Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

[beantown]

Manning Road "Rookie" Jersey currently running in Mastro's Auction...




Manning Home "Rookie" Jersey currently at the Pro Football Hall of Fame...





There is an obvious difference in the nameplate font. I was wondering if forum members who collect Manning jerseys and may have one from 1998 or other Colts jersey from that year, could shed some light on what the nameplate font should look like. It appears that the Mastro Manning's nameplate font is similar to the Colts Reebok era jerseys...thoughts?

[Eric]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

Make sure you send this question to doug allen at mastro. let us know what he says

[gr8soxfan]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

Here are a couple of 1998 cards



Also the proline logo should be on the left sleeve.

[beantown]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

Make sure you send this question to doug allen at mastro. let us know what he says

I sent an email to MEARS....I figured Mastro would default to the authenticator...I'll post response when received...

[hblakewolf]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

Currently on Ebay is another Manning-2006 with a MEARS LOA. Any thoughts?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2006-PEYTON-MANNING-GAME-USED-HOME-JERSEY-MEARS-COA_W0QQitemZ250155923703QQihZ015QQcategoryZ86829QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[Eric]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

MEARS has asked Mastro to pull the Peyton Manning jersey while they do additional research.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/466937/message/1188366383/Lot+%23878+Peyton+Manning+Colts+jersey+in+current+Mastro+Auctions

Nice job by Chris and nice job by MEARS in changing the letter.

Lot #878 Peyton Manning Colts jersey in current Mastro Auctions

August 28 2007 at 10:46 PM Troy R. Kinunen (Login TroyKinunen)A question was posed to us by Chris Arone with respect to lot #878 1998 Peyton Manning road jersey in the current Mastro Auction. A specific question was asked about the font used on the MANNING nameplate.

As part of our evaluation, we checked the current available images of Peyton Manning and found examples of home jerseys in the MEARS database, Getty Images, and the EDGE rookie card. The images of Manning in a white road jersey on Getty were from practice squad games and the nameplates were not applied.

Therefore, MEARS is requesting that Mastro Auctions pull the lot from the auction. Our letter will be ammended to " inconclusive ". I will begin searching for actual game footage from road games which will allow us to examine the nameplates. Any new information will be provided to both Mastro Auctions and posted here.

Thank you Chris for the question and the additional information you provided. A revised letter with the "inconclusive " findings will be provided to Mastro Auctions and this change will be reflected in our online LOO section found in the members area. In addition, we will offer Mastro Auctions a refund for the cost of the letter and we apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused Mastro Auctions and their staff.

Sincerely,


Troy R. Kinunen
MEARS

[kingjammy24]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

"I have a person on my staff who will monitor various game used forums to make sure we are more attentive to issues that arise regarding items in our auction."
- doug allen, aug 2007

the issued was raised on 08/25 and 4 days later the jersey is still currently up for auction. all i can say is that i'm glad that the new measures doug has implemented are clearly working.

rudy.

[sammy]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

Lot Number 878, Peyton Manning 1998 Indianapolis Colts Game Worn Rookie Road Jersey, has been withdrawn due to our inability to absolutely confirm some of the details originally include in the item's description in the catalog. If we are able to confirm authenticity beyond a doubt, we may re-offer the item in another catalog. We appreciate your bidding and hope that you will find other items that peak your interest.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank You

Mastro Auctions Inc

[Eric]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

This information was posted on the mears auction website

Wednesday, August 29th MEARS contacted us and asked us to pull this jersey from the auction so they can perform further evaluation. A few days ago it was brought to our attention that concerns were expressed related to the font on the nameplate, specifically the "G". Since this time the Mastro Staff has researched font styles in order to find an appropriate exemplar. We did find a Rookie era Manning shirt that displayed the same style "G" and had impeccable provenance tying it to Manning. Unfortunately this was a blue home example, which we felt was inconclusive for validating this jersey. At this time we felt it appropriate to withdraw the jersey from the auction so MEARS, Lou Lampson and Mastro Auctions can finalize our evaluation.

[hblakewolf]

Re: Peyton Manning - Mastro Auctions.

This information was posted on the mears auction website

Wednesday, August 29th MEARS contacted us and asked us to pull this jersey from the auction so they can perform further evaluation. A few days ago it was brought to our attention that concerns were expressed related to the font on the nameplate, specifically the "G". Since this time the Mastro Staff has researched font styles in order to find an appropriate exemplar. We did find a Rookie era Manning shirt that displayed the same style "G" and had impeccable provenance tying it to Manning. Unfortunately this was a blue home example, which we felt was inconclusive for validating this jersey. At this time we felt it appropriate to withdraw the jersey from the auction so MEARS, Lou Lampson and Mastro Auctions can finalize our evaluation.

One can honestly believe that MEARS will continue to research this jersey, however, Lampson?

He recently gave the Jordan college warm-up a passing grade when MEARS rejected it, causing the FBI to get involved.

By far, the best joke of the day!

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net