More Mastro Controversy? Jordan Shooting Shirt

[Eric]

To confirm a point and add another

Mastro submitted the Jordan jersey directly to MEARS

There is also a Ted Williams jersey in the current Mastro auction that Mastro submitted to MEARS which was deemed unable to authenticate.

That one is still being sold in the live auction, but the difference between that and the Jordan shirt is, in the item description for the Williams- it is acknowledged that MEARS had problems with the shirt.

There is no mention of the alterations on the Jordan or the MEARS rejection.

http://www.mastroauctions.com/index....t&CurrentRow=1

[Eric]

Another note-

MEARS summaries the Williams jersey by saying

"In summary, due to the manufacture of the sleeves, application of the chainstitching, and additionally noted irregularities, MEARS was unable to authenticate this jersey as a 1954 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox road jersey. The set in sleeves and two hole buttons were more consistent with pre 1940 Red Sox road jerseys which did not match the 1954 year tag on this jersey and predated the year this jersey was supposedly issued to Ted Williams.

Final Grade: Unable to Authenticate"

in the Mastro description of the Williams jersey it reads, "By MEARS' own acknowledgment, a discovery of photographic matching, in tandem with the provenance in the jersey's favor—originality, McAuliffe's documented instances of variations, and collarbone-resultant adjustments—would be grounds for MEARS authentication."

Does that even mean anything? If I submitted a #2 Yankees jersey with "Jeter" on a nameplate on the back, MEARS would call it "Unable To Authenticate" but I could say the same thing. If I was able to unearth a photo of Jeter playing in a jersey like this, that would be ground for MEARS authentication. This is a ridiculous thing to say. MEARS came up with reason after reason of why the Williams jersey didn't match exemplars. But Mastro seems to be spinning it, suggesting "But if a photo of this DID exist, it would be the real deal, right?"
What???? Really???