Dan Marino Gu Jersry On Ebay! Real?

[nickacs]

Re: Dan Marino Gu Jersry On Ebay! Real?

I second that... Marino jerseys are just like Michael Jordan and Larry Bird '91 jerseys.. Every single major auction house has one and every day on Ebay they are there too. I mean come on.. There's only SO many game worn jerseys from those guys, let alone Marino that you can actually count how many for sure.

I would get my money back, but at the very least if you are going to keep it, I would definitely send to MEARS to get an opinion. But if your going to keep it forever, who cares.. If you looking to sell at some point, it won't or at least it will have to be very cheap.

Hate to say it, but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. I've been dupped with Jordan jerseys, Jeter jersey, AlexR jersey and Barkley '92 olympic all of which I've learned my lessons and scrutinize EVERYTHING I buy game worn. Quite frankly, I don't give a F if the jersey comes from ANY of the major auction houses with their letter or NBA/NFL letters. Means squat. Photomatch is the only way or see it come right off the players back to my hands. Marks, scuffs, etc can easily be added to an NFL jersey, as it's already been documented on here people have done that! Can't stress enough to do your research first before buying and photomatch the heck out of it.

Good luck in whatever you do, but $1800 for a true game-worn Marino doesn't sound right.

[sammy]

Re: Dan Marino Gu Jersry On Ebay! Real?

I had a Mario jersey that I sold 6 years ago. It came with a Dolphins letters and I sold it back then for 4800.00.

[Mulligans]

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Billy....I agree with the guys....send it back fast. You will pay Mears $200 wait 2 months, get no response to you calls or emails and then they will send you a report saying that they were "Unable to Authenticate". I'll do all that for free.

[dbushing1]

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Mr. Mulligan
While I do not work nor make any profit from MEARS authentic, your comments are not correct. If that was the case, there would not be the recorded thousands of jerseys in the data base that any $40 per year member can access. Sure, it is a risk of $200 if the letter comes back with a bad report but the risk , if you are not capable of doing the research yourself, is minimal if the shirt does indeed come back as real and then you have a potential 4-5000 shirt or a profit of 2200-3200 less 200 fee. If you email them about the importance of time with the 30 day rush if not good, it will get done. Once the letter is finished, their money back guarantee offers a life time warranty on the opinion or your money back so your 1800 spent on the Marino is safe. As for unable to authenticate , that usually means not that they cannot identify but there are obvious problems. I have what would be a quarter million dollars worth of jerseys here with Loa's on each, each one purchased as real and all are out right fakes. The persons who issued the letters did not back up the opinion with a refund and here they sit. The original buyers are out hundreds of thousands of dollars for basically worthless shirts. The idea that each shirt should be photo matched works great on modern shirts but what if you have an original 1918 Brooklyn Dodgers jersey of a nobody that is all original. Not having a photo match of that player does not make it a bad shirt. In some cases, examining the patches, style, maker, originality and other aspects of the jersey leave no doubt as to its being real but a photo match may be next to impossible. To the buyer of the Marino, if you think it has a shot and if it comes back legit, you stand to make a pretty penny. If not, you are out $200. You have to ask yourself is it worth the risk. David Bushing

[karamaxjoe]

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Is there a place I can send it that could authenticate it? Can you get a game used jersey authenticated? Thanks for all of your help everyone!!

Why would you take an $1800.00 gamble on something you appear to know little about?

[trsent]

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So I got the Marino jersey in the mail today. Considering what it is, it was thrown in a bag with a cheap looking "COA". Luckily there is a money back guarentee on this guys site! Anyway, the jersey does have a lot of game use looking marks on it, but it is still kind of hard to tell. I'm thinking about sending it to MEARS or some place like that to see what they have to say about it, even though they want to charge something like $200 to look at it. Any advice?

Call MEARS and tell them you need to have a rush job and be sure they can do it. I'd gamble $200.00 for a MEARS letter if you may have found a great steal of a deal. Also, check with eBay and PayPal to be sure how much time eBay Buyer Protection is valid for. I believe it is 45 or 60 days, but don't get caught taking too much time and lose your ability to use their protection service if the item comes back questionable.

