Game Used Favre Story in SCD

[indyred]

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This is definitely an interesting piece, and I fully expect more to be coming, just like the Dolphins keep pumping out the game worn Pennington's that seem to be going for about $1,500 each. I really think the first person to pull the trigger on this will set the market...but what are people's thoughts on owning a gamer from one of the best quarterbacks ever, but with the Jets? I would think given he had such an awful year, and what's more important, awful last 5 games of the season, that his performance for the Jets would diminish his game worn value. But then again, it could be the novelty of owning a Favre Jets gamer that makes it worth that much more? Although we know there will probably be, at a minimum, 32 of these floating around. And that doesn't even count the pre-season ones. I'm really surprised to see that this jersey has gotten so high, so quickly. Most of the time, bidders will hold their bids close to the vest, and come out in the last hour or so. That leads me to believe this could go off at an astromical price. Any thoughts on the value of his Jets vs Packers gamers??

I wonder how many of his Jets jerseys will get auctioned off. I think the real interesting ones will be the titan throwbacks. They used them twice and Favre had his career high 6 td pass game in that jersey. Any hardcore Jets fans notice if he did in fact change jerseys at the half of every game? Might be worth researching that from video to see if he did. I think right now their will be a premium paid for his Jets jerseys. Might have some deep pocket Jets fans on the hunt for one and considering the source of NFL auctions people will overpay knowing they are getting it from that source.

[aeneas01]

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i have to say that i just don't understand the appeal of game used items that have been intentionally manufactured and managed for the consumption of the collecting public. imo there is something so disingenuous about the whole thing, something akin to cheating, something that's steeped in greed.

the kicker is it's really ridiculous for me to even give a ratz arse about this given that i would never consider purchasing such an item. but that doesn't keep me from wondering how someone that purchased such an item couldn't help but feel an accomplice to something that's not quite on the up and up.

the classic mean joe greene coke commercial comes to mind - i wonder what sort of impact that commercial would have had if joe tossed the little tyke one of the 28 jerseys he wore that year, one of the 400 jerseys he had worn during his 13 year career?

should be interesting to watch this sort of thing catch on - before long players will changing shirts after every quarter.

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[lund6771]

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i have to say that i just don't understand the appeal of game used items that have been intentionally manufactured and managed for the consumption of the collecting public. imo there is something so disingenuous about the whole thing, something akin to cheating, something that's steeped in greed.

the kicker is it's really ridiculous for me to even give a ratz arse about this given that i would never consider purchasing such an item. but that doesn't keep me from wondering how someone that purchased such an item couldn't help but feel an accomplice to something that's not quite on the up and up.

the classic mean joe greene coke commercial comes to mind - i wonder what sort of impact that commercial would have had if joe tossed the little tyke one of the 28 jerseys he wore that year, one of the 400 jerseys he had worn during his 13 year career?

should be interesting to watch this sort of thing catch on - before long players will changing shirts after every quarter.

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I know what you mean...a big part of collecting for me is the chase...but in this situation you know that its real...hopefully it doesn't get so commercial that the players are wearing a new jersey every quarter, inning, or half....but on the other hand, if they do wear them that often, look at how inexpensive they will become from just basic supply/demand theories

[mvandor]

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BTW, really starting to doubt we'll ever see a follow up on the Favre jersey story, and if that never occurs, THAT would be a great disappointment.

[wideright]

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BTW, really starting to doubt we'll ever see a follow up on the Favre jersey story, and if that never occurs, THAT would be a great disappointment.

I agree. I'm a card collector, really mainly autographs of one particular set, but I do have an interest in owning some game used items in the future. But after reading this article, it got me wondering just how "suckered" into owning supposed "game-used" sports cards we've become, and how legitimate these gu items really are. If the athletes themselves are getting it wrong, how are we to know unless we can pay an investigator to do in-depth research. Scary business.

[mvandor]

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REALLY wondering if this story will ever be properly followed up on???

[trsent]

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REALLY wondering if this story will ever be properly followed up on???

Did you contact SCD to see if they are planning on a follow-up?

[harpt]

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I don't understand what the follow-up would be...has something new happened?

[kingjammy24]

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I don't understand what the follow-up would be...has something new happened?

1) does favre know he was peddling bad shirts? if so, what are his thoughts?

2) how did bad shirts get in front of favre to sign in the first place?

3) what remedies is favre planning for owners of bad shirts with his loa?

nerat's article exposed bad shirts from favre's camp. would the logical follow-up to that be to suss out how it happened? thomasen was supposed to launch an investigation into how it happened. any updates as to that? the follow-up could be bigger than the original story.

rudy.

[harpt]

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I couldn't agree more, and I would guess that Chris (or maybe more likely someone at SCD still) would definately write that story if they could get Favre to talk about it. Heck, for all I know they are trying. I doubt it is easy to get him on the phone though. Especially since there has been no pressure for Brett to "answer" about any of this.

My shock is in the total lack of national coverage this story received...especially since it came during a time when Favre controversy was at a premium. Just the suggestion that Favre may have had a hand in duping collectors...it is the stuff that I would have expected a Jay Glaser type to jump all over.

[mvandor]

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1) does favre know he was peddling bad shirts? if so, what are his thoughts?

2) how did bad shirts get in front of favre to sign in the first place?

3) what remedies is favre planning for owners of bad shirts with his loa?

nerat's article exposed bad shirts from favre's camp. would the logical follow-up to that be to suss out how it happened? thomasen was supposed to launch an investigation into how it happened. any updates as to that? the follow-up could be bigger than the original story.

rudy.

What rudy said.

I don't much believe in coincidences, SCD went from years of fluff pieces to ONE meaningful article, then virtually immediately Nerat is gone. Certainly don't expect SCD to do squat as far as follow up. Not sure Nerat's current employers would want to dedicate his time to doing a follow up piece for them.

But this is a story that deserves an ending.

[harpt]

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Agreed

[trsent]

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What rudy said.

I don't much believe in coincidences, SCD went from years of fluff pieces to ONE meaningful article, then virtually immediately Nerat is gone. Certainly don't expect SCD to do squat as far as follow up. Not sure Nerat's current employers would want to dedicate his time to doing a follow up piece for them.

But this is a story that deserves an ending.

Maybe Chris now has time on his hands to create a follow-up. You should contact him.