Mike Mussina - 6 Jerseys hanging...........

[cjmedina1]

First of all I think ball players need to worry about playing the game and stop worrying about changing there jersey every inning or having other players used there bats so they can be sold as game used.Do you think Babe Ruth,Ty Cobb,Joe Jackson,Jackie Robinson was worried about how much there jersey's or bats will sell for after they retire from baseball?PLAY THE GAME!!!!

Carlie Medina III

carliemedinaiii@sbcglobal.net

[BarryMeisel]

Hi everybody,

Given a few comments in this thread, I thought I would provide all you with some insight as to what MeiGray does with its program teams in the Stanley Cup Finals.

I am writing this from Anaheim, where I just left the Senators' dressing room with the White Set 1 Finals jerseys the Ottawa Senators wore in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, a 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

Before the game, I recorded the Sens-MGG inventory numbers that are sewn into every game-worn jersey before they are worn. After the game, I followed the equipment manager into the laundry room and confirmed the numbers.

I will do the same throughout the series, both in Anaheim and Ottawa. These procedures are standard in the Stanley Cup Finals for all NHL-MGG program teams.

MGG program teams wear two sets of homes and two sets of road jerseys in the Stanley Cup Finals. Set 1 home and road are worn until one team reaches three victories. That set is marketed by MGG.

Once one team reaches a potential clinching situation, the program team switches to Finals Set 2, which the team retains (usually to award to the playoffs after the Finals end).

If anybody is interested in a game-worn Stanley Cup Finals Ottawa Senators jersey, feel free to check our website, or contact me. We have a few left that have not yet been pre-ordered.

Thanks,

Barry

[metsbats]

What kind of tracking system does Steiner have. I'm not familiar with it. I assumed they just put their holograms on them. Do the holograms have numbers or codes on them that you can go to their website and get a little bit of info about the piece?

Steiner only started this year putting serial numbers on their holograms. The game used items I've purchased have the numbered hologram on the item and the matching numbered hologram on the LOA. Some of the items also come with a number MLB hologram too thru I have yet to successfully punch up a valid one on the MLB site.

If a player only wears 2 home and 2 road set jerseys like the old days how could a team and Steiner make money during the season. In addition to a player changing jerseys during innings it would be reasonable to assume that the team is instructing the clubhouse personnel to make sure players use as many jerseys so that they can sell more during the season.

David

[reed1216]

hirammanWhat kind of tracking system does Steiner have. I'm not familiar with it. I assumed they just put their holograms on them. Do the holograms have numbers or codes on them that you can go to their website and get a little bit of info about the piece?

On some of the more recent purchases I have made directly from Steiner, there is a code on the upper hologram. The coded hologram is placed on top of the original hologram and has a number assigned to it. This "system" must be rather recent, as only the jerseys I have purchased from them this season have the numbered hologram, in addition to the original holo (1997 road Pettitte jersey, 2006 home Mussina pants and a 2003 road Clemens).

Unfortunately, my Clemens road gamer from 2003 (purchased from their spring auction of this year) has had the tag removed from it (collectors of Yankee gamers from Steiner are aware that Steiner traditionally places their holograms on the tag) and the holgrams were not staying on the jersey. As a result, I put the numbered hologram on the LOA (which already had a matching numbered holgram affixed to it) and placed the original hologram on the back number, where it won't fall off as easily.

Point being, there is a numbering system in place, but it remains to be seen if there is a population report of when these jerseys were worn and for how long. I haven't seen anything on their website that would indicate that such a system is in place.

MeiGray has such a system and it eliminates the guesswork. I have seen several shirts sold, where the interested parties had a statistical breakdown of how the player performed while wearing a specified jersey. I can't imagine it getting any better than that and I am surprised that more companies have not implemented a similar tracking system to what Barry described in his post.

[TNTtoys]

What kind of tracking system does Steiner have. I'm not familiar with it. I assumed they just put their holograms on them. Do the holograms have numbers or codes on them that you can go to their website and get a little bit of info about the piece?

Steiner pieces originally just had their logo hologram, however, they have changed their practice for the better. New items that come through their system have numbered holograms with the matching numbered hologram affixed to the LOA. Definitely a step in the right direction!