[QUOTE=kingjammy24;21867]here's a full list of turtlegrrl18's ebay purchases:

GAME ISSUED 2001 C. Woodson Raiders Home Jersey. Item number: 130028393776

GAME ISSUED Andy Pettite 2006 Astros Jersey. Item number: 110026416026

GAME ISSUED Albert Pujols 2006 Cardinals Jersey. Item number: 110026412226

GAME ISSUED Mike Piazza 2006 Padres Jersey. Item number: 110026398287

GAME ISSUED Scott Rolen 2006 Cardinals Home Jersey. Item number: 110026369369

GAME ISSUED Lynn Swann Steelers Jersey. Item number: 170027396042

UN-USED Manny Ramirez 2004 Boston Red Sox Game Jersey. Item number: 270014735308

UN-USED Alex Rodriguez 2004 New York Yankees game jersey (no Steiner cert). Item number: 270024462240

UN-USED Alex Rodriguez 2004 New York Yankees Game Jersey (no Steiner cert). Item number: 8827832447

UN-USED Roger Clemens 2003 New York Yankees Game Jersey (no Steiner cert). Item number: 8827832707

GAME ISSUED Hideki Matsui New York Yankees Jersey (no Steiner cert). Item number: 220002309089

UN-USED Hideki Matsui 2004 New York Yankees Game Jersey (no Steiner cert). Item number: 8827841704

UN-USED Derek Jeter 2004 New York Yankees Game Jersey (no Steiner cert). Item number: 8827842531

GAME ISSUED Mike Piazza 2006 Padres Jersey. Item number: 110017678642

GAME ISSUED Scott Rolen 2006 Cardinals Away Jersey. Item number: 110017669836

GAME ISSUED Nomar Garciaparra 2006 Dodgers Away Jersey. Item number: 110017673004

GAME ISSUED Jim Edmonds 2006 Cardinals Away Jersey. Item number: 110017621476

GAME ISSUED Magglio Ordonez 2006 Tigers Away Jersey. Item number: 110016432754

UN-USED Carlos Delgado 2004 Blue Jays Jersey. Item number: 110000863796

goodness, she seems fond of game issued, superstar jerseys. apparently the lack of steiner certs on her yankee "game issues" don't bother her.

incidentally, i'm curious why none of historic's matsui, jeter, and arod jerseys (of which they usually seem to have many) never have any steiner certs.

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To whom it may concern:

I am a long time collector and very new to game used universe. I have enjoyed reading about ASI and Historic Auctions. It's great to see everyone pool their resources and information together to keep the business side of collecting as honest as possible. That said, and I'm sure I'm not the first to write in about this (this is my first posting), but all the discussion about Historic Auctions led me to check out what game used jerseys were available for sale in their current auction.

On 9-25-06, "kingjammy24" wrote up this list of UN-USED or GAME ISSUED JERSEYS purchased on ebay by turtlegrrl18, who forum member "kyledane" has linked that ebay user id to James Brown.

Also on 9-25-06, forum member "sylbry" posted a comment to "be on the lookout for these (unused/game issued jerseys purchased by turtlegrrl18) in the next historic auction."

Well, Historic Auctions just ended an auction today, 12-15-06, and some of the items sold as "Game Used" bear a striking resemblence to the "un-used" or "game issued" jerseys purchased just a few months ago.

it appears as though some of these (NINE, to be exact) unused or game issued jerseys have literally "gone thru the wash" and ended up a few months later as "Game Used" Jerseys in this most recent Historic Auctions, most have been exclusively authenticated by "Expert Sports Authentication/Brad Wells." After seeing the example of Brad Wells' certificate of authenticity for Chuck Knoblauch "game used bat", I think this individual's credibility is highly suspect.

That said, the following is a list of jerseys that were just sold (the auction ended today 12-15-06) as GAME USED by Historic Auctions:

1. 2003 Roger Clemens Home Jersey $3100.00
2. 2006 Albert Pujols Away Jersey $2342.56
3. 2004 Alex Rodriguez Home Jersey $3300.00
4. 2004 Hideki Matsui Home Jersey $878.46
5. 2006 Mike Piazza Away Jersey $1210.00
6. 2006 Jim Edmonds Away Jersey $450.00
7. 2006 Magglio Ordonez Away Jersey $314.60
8. 2006 Nomar Garciaparra Away Jersey $700.00
9. 2006 Scott Rolen Home Jersey $550.00

The total cost of these nine jerseys is: $12,845.62.

SIX of the nine jerseys are ONLY authenticated by "Expert Sports Authentication/Brad Wells", including the Pujols Jersey which sold for over $2300.00.

The descriptions of the jerseys on the Historic Auctions website include lines like:

"the bottom left tag is extremely soft and wrinkled due to extensive washing." (A-rod jersey)
"the wash tag, year tag, size and extra length tags show heavy wear from extensive washing." (Matsui jersey)
"the inside left of the jersey bears the Majestic 0062 logo, which is wrinkled heavily due to extensive washing." (Pujols Jersey)


Now, let me be very clear: I am not making any accusations, and there is, of course, the distinct possibility of coincidence.

But, based on what has been described previously in this forum, I would like to see this discussion continue, as I believe that the claims made here do merit at least further consideration.

Thank You.