1989 Rose jacket. Opinions?

[kingjammy24]

Howard? Anyone?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=8747130170


thanks,
Rudy.

[both-teams-played-hard]

Aren't Cal Ripken's limo driver and Pete Rose's house painter authenticators for Grey Flannel?

[Swoboda4]

As I said in member huston-street's similar thread,b-e-collectibles is back. This is another example of an item they're offering that needs examining. They never before posted where they got an item from on e-bay. Now that they're doing so let's at least applaud that. It's not impossible for Rose to bargain a bill with giving an item. He could have very well given the person the jacket, but taking Rose's word for it(that it's game used) is almost funny if not sad. I personally hope b-e-collectibles re-establish themselves. Since they're kind of impersonal/gruff to communicate with (they never leave feedback on e-bay,but obviously enjoy all the postive feedback that helps their business. They once left feedback to a buyer who asked by writing something like:Good sale,you happy now?)we would need any information from members who have dealt with them since they're not going to help themselves in this regard. They do sell good items.

[kingjammy24]

"Since they're kind of impersonal/gruff to communicate with.."

Hahaha, sounds like almost every dealer I've dealt with!
(Technically, I don't think you can really call yourself a dealer until you've acheived a level of "impersonal gruffness" that makes Willie Mays, Albert Belle, and Barry Bonds look like a group you'd want to cuddle with).

With one exception: Dennis at Sports Warehouse. Good lord that man is a cut above. You can 'kick tires' all day long and he'll happily provide every single detail he possibly can. Curious about the wear on a jersey? He'll send you pictures of every single thing he can spot on it. Close ups, different angles, descriptions. Never met a dealer like that.

Here's a typical experience with me and 99.9% of the dealers out there:

Me: Hi, can you tell me what sort of use this jersey shows and where it came from?

Dealer: Dunno. It looks good. Tax is 8.25%.

Me: Right. Is there any pilling? puckering? stains?

Dealer: I said it looks good.

1 week later, after receiving the jersey..

Me: Hi. This jersey had a number change, is missing a name, and has a family of wasps nesting in the armpit. You forgot to mention that.

Dealer: You didn't ask. Besides, the wasps were there when I bought the jersey so I'm not responsible.

Actually that's not quite right; most dealers would never provide such a lengthy, detailed response.

Rudy.