I was always more annoyed with the liberal use of the term "team issued" than game-used. At least the majority of the game-used labelled items were at some point in the player or team possession. Then you can use your own judgement as to condition or degree it was used,

Too many "sellers" are interpreting team issued as to meaning "like the player would wear". Putting game accurate (or sort of game accurate) decals on a Riddell helmet at my kitchen table does not make it Team Issued since the "team" never possessed it. Yet I see this term used to inaccurately and misleadingly describe these objects. Some sellers seem to make their livings passing homemade things off as team issued to individuals that don't understand.