Out of curiousity why does JO sports

[Dolphins23]

Baltimore ravens jerseys from 9/11 have the patches removed? Isn't that what makes the jersey unique and an interesting buy? As appose to the NFL auctions ravens 9/11 jerseys having the patch on the left shoulder/chest area? IMO its a really cool patch and NFL auctions kept the patches on all there 9/11 jerseys. Will all of JO sports jerseys have removed patches?

[Tyrcha]

According to the video JO made, the 9/11 patches were taken off by the NFL and not JO. I'm guessing the reason for this was that any jerseys auctioned/sold with the patched still attached would have all the proceeds given to a 9/11 charity. If JO purchased these jerseys from the team and not the NFL directly, the NFL wouldn't get the cash.

[nickacs]

Correct... If you notice the Ravens 9/11 jerseys on NFLAuctions right now, they do have the 9/11 patches still because the proceeds are going to charity.

[kprst6]

IMO, this is why I dislike companies like JoSports. I wish all of the 911 jerseys went to NFL auctions instead of companies like JoSports that have "Auctions" that aren't really auctions and they have reserves set that make them sell for their original retail asking price. It's just bad for the hobby.

[kprst6]

The other argument is, I would much rather have a 9/11 jersey money go toward a 9/11 charity than to a sports memorabilia company like JoSports. If it was a regular jersey, I wouldn't care as much, but for every dollar JoSports gets from these jerseys is a dollar a 9/11 charity doesn't get.

[momen55]

greed, greed, and more greed. and the people get screwed again!

[dcgreg25]

This thread started with a simple question that was answered with the first post. I am going to go ahead and lock the thread as the original poster's question was valid and has been answered. If someone wants to start another thread in General Sports Discussion regarding jersey pricing, charity auctions vs. for-profit companies they they should feel free.

When posting, I try to keep in mind that the stated purpose of this forum is to "bring game used collectors together and help hobbyists educate each other". Does every post have to be groundbreaking in its educational value? No, that is just not realistic. However, I do believe we should try to keep this purpose in mind when we are posting on the forum. Thanks!