Anybody wear any of your game worn items?

[xpress34]

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Man, you guys that wear out you GU jersey are sick!!!!! Leave them in the display where they belong!!! I am out here, going to take my Ichiro GU bat down to the batting cages and hit balls!!! Yea Right, No way in hell I would do that.

I Really think if you bought it, its yours to do as you please...But wearing it wouldn't be my cup of tea.... FLAUNT IT IF YOU GOT IT!!!!

Jeter -

I'm sure you meant it sarcastically, but taking a GU Bat to the Batting Cage or for that matter playing Catch with a Historic GU Ball and wearing a GU Jersey in my house is like comparing Apples to Oranges.

Maybe if I was putting on a GU jersey to go eat spaghetti or something, I could understand the argument more - or as someone else said, if I was wearing a high end GU jersey to the mall or something... but guys going off about wearing a GU jersey in general - while I respect your opinion and choice - I don't get the getting all worked up over a $50, $100 or even $200 GU jersey... I mean a decent Authentic would cost me more than that... why wouldn't I spend LESS $$$ for a cheap Gamer to wear?

Like usual, just my .02...

All the best -

Chris

[TriplexXxSports]

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[quote=xpress34;122011]Gingi -


I totally agree with you.

As I said earlier, YES, I have put on every GU jersey I have owned at least once - not necessarily worn it out of the house - but I did want to feel what it was like to have it on.


....Doesn't everyone? Now, I am a fairly BIG guy and although most of my GU will not fit me, it is a pleasure to have that boyhood moment to see what it is like to feel like a pro. I was able to get into a Packers gamer of mine (52), even though it was tight, but for that small moment in time, I felt like a kid again. I just wish I could get into my PRIZED Hester, Urlacher, or Forte gamers. That would bring a feeling of great joy to a lifelong Bears fan.

It's your jersey and your money, wear it proud, or display its beauty!

[jonincleve]

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quick story, my 12 year old nephew was coming over a couple years ago. he wanted to go play baseball at a diamond close by. i had just broken my aluminum bat that week. when i told him we had a bag of baseballs but no bat, he says uncle john what about all those wooden bats you have. hmnnn what to do? why not....i collect buddy bell, i have 15 or so of his bats. so i picked out a solid s2 louisville slugger that i paid roughly $50 for and took it over to the field. actually it was pretty cool,by the time we left, we had 2 adults and 4 kids using a 'major leaguers' baseball bat. zach and i used that bat all summer long until some uncle who shall remain nameless couldn't handle an inside pitch and broke it.

now in the above case my bat, i broke it and it will never see the hobby again. i also wear some of my jerseys to ballgames and the national etc... if i ever sell one i would mention i wore it but it still does not take away the fact the buddy bell wore it also. anybody else use some piece of equipment in your collection knowing you are not getting rid of it.

take care
john

[David]

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My friend won a Houston Astros game worn coach's jacket with the specific intention of giving it to his brother as a jacket to wear around. As a coach's jacket he got it at a price fair for a new jacket at the store.

[jppopma]

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I am in the group that has no problem wearing a low end jersey around myself. Like someone said, you can often get them cheaper that an authentic jersey. That being said, these are low end (under $100) and not ones I am looking to sell. When it comes time to it, I guess that I would have no problem making mention of that. If someone had a jersey that you wanted and admitted to wearing it, would it really be a dealbreaker?

As for the "pristine" hands off collectors...quit kidding yourselves! Do you really think that any jersey that you buy has not been worn or tried on by someone other than the player? Yes, it could be the seller but there are many other people that have their chances as well. Clubhouse assistant, bat boy, or other team employee could try it on within the team level. Most anytime I have seen teams that sell their own game used uniforms at the game, they have them out on a rack -- and you guessed it, there is Joe Blow trying that jersey on for size right there at the game. The list could go on an on. The point is that its not a realistic expectation.

Along the lines of that expectation, how far do people go? Do you only handle the jersey with white gloves? It's just as likely to get dirty from your hands than by wearing it here or there! I can see that on some museum pieces, but maybe I don't understand since I don't own many that are that quality.

Finally, for those who like to keep them just as they were taken off the player.....you can keep that funky nasty stuff to yourself.....EWWW!

[suave1477]

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The jerseys I wear are likely to earn $60-150 from any resale, in the best of markets. If I ever sell one, it will be described correctly and I am sure that at that price, the buyers will be looking to do much the same as I did with it (unless there are people looking for specific, cup-of-coffee players jerseys, and if so, they would be difficult enought to find, that if a little Chris-sweat causes me to lose my meager investments..I will be surprised.

I was just making an example of a possible reason you might sell a Jersey I was hoping you and others would understand that.

My point is even if the person is a common player no matter who he is!!!

There may be a collector out there for that Jersey and lets say you have it, but to you he was just a common player.

Here I come along and I am looking for that Jersey, maybe it was my uncle, maybe it was a brother, maybe it was just a hometown favorite.

Are you actually gonna tell me it's a game used Jersey and also worn by you for the past year when you went shopping or took your car out to get washed????????

LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID HERE, NOW I KNOW WHO NOW TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH TO BUY THINGS FROM!!!

[cigarman44]

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I was just making an example of a possible reason you might sell a Jersey I was hoping you and others would understand that.

My point is even if the person is a common player no matter who he is!!!

There may be a collector out there for that Jersey and lets say you have it, but to you he was just a common player.

Here I come along and I am looking for that Jersey, maybe it was my uncle, maybe it was a brother, maybe it was just a hometown favorite.

Are you actually gonna tell me it's a game used Jersey and also worn by you for the past year when you went shopping or took your car out to get washed????????

LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID HERE, NOW I KNOW WHO NOW TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH TO BUY THINGS FROM!!!

