Michael Jordan Game Used Jersey in Mears Auction

[CPuente57]

Any thoughts on this?

http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.co...EARS-Authentic

[MikeA23]

Looks really good.. I think someone on this forum once owned it..

[sox83cubs84]

MEARS has somebody's holy grail here. Great jersey with proper Sand-Knit sizing...MJ didn't go to 46 + 3" until Champion took over the NBA uniform contract.

Dave Miedema

[worldchamps]

Is the year tag in the right spot, all the pictures I found online of other jerseys had the year tag higher and 3 "??

[sportscentury]

Looks really good.. I think someone on this forum once owned it..

The jersey is owned by former GUU member, Stephen Orso. Do you know him?

[nickacs]

Is the year tag in the right spot, all the pictures I found online of other jerseys had the year tag higher and 3 "??

I actually emailed Troy about this over the weekend and he said it's not a problem, as he's seen it all kinds of ways. Although, if you Google search 1989 MJ auction jerseys, you'll get 5 or 6 auctions in the last several years where the +2/+3 has been near the top of the 'Designed' tag. Odd, but I guess it's ok.

Is this from Stephen Orso? He's the one that had the 89 MJ in MEAR's last auction in March and Troy pulled it when I asked him the source. Orso also emailed me several times previously wanting me to buy it after it was pulled. The current jersey is not the same exact jersey, but Troy did say this past weekend that the consignor said the current jersey "originated from a famous person". However, Troy confirmed it did not originate from a famous source, but stated it's still a good piece and that since the auction came up quick, he didn't have time to MEARS grade it.

IMO, if it's from Orso again, I dunno. Vintage sig is nice tho.

Good luck on the bidding! Already $9k!

[Mulligans]

The jersey is owned by former GUU member, Stephen Orso. Do you know him?

Stephen has been trolling the Forum, Ebay etc. for years under multiple emails and Alaises. He likes the high end GU items.

[jordanhigh69]

Interesting! So, the provenance trail is either unknown or the owner/auction house is unwilling to disclose it.....or there are discrepancies on the jersey's "story"? I can tell you one thing I noticed right off the bat about charcateristics of the sig on the jersey that Michael HIMSELF told me personally, but that will be kept between me and MJ, as it was shared in confidence. Can't this jersey be photo-matched with the unique markings found around it? I don't get it.


Steve

[sportscentury]

Stephen has been trolling the Forum, Ebay etc. for years under multiple emails and Alaises. He likes the high end GU items.

Correct -- he has been banned from both GUU and eBay multiple times.

[sportscentury]

I actually emailed Troy about this over the weekend and he said it's not a problem, as he's seen it all kinds of ways. Although, if you Google search 1989 MJ auction jerseys, you'll get 5 or 6 auctions in the last several years where the +2/+3 has been near the top of the 'Designed' tag. Odd, but I guess it's ok.

Is this from Stephen Orso? He's the one that had the 89 MJ in MEAR's last auction in March and Troy pulled it when I asked him the source. Orso also emailed me several times previously wanting me to buy it after it was pulled. The current jersey is not the same exact jersey, but Troy did say this past weekend that the consignor said the current jersey "originated from a famous person". However, Troy confirmed it did not originate from a famous source, but stated it's still a good piece and that since the auction came up quick, he didn't have time to MEARS grade it.

IMO, if it's from Orso again, I dunno. Vintage sig is nice tho.

Good luck on the bidding! Already $9k!

Orso emailed me repeatedly, as well as a friend, trying to get both of us to bid on it. He told us that he consigned it. I trust little of what he says, but that is what he told us.