I was a little bothered when I saw that Zane Burns is selling a Matt Wieters All-Star BP jersey (among many others) as game worn...
So I emailed him...
You're listing is mis-leading...
The jersey your selling is not the field worn version... I won that.
Hunt has always sold the autographed copy of the Jerseys.
Bert
I recieved the response back....
I totally disagree with you-I have been to every all-star game since 1993. Each player is given several of these shirts-Many players use more than one shirt for warm up-Batting practice-Home Run Derby-This lasts for many, many hours-Longer than a game-These shirts came from a MLB Source-right out of the locker room-Maybe you are just trying to protect your own jerseys? Some of these shirts were worn and some were issued to the players-It’s impossible to tell-Based upon a few hours-They are authentic-Money back if not satisfied-Regards-ZanebatsSo I sent...
Dear zanebats,
I am glad you get to go to the games... and I am not trying to protect my jersey... I am a fan thats why I bought mine... and the difference in the MLB authentication...
here is yours...
Session Name: 2011 ALL-STAR GAME WORKOUT DAY AND HOME RUN DERBY
Session Date: July 11, 2011
Autographer: MATT WIETERS
Authenticator: AUTHENTICATORS, INC.
Additional Information: AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR BATTING PRACTICE JERSEY.
here is mine...
Session Name: 2011 ALL-STAR GAME WORKOUT DAY AND HOME RUN DERBY
Session Date: July 11, 2011
Autographer:
Authenticator: AUTHENTICATORS, INC.
Additional Information: AMERICAN LEAGUE BP JERSEY WORN BY MATT WIETERS, ALL-STAR HOME RUN DERBY 2011
Notice "WORN"...
and dont you think the markup is a little extreme... from 250 to 995?(the $250 was the cost at Hunt auctions)... and here is the next response
I understand and know all about them-but there are more than 2-And the players usually wear more than one-MLB authentication makes lots of errors on these(Over the years)-And it’s $995.00 or best offer-Has your been photomatched? ZaneI told him i did photomatch mine...
Is anyone else as bothered by this as I am??... I consider this a few of the cardinal sins of being a collector... 1) misrepresenation of a product 2) gouging a collector to make a huge profit
I have bought items from Zane before, and never had any problems, but I need to call him out on this.
Am I wrong?
So I emailed him...
You're listing is mis-leading...
The jersey your selling is not the field worn version... I won that.
Hunt has always sold the autographed copy of the Jerseys.
Bert
I recieved the response back....
I totally disagree with you-I have been to every all-star game since 1993. Each player is given several of these shirts-Many players use more than one shirt for warm up-Batting practice-Home Run Derby-This lasts for many, many hours-Longer than a game-These shirts came from a MLB Source-right out of the locker room-Maybe you are just trying to protect your own jerseys? Some of these shirts were worn and some were issued to the players-It’s impossible to tell-Based upon a few hours-They are authentic-Money back if not satisfied-Regards-ZanebatsSo I sent...
Dear zanebats,
I am glad you get to go to the games... and I am not trying to protect my jersey... I am a fan thats why I bought mine... and the difference in the MLB authentication...
here is yours...
Session Name: 2011 ALL-STAR GAME WORKOUT DAY AND HOME RUN DERBY
Session Date: July 11, 2011
Autographer: MATT WIETERS
Authenticator: AUTHENTICATORS, INC.
Additional Information: AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR BATTING PRACTICE JERSEY.
here is mine...
Session Name: 2011 ALL-STAR GAME WORKOUT DAY AND HOME RUN DERBY
Session Date: July 11, 2011
Autographer:
Authenticator: AUTHENTICATORS, INC.
Additional Information: AMERICAN LEAGUE BP JERSEY WORN BY MATT WIETERS, ALL-STAR HOME RUN DERBY 2011
Notice "WORN"...
and dont you think the markup is a little extreme... from 250 to 995?(the $250 was the cost at Hunt auctions)... and here is the next response
I understand and know all about them-but there are more than 2-And the players usually wear more than one-MLB authentication makes lots of errors on these(Over the years)-And it’s $995.00 or best offer-Has your been photomatched? ZaneI told him i did photomatch mine...
Is anyone else as bothered by this as I am??... I consider this a few of the cardinal sins of being a collector... 1) misrepresenation of a product 2) gouging a collector to make a huge profit
I have bought items from Zane before, and never had any problems, but I need to call him out on this.
Am I wrong?
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