I have never wore any of my jerseys (Im like a size 42 anyways ). I think it's funny that people like Suave think nobody has wore the jerseys that he owns. I would say 80 percent of the jerseys on the market that don't come directly from the team has been worn by someone else at some point.

[ndevlin]

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Dont sweat it suave, I feel the same way as you.

And as far going out to a local park and grabbing one of your game used bats to hit a few balls around is the dumbest thing Ive ever heard.

I was kidding with someone the other day about taking our bats out and hitting a few, and to hear someone actually doing it......speechless.

Sure, you own the item, you do whatever you want with it. Will you keep it forever like you say you will? Nope. Then when you sell it, will you say you wore it to all your home games? Changed your kids diapers? Nope, I havent seen one sellers description stating that. It doesnt happen.

Wearing a jersey around or taking a few cracks from your gamers is like calling a bat a piece of lumber. And someone that does that doesnt appreciate the hobby, nor should be in it.

[jonincleve]

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nate i respectfully disagree. i did not take a bat and use it as 'lumber'. i took a bat that my boyhood idol used and i used it for it's intended purpose. i understood what i was doing, i am pretty sure buddy bell would have approved of us going outside playing baseball vs sitting inside playing halo on the computer. the kids who used the bat to take batting practice got to use a bat a major league player used. actually they had never used a wooden bat before and only knew the ping of aluminum. same as taking out a 4 fingered glove and trying to field ground balls, to me that is teaching the game to today's youth. showing someone how it was done in the past and trying to get them involved in the sport i love.

the question is where do you draw the line and why do you collect?

would i take a hank aaron bat out for bp, no. would i take a game issued bat out to bp to make it 'game used', would never even consider it. i collect to enjoy it.

suave1477 you do not have to buy anything from me in the future, that is your right as a collector. with this hobby you have to know who you can trust. i will tell you that i am honest and i do respect the game and my collectibles and will always try to do the right thing.

i enjoy my collection and for full disclosure to the collecting community please do not buy the following items

buddy bell colorado rockies purple coaches jersey+white pinstripe coaches jersey, cleveland indians 1995 blue alt coaches jersey and grey coaches jersey. all of the above currently belong in my collection and are size 50 or 52. the have all been worn by me and washed with tide. there is also a buddy bell s2 bat broken in half that will be turned into a lamp someday.

take care
john

[nyjetsfan14]

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And someone that does that doesnt appreciate the hobby, nor should be in it.

While I have never worn/used or would never consider wearing/using any of my collection I would not be so full of myself to say that somebody who felt or did things differently should not be "in" the hobby. To each their own and a person who spends their hard earned money on such an item may use/enjoy said item as they see fit. Just because I don't do it the same way doesn't make it wrong or right.

[suave1477]

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I have never wore any of my jerseys (Im like a size 42 anyways ). I think it's funny that people like Suave think nobody has wore the jerseys that he owns. I would say 80 percent of the jerseys on the market that don't come directly from the team has been worn by someone else at some point.

I never said I don't think anyone does it I am not that naive, but I am a bit surprised to see how many say they do, do it. and to them it's nothing or no big deal.

To me every little piece no matter how common player or superstar it is to the hobby it's a thread in our past time. and it is being altered by someone wearing it to the local grocery store or to get there oil changed on there car.

I have much more passion for the game than to treat a piece of it no matter how little it is as just a common player jersey.



To the member who used the bat for kids for batting practice - all you had to do was buy a store model major leaguers bat from your local Sport store, wouldnt have made that much of a difference to the kids

As far as the same member making the comment about knowing who you can trust. Again I repost the question to you and to everyone else who has yet to answer my question.
Are you gonna tell me if I was interested in buying the buddy bell bat from you, that not only did he use it, that you let a bunch of little kids use it for batting practice?????

Now since you mentioned being honest and I am sure your going to mention that fact to future customers - I am sure they are going to have the same enthusiasm in buying it.

[ndevlin]

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Thats cool. Everyone has their own opinion. I have mine and Im gunna stick to it. When you wear a game used jersey, or take a few hacks of that game used bat, you're pretty much doctoring that item.

And lets face it, anyone that says they are keeping that item forever is crazy. Things come up. Things happen. People pass. It will get sold eventually.

I guess I see sports memorabilia differently then others.

And I wasnt saying I was full of myself, nor anything I said gave that assumption.

[ndevlin]

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To me every little piece no matter how common player or superstar it is to the hobby it's a thread in our past time. and it is being altered by someone wearing it to the local grocery store or to get there oil changed on there car.

I have much more passion for the game than to treat a piece of it no matter how little it is as just a common player jersey.

Yes, exactly! That is what Im getting at. Thank you Suave.

[jppopma]

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[quote=suave1477;122229]To me every little piece no matter how common player or superstar it is to the hobby it's a thread in our past time. and it is being altered by someone wearing it to the local grocery store or to get there oil changed on there car.


I too am a baseball purist, but lets consider behind the scenes at the hall of fame of all places. Does anyone think that items in a back storage room have not been tried on or swung or worse...and those are some major items!

More classic stories to the "threads of our past"...how about back in the days when a MLB team would use their jerseys, pass them down to the minors, who would pass them down to another school or college, and in the end they would end up being donated to a charity group. I wonder how many restored flannels at one time graced the likes of Johnnie Skidrow or a tribal out hunting lions in his "gamer"???

Everyone has the right to do and buy what they like. Those who are adamently against the guys who wear them around have that right to not buy those items. Sleep well Jonincleve, I doubt they would take a chance of buying anything at all without it coming directly from the team and seeing the player take it off and hand it to them.

[joelsabi]

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there was a auction catalogue which had models wearing game used jerseys they were auctioning off. thought it was peculiar.