Bet We'll See These Again

[DantleyHOF]

I'll have to be smart about selling my Hakeem #40 rookie pre-season jersey. I'll mention how I received it directly from the club, but can't find the letter. The size of the jersey is so irrelevant, I don't even feel its worth adressing at all. Finally, if I can get Hakeem to sign the jersey, I'll add "Game Used" below his signature with the same pen.

I'm open to offers if anyone is interested. Here's a look at the future centerpiece of your collection:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Hi Anthony,

Great deal you had won. Akeem/Hakeem rookie year was in 1984-85. Future center piece, could be a Houston Rockets Richard Andreson extra jersey.
Houston Rockets uniform number for #40 and the year it was worn below.
1986-87 Richard Andreson
1987-88 Richard Anderson
1988-89 Tim McCormick
1989-90 Tim McCormick
Need rosters. I can send it to you. Have a nice night. B.F.

[DantleyHOF]

Hi Anthony,

Great deal you had won. Akeem/Hakeem rookie year was in 1984-85. Future center piece, could be a Houston Rockets Richard Andreson extra jersey.
Houston Rockets uniform number for #40 and the year it was worn below.
1986-87 Richard Anderson
1987-88 Richard Anderson
1988-89 Tim McCormick
1989-90 Tim McCormick
Need rosters. I can send it to you. Have a nice night. B.F.

Anthony,

NBA started adding the NBA logo in 1986-87 on game jerseys. Akeem/Hakeem Houston rookie year Houston Rockets had worn Rawlings. I could be wrong.

My edit feature went south. Correction it is Richard Anderson not Richard Andreson.

1986-87 Richard Anderson
1987-88 Richard Anderson
1988-89 Tim McCormick
1989-90 Tim McCormick
Have a nice day. B.F.

[commando]

Anthony,

NBA started adding the NBA logo in 1986-87 on game jerseys. Akeem/Hakeem Houston rookie year Houston Rockets had worn Rawlings. I could be wrong.

My edit feature went south. Correction it is Richard Anderson not Richard Andreson.

1986-87 Richard Anderson
1987-88 Richard Anderson
1988-89 Tim McCormick
1989-90 Tim McCormick
Have a nice day. B.F.

Thanks for the research, because all kidding aside, I did wonder if the number 40 was worn at all during the tagging period of this jersey. I have been looking for a 1980s Rockets jersey to add to my "type" collection but did not expect to get one so cheaply.

I'm shaking my head just like you guys.... B&E Collectables auctioned several Rockets jerseys on eBay whose listings ended on June 19. The blanks sold for much more than the one with numbers. Here's a rundown:

1993/94 Red Blank (Champion, size 48 +2) sold for $204.50
1994/95 Red Blank (Champion, size 50 +6) sold for $305.00
1989 Red Blank (S/K, size 42 +2) sold for $76.00
1989 White Blank (S/K, size 38 +1) sold for $69.00
1980s Red Blank (Rawlings red tag, size 40) sold for $46.99

Ones with common numbers on them sold between $9.75 and $61.00.

As was mentioned earlier, the "Hakeem sized" blanks sold for the most money by far. The two cheaper blanks, which are considerably smaller, still sold for much more than the $9.75 I paid for one with the number 40 on it.

Keep these photos handy for a future photo match. A match should be fairly simple using the positioning of the mesh holes in relation to the tags, as well as the holes in the seams below the tags.

[both-teams-played-hard]

I'm shaking my head just like you guys.... B&E Collectables auctioned several Rockets jerseys on eBay whose listings ended on June 19. The blanks sold for much more than the one with numbers. Here's a rundown:

1993/94 Red Blank (Champion, size 48 +2) sold for $204.50
1994/95 Red Blank (Champion, size 50 +6) sold for $305.00
1989 Red Blank (S/K, size 42 +2) sold for $76.00
1989 White Blank (S/K, size 38 +1) sold for $69.00
1980s Red Blank (Rawlings red tag, size 40) sold for $46.99

Ones with common numbers on them sold between $9.75 and $61.00.

Cue KJ jersey...

[otismalibu]

It's not just the blanks. Scrub jerseys are often stripped, with new name & numbers added.

There have been so many Rockets jerseys sold on eBay lately, one could actually harvest numbers and tagging and start switching them around.

[Lokee]

There are a few ones on ebay that had me thinking as well.