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    When you think of the dozens of photoshoot jerseys worn by the players at events its not hard to sometimes have duplicates of similar patches.

    I read an article, not too long ago, where a NHL rookie talked about having a photo shoot where he was asked to put on jersey after jersey after jersey. He said he only wore each jersey for less than a minute, but the rep. told him he needed to actually "wear" the jersey for it to have any legitimacy.
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    I read an article, not too long ago, where a NHL rookie talked about having a photo shoot where he was asked to put on jersey after jersey after jersey. He said he only wore each jersey for less than a minute, but the rep. told him he needed to actually "wear" the jersey for it to have any legitimacy.

    Or instead of taking them on and off they just keep piling them on top of each other like this old pic of an Ingram Photo Shoot, football I know but I'm sure its been done at a Hockey shoot as well.



    Wonder why they don't put that picture on the cards

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    Wonder why they don't put that picture on the cards

    Haha, golden comment right there! Made me laugh. Well done.

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    Plus, that Ingram jersey looks like it's 10 sizes too big for him!!! But I guess, the bigger the jersey, the more swatches you can get from it!!

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    Every so often you hear rumblings about jersey sourcing not being 100% accurate or coming from questionable sources. Indeed, there was this major story that came out last year:

    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-...icle-1.1159317

    Bradley Wells told agents that buyers from Panini America, Upper Deck and Topps knew they were purchasing phony game-used jerseys to insert in the premium cards, which means thousands of collectors who thought they were buying collectibles that linked them directly to their favorite athletes may have been deceived.

    "Wells was asked if the card companies knew that what he was selling to them was not game used," said a summary of a 2009 FBI interview that was included in a motion submitted to a federal court in Rockford, Ill., by Wells' attorney, Rocco Cipparone, in June. “Wells said that the card companies were too smart to put their beliefs in writing, but they knew a lot of what they were buying from resellers like Wells was not game used.

    “Wells recalled a conversation he had with (an Upper Deck buyer) at the Anaheim (Calif.) National Sports Collectors Convention approximately three years ago. During the conversation, (the buyer) told Wells that Upper Deck needed eight Derek Jeter jerseys and was willing to pay between $1,000 and $1,200 each," the document continued.

    "Wells told (the buyer) that he was paying between $3,500 and from Steiner Sports and Steiner Sports obtained their Jeter jerseys directly from the New York Yankees. Wells told (the buyer) that by paying only $1,200 for Jeter jerseys, Upper Deck was inviting fraud. (The buyer) said that Upper Deck knew what they were getting, but the needed the Jeter jerseys at the minimum price.”



    There are definitely occasions where things don't "look" right, or where people jump the gun and make an allegation that gets corrected before the torches & pitchforks brigade gets going, and then you read something like that article above.

    This is one thing that I know for sure:

    If there were ever to be a federal investigation into the practices of the card companies based off of cases like Bradley Wells, and it was determined that the card companies routinely, knowingly, and willfully used memorabilia in their cards that was unquestionably not game-used or authenticated, it would bring down the entire industry.

    Even though we're at a point where even superstar player game jerseys can be obtained for less than 10 bucks, and those of common players fill dollar bins across the land, there is still on the whole a sense of trust and a belief that the jerseys are authentic. Such a gross violation of collectors' intelligence, manipulation of their trust, and so forth, that would be it. It'd be over. Because that leads to the next obvious question: if they're using phony memorabilia, does that mean the autographs are fake too?

    I have cut back on the number of memorabilia cards I acquire in recent months. Not out of any principle or rebellion or distrust, but just because I've got so many. It's at the point where I can get Price jersey cards for $8 shipped on a good day. I'd rather pool that money for a nice hard-signed autograph, and even those I can get for $25. Or get something else entirely.

    I still retain my confidence in In The Game, Panini, and Upper Deck, but I don't fault anybody out there that asks questions.
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    Not to point any fingers but Panini's wording on the back of their cards isn't any better. Ie: "The enclosed game -worn material is guaranteed by Panini America, Inc." This came from the back of a Luca Caputi Zenith memb card. All they're saying is pretty much, somebody (we assume Caputi) wore a jersey where this swatch came from, and in a game (NHL game? pick up squash game with the staff?).

