledge or even address the in-authenticity of his collar and Wilson tags on grounds that he is a co-signee selling the jersey on behalf of the original owner and therefore, is bound by whatever information the original seller has provided him. As if his status as co-signee absolves him from listing the item accurately and honestly.

[Metsfan808]

The seller sent me the following pictures of the black & the sleeve patch after I pointed out that there are more than 48 hours until the auction ends:

[cohibasmoker]

Nope...it's a bogus MLB jersey. The collar tag font isn't consistent with Wilson Mets road gamers of the era, and the Wilson tag is a 1979-86 design on an alleged 1973 jersey. AVOID!!

Dave Miedema

Here are some 1973 jerseys to consider.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-New-Yor...#ht_720wt_1059


Jim