Piazza 2001-9-11 jersey on ebay

[TNTtoys]

I have been approached by many collectors about this jersey this past week, and here are my thoughts:

1. David has already covered this point -- the jersey is missing 3 special customization flag tags that I would expect to see: 1" extra body length, 1" sleeve shortening, 1/2" sleeve circumference width added.

2. I am not at all impressed by the light use of this jersey. A good Piazza jersey would show tons more use, and lots of pilling where the catcher's equipment met and rubbed against the poly fabric.

3. The only photos I was able to come across of Piazza on the road in 2001 following 9/11 show him in a gray jersey WITHOUT the 9/11 embroidery. I don't know why this is the case, but can speculate that it was due to the sleeve alterations that Piazza had that no other player on the squad did.

4. I own 2 and have handled other jerseys from the gray road set that the Mets wore post 9/11, and these are some of the most beaten up jerseys I have ever seen. This one doesn't seem to fit the mold.

5. If this was THE post 9/11 road jersey that Piazza wore on field, I would estimate its value at $2,000 - $2,500. You have to ask yourself why a seller would put such a valuable item on ebay of all places (where buyers generally look for huge bargains) and start it at $1.00 with no reserve? To further add to this, the jersey has 40 PRIVATE bids on it and has not even been bid up to a quarter of its value.