GFC Lot 159

[jdr3]

Can anyone explain why a fake Ewing autograph would be on a "game used Patrick Ewing Georgetown jersey"?

[lund6771]

I was wondering the same thing!

Ewing was one of my favorite players growing up and was thinking about bidding on this till I read that as well

It may be a good jersey, but I'm not even gonna mess with it if it has a bad autograph...

[kingjammy24]

hiya jim

i'll venture a guess. whoever put the autograph on thought it would boost the value. maybe they figured that if the jersey was worth X amount then they'd make it worth even more with the signature. greed. stupidity.

personally i think a forged autograph slaughters the value of a legit game-used piece unless someone can skillfully remove the autograph.

rudy.

[jdr3]

Hey Rudy-

Great to hear from you! You have the best eye on this forum. Note how the W in Grey Flannel's Ewing is the same height as the right and left portions of the letter. Now note the photos from 1983 & 1984, when GU used this style, and notice that the middle part of the W does not reach that high.

[hblakewolf]

Hey Rudy-

Great to hear from you! You have the best eye on this forum. Note how the W in Grey Flannel's Ewing is the same height as the right and left portions of the letter. Now note the photos from 1983 & 1984, when GU used this style, and notice that the middle part of the W does not reach that high.

Also note the actual positioning of the individual letters on the plate. The Grey Flannel plate has a significantly tighter name (less space between each letter) and the actual air space on all sides of the name plate is less on the Grey Flannel example as compared to those in the photos.

It's crucial, however, to compare photos and evidence from the 1983 season, based on the shirt being attributed to that season.

I'd enjoy having Rudy or any other Forum reader provide additional photos that may provide additional evidence as to the legitimacy of the shirt in question.

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@comcast.net

[lund6771]

can anyone find one pic to match the Grey Flannel jersey?....Just one?

anyone?...anywhere?...or is this another P.O.S

[lund6771]

by the way JDR3 ..great pics

[otismalibu]

The Es are different as well.

Are those twill letters on both?

[otismalibu]

[lund6771]

I wonder if they will pull this thing....any thoughts?...