NBA Finals jerseys

[mbenga28]

Re: NBA Finals jerseys

hi sportscentury, enclosed is the link to Kobe's road jersey from Game 1 of last year's Finals (this was also worn in Game 2 as well).

http://auctions.nba.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=&prmenbr=51136034&aunbr=95196278

because of Kobe's performance in Game 1 his best in any Finals games he's played in thus far, and if the Lakers go on to win the title, I wouldn't be surprised to see the gold home jersey sell for at least 25,000.00$ USD.

[mbenga28]

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please also review this completed auction when you have a moment sportscentury.

http://auctions.nba.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?aunbr=95343790&prrfnbr=94997080&prmenbr=51136034

[sportscentury]

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Mbenga: Holy cow. Those are some serious winning bids. If the home Kobe from last year sold for $25,020, then even your prediction for this year's home Kobe may be a good bit low. Mine will likely be blown out of the water ($15,000 seems like a silly prediction after seeing last year's prices).

By the way, I have what is likely a stupid question for you: How do you find NBA Auctions from that far back? I often click on the "Recently Sold Items" icon, but it doesn't seem to go but a couple of months back. How do you find NBA Auctions from years past? Thanks in advance for the help. You can email me at rgf2@hotmail.com if you prefer.

[sox83cubs84]

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The Lakers are wearing the Sunday home whites in Game 2.

Dave M.
Chicago area

[rmsportsfan]

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The Kobe jersey is already at $10K+ and to think that the high rollers have not entered their bids yet. They usually arrive when the auction is about to end.

I have predicted before the jerseys were posted that the Kobe jersey will go for $35K this year.

[mbenga28]

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By the way, I have what is likely a stupid question for you: How do you find NBA Auctions from that far back? I often click on the "Recently Sold Items" icon, but it doesn't seem to go but a couple of months back. How do you find NBA Auctions from years past? Thanks in advance for the help. You can email me at rgf2@hotmail.com if you prefer.

sportscentury, you can just google the terms, usually I put in "NBA Auctions" and the player name/year/event. Unfortunately, not all listings from way back are available, I was trying to look for some of the 2007 NBA Finals jerseys final prices but haven't come up with any hits. Most if not all the Finals jerseys from last year should be on search engines though. Hope this helps!

[sportscentury]

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sportscentury, you can just google the terms, usually I put in "NBA Auctions" and the player name/year/event. Unfortunately, not all listings from way back are available, I was trying to look for some of the 2007 NBA Finals jerseys final prices but haven't come up with any hits. Most if not all the Finals jerseys from last year should be on search engines though. Hope this helps!

Thank you. I thought maybe I was missing a search mechanism on NBA Auctions (I wish the website made all previous auctions available).

[BarryMeisel]

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Hi everybody,

Just a reminder that the Game 3 jerseys (LA Lakers purple, Orlando white) have just gone up for auction at auctions.nba.com. Auction ends Thursday, June 25.

Good luck in the bidding everybody,

Barry

[mbenga28]

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Hi Barry,

I'm interested in bidding on one of the Lakers road jerseys from Game 3, do you know if the letter from NBA Entertainment and MeiGray will state the final score of the game? Thank you.

[mbenga28]

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I was just viewing this photo on the NBA's official Facebook page and they had a photo of Kobe's Game 1 jersey on display:



why is the MeiGray security tagging in this photo below the jocktag, whereas the Kobe jersey on NBA Auctions the tagging is above?

[mbenga28]

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I apologize for not reviewing before submitting the post, I meant to say the NBA Store's official Facebook page.

[skinsfan0521]

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Obviously Barry is the one who would have the real answer for this, but my guess would be that the display that is on their facebook page doesn't necessarily have to be the actual game 1 jersey. It's hard to read the writing in this picture, but it looks like it's basically an ad to tell people to go to nba auctions to buy Kobe's game 1 worn jersey... but not saying that the one in the picture is that specific jersey.

Just my guess...

[worldchamps]

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$15,000....$5,000....$100,000

it doesnt matter, jtnbafan is going home with all of them.

I think prices for these jerseys have been going really low, and it is bc people realize you just cant win and are not bidding.

[nickacs]

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I agree that it might be an ad, maybe from last year's NBA Finals showing the Game 1 jersey where the tags where below the size tagging.
But likewise, Barry is the only one who will know for sure

[BarryMeisel]

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Hi everybody,

Just saw this thread, and the answer is none of the above.

Actually, the jersey in the NBA Team Store is the exact jersey, as Kobe wore it.

The picture of the Kobe jersey was taken before Kobe wore it, since we had to prepare for the auction that began at tipoff.

Due to severe time constraints (jerseys are not prepared until the Finalists are determined and we have very little time to get them from adidas, photograph them, tag them, and get them to the teams), the tag Kobe was laid on top of the jock tag for the photograph.

The tag was sewn in by our seamstress AFTER the photo, and the tags were sewn below the jock tags. If you look closely at the photos, you can see that the tag number is the same in the NBA Auction Photo and in the NBA Storefront window.

NBA and MGG program directors carried the entire set directly out of Staples Center after Game 1 and out of Amway Arena after Game 3. The jerseys went directly to NBA and MGG offices, and the Kobe took a detour at the NBA Store.

The Game 1 auction ends tonight. Good luck everybody.

Barry