So, long story short, a questionable (and IMHO, that's putting it lightly) business practice was brought to my attention today by the business itself. Before I fly off the handle and possibly overreact, I would like to solicit opinions from the community. I would like to know what you all think.

Here's the story. I purchased two jerseys last week. One was a vintage "team issued" jersey, the other a vintage game used jersey. They arrived last night. I knew one was "team issued" when I purchased it. I was told by the seller that the other was game used. When I examined the jerseys, I noticed that the game used jersey exhibited no wear whatsoever. When I questioned the seller as to why the game used jersey exhibited no wear, I received the following explanation: "I don't know why there isn't much wear, but it was purchased with the name on the back along with all the other worn jerseys. The ones I mark as team issued were all originally blank with no names and we had the official printer put names on the back of those jerseys."

What do you guys think about this explanation?

To me, the jersey I purchased as game used is really "team issued," and the jersey I purchased as "team issued" is, well I don't know what to call it. When the seller purchased it, it was a blank jersey (He seems to imply that the blanks had numbers on them, but no names) that he sent to a printer to have the name added. I guess I thought the team issued jersey had the name added by the team in preparation for use by the player if needed. Maybe that was a bad assumption on my part, but this whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I paid via paypal so I am protected, but I wanted to know what you guys thought. I don't want opinions about whether I should return the jerseys (I think the answer is fairly obvious and I am leaning towards returning), rather I was looking for thoughts on what defines team issued, and whether or not what I described above constitutes some sort of fraud or shady business practice on the part of the seller, or is what the seller did something common and accepted by the game worn community.

I have done my best to describe the situation, but I can re-clarify if necessary. Thanks. Alan