The price of the jersey you paid doesn't make it not as advertised as many on here have stated. It does raise suspicions why a genuine jersey would sell for so much below market, but that doesn't mean the jersey is not genuine.

[Jags Fan Dan]

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The problem I have is, a dealer accepted $1,800 for the jersey as a best offer. He didn't get hung out to dry on a poor auction performance. He's either desperate for cash, generous as Santa, or passing along a questionable jersey.

[ivo610]

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I feel like if you post several pictures on here (tagging, close up of name plate, turn jersey inside out, any wear, ect) you can get an opinion just as good as any authenticator.

[Jags Fan Dan]

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I feel like if you post several pictures on here (tagging, close up of name plate, turn jersey inside out, any wear, ect) you can get an opinion just as good as any authenticator.

I would say better than any authenticator.

[Mulligans]

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Dave....I think you may have missed the point of my post.

Just a few important items not to overlook:

1. The Buyer is new to collecting GU and has asked many of us our opinion on the Marino and many other Jerseys over the last few weeks. He is trying to learn and we are trying to help him out so that he doesn't make a big mistake on one of his first GU Jerseys. I believe that he may have misinterpreted our suggestions and went ahead and purchased the Marino.

2. The Seller has sold 1000's of Jerseys and his name has surfaced on the forum in a negative light on more than one occasion. It would not surprise me if one of his items (that he sold for way below market) came back with a below average score from Mears.

3. Mears has been discussed on this forum from time to time as having poor customer service....long delays....and being non responsive to their customers. Unfortunately, that was also my experience on more than one occasion.

I would not personally recommend that Billy roll the dice on this one and hope that he gets lucky? He is asking for suggestions and personally I think the facts "speak for themself". Some of us are suggesting that he return the Jersey and find something better as his first GU Jersey.

Jeff

[trsent]

Re: Dan Marino Gu Jersry On Ebay! Real?

Dave....I think you may have missed the point of my post.

Just a few important items not to overlook:

2. The Seller has sold 1000's of Jerseys and his name has surfaced on the forum in a negative light on more than one occasion. It would not surprise me if one of his items (that he sold for way below market) came back with a below average score from Mears.

Jeff

Jeff, I didn't see anywhere in this thread discussing the seller's credibility. Can you please find links about the seller's past issues? I didn't even look at the seller, but this point is the first time I have seen anyone questioning the seller for selling thousands of jerseys and negative comments about the seller until your post earlier today.

Please elaborate and find some links about the seller to educate the buyer of this jersey.

[Mulligans]

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I believe the seller is blue chip sports......enter those three words on the search tab above and evaluate them as you see fit.......I hate to beat up sellers but if it quacks like a duck?........?

[legaleagle92481]

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my opinion return the jersey. 200 is alot to gamble. buying cheap stuff from those in the business of selling goods of that kind looking to strike gold is like buying lotto tickets, theres a tiny chance you could win but 99.999% of the time your just tossing your money away. price doesnt automatically make something fake but when buying from a dealer stuff gotten dirt cheap ususally is. especially a rare item that is worth over 2X what you paid for it.

[cohibasmoker]

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I've attached some scans of Dolphin jerseys from 1995 and 1996.

Jim

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[dbushing1]

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I agree that throwing some really good pics of wear, tags , etc on this site and see if it even has a chance, great way to start and save yourself 200. If it looks like it has a shot, then the 200 would probably be well spent as to ultimate retail. If it appears that it has no chance once all the opinions are in, I too would send it back. As to Blue Chip sports, I knew them when they were in Atlanta back in the 1980s and they used to get a lot of great stuff. I have no idea as to what they do currently so I cannot comment on that aspect of where the jersey was sourced. As ot MEARS customer service, I cannot comment as I don't do any work for them. I have generally heard that it is sometimes slow but I know that each piece sent in gets done but again, cannot comment on time frame of service. As to how could a guy sell such a great shirt, if real, at that price, it often depends on what he paid. I once bought a 1930 Hack Wilson all original home jersey, RBI season, for $95. Flea market dealer, he priced it, and I bought it on second day of show. He stated he had been offered 85 but would not sell for a penny less than his listed price and then he even told me it was Hack Wilson so it does happen. I am sure there are many others out there who have had a similar experience. David Bushing