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02-21-2014, 11:18 PM #1
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How lazy are MLB auth. getting?
So what do you make of this authentication? This is really sad, but do you blame the team, the authenticator, or MLB? How can they classify this as game used......they obviously didn't see it come off his back in Dec., which game?, WHO?, when?, where?...... I hope this is not an indication of where MLB Authentication is headed. Yet, some teams do a fantastic job of authenticating. Wouldn't this have to be an "issued" jersey at best?
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02-21-2014, 11:57 PM #2
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Re: How lazy are MLB auth. getting?
I know exactly what you mean. I just picked up a Salty bat that has this MLB Holo on it, but I went through every at-bat of the post season and it wasn't used during the playoff run.
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02-22-2014, 05:26 AM #3
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Re: How lazy are MLB auth. getting?
Danger,
Maybe they meant with post season items as in items authenticated post season?
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02-22-2014, 07:53 AM #4
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Re: How lazy are MLB auth. getting?
Based on what I've been told by multiple team reps, the authentications of game used items after the fact- and in some cases months after the fact- are based on covert markings on the item at the time they were used. In many cases these items were also used in games after they were marked, but can only be officially authenticated as used to the game(s) they were marked. In this case with the Cards jersey, that is a pretty lazy description by the authenticator though, as I'm sure he could have at least put some more info in there- like player name, the game the item was marked etc.
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02-22-2014, 08:07 AM #5
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Re: How lazy are MLB auth. getting?
Here's a great bit of info I got from the Cards about WS jerseys:
"The road jerseys used in WS Game #2 were not used solely for that game. To the best of my knowledge the road jerseys were only authenticated and/or covert marked for authentication following Game #2. We have come across non that were authenticated to any other game, including Game 6."
I have also noticed that some of the Cards' road World Series jerseys from 2013 have the authentication description of being used in the "2014 World Series". Unless they can time travel, this is another simple mistake and easy to correct.
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02-22-2014, 11:23 AM #6
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Re: How lazy are MLB auth. getting?
2014?....us Cardinal fans sure hope that is prophetic! Wonder what the process is for getting a correction? Who do you contact?
And why only auth after game 2? I'm really surprised at the lack of jerseys and bats authenticated for this years WS. Honestly, I have not seen one bat. Has anyone else? What about batting helmets? All of the road playoff Cards jerseys had auth, but it wasn't in the system when they were auctioned recently.