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An ebay seller has just listed a few dozen minor league Mets shirts on ebay for big bucks, purporting that they are in fact game used major league Mets jerseys of such stars as Mike Piazza, Al Leiter, Rickey Henderson, etc. Trouble is, they are not.
From what I can assess, these are nothing more than minor league shirts. The only commonality with the major league team is the fact that some of the numbers on the shirts were shared by the players on the big league club; in some cases (but definitely not the majority of), the sizes.
For example, the road jerseys listed have:
1. No NOB (the MLB Mets have always had a NOB on every road jersey since the 1970s)
2. A Mets logo which was never worn by the MLB Mets on field.
3. Wrong color scheme on the lettering for a 1998 jersey.
4. Minor league sleeve patches (which the seller does explain).
5. Wrong sizes for the named players, and wrong (or lack of) customizations (i.e. the "Mike Piazza" jersey is a 44 with no length added).
6. Wrong manufacturer for the jerseys of this era.
The jerseys apparently come with a letter stating that the jerseys are originally from the New York Mets. I cannot see how this is possible, being that the Mets never used this style jersey.
As Mets minor league shirts generally run from $50-100, the asking price for this batch of jerseys (at $200-$800) is far beyond their value.
I have emailed the seller with these concerns, and will post any responses I receive.
An ebay seller has just listed a few dozen minor league Mets shirts on ebay for big bucks, purporting that they are in fact game used major league Mets jerseys of such stars as Mike Piazza, Al Leiter, Rickey Henderson, etc. Trouble is, they are not.
From what I can assess, these are nothing more than minor league shirts. The only commonality with the major league team is the fact that some of the numbers on the shirts were shared by the players on the big league club; in some cases (but definitely not the majority of), the sizes.
For example, the road jerseys listed have:
1. No NOB (the MLB Mets have always had a NOB on every road jersey since the 1970s)
2. A Mets logo which was never worn by the MLB Mets on field.
3. Wrong color scheme on the lettering for a 1998 jersey.
4. Minor league sleeve patches (which the seller does explain).
5. Wrong sizes for the named players, and wrong (or lack of) customizations (i.e. the "Mike Piazza" jersey is a 44 with no length added).
6. Wrong manufacturer for the jerseys of this era.
The jerseys apparently come with a letter stating that the jerseys are originally from the New York Mets. I cannot see how this is possible, being that the Mets never used this style jersey.
As Mets minor league shirts generally run from $50-100, the asking price for this batch of jerseys (at $200-$800) is far beyond their value.
I have emailed the seller with these concerns, and will post any responses I receive.
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