    I don't know how that's any better really... I find ITG to be the most clear about where the part came from ( at least, down the the team the jersey came from).

    Of course, all this is null if the companies aren't even sourcing their game worn material from legitimate sources ; but charging us as if they were.

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    Here's my main complaint, though. It's not just the ambiguous descriptions on the back, it's the interpretation of what "official NHL game" is. I would expect that to mean, at minimum a preseason game. Or, hopefully a regular season or Stanley Cup playoff game. An NHL-sanctioned Old-Timers' game does not count in my, and most of our eyes. It is misleading, at best. That Gumper was a great example. That is not a jersey from any of his teams' NHL games. No way, no how. Don't try to pass it off as such.

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    Here's my main complaint, though. It's not just the ambiguous descriptions on the back, it's the interpretation of what "official NHL game" is. I would expect that to mean, at minimum a preseason game. Or, hopefully a regular season or Stanley Cup playoff game. An NHL-sanctioned Old-Timers' game does not count in my, and most of our eyes. It is misleading, at best. That Gumper was a great example. That is not a jersey from any of his teams' NHL games. No way, no how. Don't try to pass it off as such.

    But we, as collectors, don't get to decide what an "official NHL game" is. Just because it doesn't count in our eyes doesn't mean the company producing the cards doesn't think it counts, and in the end, who's going to win that argument?

    Event-worn memorabilia sucks, but it's here to stay because it is much cheaper for the companies to purchase that stuff than it is to purchase an actual old game used NHL jersey. Only advice I can really give is the old "if you don't like, don't buy it"

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    This is exactly why I DON'T collect GU cards. Period. UD is a VERY shady company that has done so many border-line illegal things in the past, it's scary. Yes, they're the gold standard for RC's, but honestly, they can NOT be trusted in any whatsoever. Seriously, they ILLEGALLY reprinted Yu-Gi-Oh cards because they needed the money!

    Personally, I would dump every single GU card because no one is going to care about them in the future. Yes, ITG has a few old timer GU cards that are cool, but not enough to make me a GU collector. Trust me, if UD thinks they can rip you off, they will.

    I'm looking to see how others feel about this. I'm at the point where I don't trust a thing UD puts out anymore when it comes to their memorabilia cards. I have seen many where it says "used in an official NHL game" where it is blatantly obvious the jersey was not used in an NHL game. Perhaps it is UD's version of an NHL game, but not for the rest of us. For example, just about every Steve Shutt jersey they put out says "official NHL game", but when the jersey is yellow or teal, we all know it is not a Habs jersey. An old-timers game does not count. ITG, I trust 100%. Panini, for the most part seems legit. UD...forget it. If it is a retired player, who knows where it came from. I think I am going to dump any and all UD "memorabilia" cards and replace them with something put out by Dr. Price himself, or Panini. When I was a kid...many moons ago...UD was the gold standard when it came to the sports card hobby. Now, while their product is still tops when it comes to raking in the $$$, they have become the bottom of the heap in terms of "legitimacy". To me their "used in an NHL game" could mean anything from an old-timers game to something they grabbed off a roll at Fabric Land.

    What do the rest of you think?


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    That ain't cool. And who would buy Yu-Gi-Oh cards anyway lol

    This is exactly why I DON'T collect GU cards. Period. UD is a VERY shady company that has done so many border-line illegal things in the past, it's scary. Yes, they're the gold standard for RC's, but honestly, they can NOT be trusted in any whatsoever. Seriously, they ILLEGALLY reprinted Yu-Gi-Oh cards because they needed the money!

    Personally, I would dump every single GU card because no one is going to care about them in the future. Yes, ITG has a few old timer GU cards that are cool, but not enough to make me a GU collector. Trust me, if UD thinks they can rip you off, they will.


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