Worst butchering of Mark McGwire's name... ever.

[dcrules01]

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[jppopma]

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Andrew, Be careful posting that you got good deals on auctions that were posted with wrong spellings. Certain people on here will rake you over the coals for that. LOL. We really should all be able to laugh at the follies of names being spelled wrong or people selling jerseys that are way far off.

Les; Do you mean to imply by your dyslexia comment, that if someone posted a purple Astros jersey we should not laugh about it because maybe they are color blind? Come on, that would be funny....

[TNTtoys]

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Is that Chone Figgins' jersey?

Nope, that jersey was the claim to fame of Adam Riggs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Riggs

[TNTtoys]

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Perhaps, but the title is still correct.

When the original msg was posted, the title was the same as the description. Looks like it was corrected since (but the description was left alone). No biggie, was only meant for a chuckle.

[Vintagedeputy]

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Hey this ebay seller has come a long way in life.....



You guys just need to

[allstarsplus]

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http://shop.ebay.com/items/__mark-mcguire_W0QQLHQ5fIncludeSIFZ1QQ_flnZ1QQ_fromfsbZQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em283

There are currently 219 listings under Mark McGuire. Amazing that 219 listings from sellers that own these items (unless some are consigned) that can't spell this man's name correctly.

[ndevlin]

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Perhaps, but the title is still correct.

[metsmetsmets]

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"MARK McGUIEW"


It's an uncorrected typo. Here's some of what probably happened:

The last "W" should be an "E". The "E" and "W" keys are adjacent on a QWERTY keyboard.

The next to last character --"E"-- should be an "R". Those two keys are also adjacent.

The "I" is correct insofar as it is the second from last character. (McGwire)

Bingo! If the person listed the same spelling in the title as well, that would be one thing, but this was just a simple mistake. Really not a big deal and I really dont think its pathetic or lazy either.

Yes, but now playing Devil's Advocate, the "U" in McGUIEW suggests that the ebay seller intended to write McGUIRE instead of McGWIRE.

[ndevlin]

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"MARK McGUIEW"


It's an uncorrected typo. Here's some of what probably happened:

The last "W" should be an "E". The "E" and "W" keys are adjacent on a QWERTY keyboard.

The next to last character --"E"-- should be an "R". Those two keys are also adjacent.

The "I" is correct insofar as it is the second from last character. (McGwire)

Bingo! If the person listed the same spelling in the title as well, that would be one thing, but this was just a simple mistake. Really not a big deal and I really dont think its pathetic or lazy either.

[spartakid]

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BUT...for every rule, there is the exception. Imagine what this bad boy would sell for in an auction if it were to surface... (though rumor/legend has it that the club destroyed it after the game)

Is that Chone Figgins' jersey?

[spartakid]

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NO!! That was on the nameplate. Probably one of the error jerseys they sell for 50% price.

Oh, ok, I thought you were talking about an auction listing.

[metsmetsmets]

Re: Worst butchering of Mark McGwire's name... ever.

"MARK McGUIEW"


It's an uncorrected typo. Here's some of what probably happened:

The last "W" should be an "E". The "E" and "W" keys are adjacent on a QWERTY keyboard.

The next to last character --"E"-- should be an "R". Those two keys are also adjacent.

The "I" is correct insofar as it is the second from last character. (McGwire)

[allstarsplus]

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When I was trying to collect every Mark McGwire card and ticket stub from the 1998 season, I found some of the most common incorrect spellings of McGwire's name was Mark McQwire and Mark McGuire and Mark Maguire and Marc McGwire. Since these items often were bid on with the incorrect spelling, I wondered if people were finding these items by incorrectly putting the name in the "Search" function or purposely trying the other spellings as a strategy like I was.

I was putting together the Topps 70 HR set and the 70 HR ticket set so some of these would show up under the incorrect spellings and typically lower prices.

Just to test my theory today, look at all the items under McQwire and then think back to 1998 when there were 100's under this incorrect spelling:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=mcqwire&_sacat=See-All-Categories

[TNTtoys]

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BUT...for every rule, there is the exception. Imagine what this bad boy would sell for in an auction if it were to surface... (though rumor/legend has it that the club destroyed it after the game)

[TNTtoys]

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NO!! That was on the nameplate. Probably one of the error jerseys they sell for 50% price.

I have had a couple of error jerseys, but found out that there really is no market for them (like error cards) because anyone can go to the local customizer and ask for a purposely mispelled name on the back. FYI, I had a Seattle Mariners "GRIFFEFY" jersey (extra "F") and a Cardinals McGuire jersey (U instead of W). Neither sold for more than $50 to my recollection. This is probably going back a good 10 years or so.

I also get a laugh from ebay sellers that misspell the player's last name when it's right there on the actual jersey that they are selling and have just photographed. If that's not the epitome of laziness, I don't know what is.