Saturday, August 14, 2010

Donald Willis KC Chiefs Game Worn Sideline Hat

Sometimes the price of game used items can get ridiculously low if you really take a hard look around. Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Donald Willis played 10 mostly anonymous seasons in the NFL, which to his credit is really good considering he was an un-drafted free agent in 1995. For less than the price of a new hat you can own your very own sideline worn by Willis for, wait for it, $10 bucks.

It doesn't much matter to me that there is no mention of a certificate of authenticity or anything like that, because for $10 the sellers of the hat, AutographsForSale, might as well just throw it in a manila envelope and throw a few stamps on it. When you head over to their web domain, it gets real interesting because their search function was down when I tried to see if there was anymore documentation on the hat. Oh well, like I said, for $10 how can you go wrong if you remember this guy from his Chiefs playing days. Willis wore the hat during a game in 2002. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Tim Duncan Spurs Game Used Autographed Nike Jersey

Undoubtedly, Tim Duncan will go down as one of the greatest power forwards to ever play the game and while he is not the most flashy of NBA stars, his game used items can get quite pricey. This Duncan Nike Autographedgame used jersey would set you back at least a few pay checks and then some. Mounted Memorieshas a decent selection of game used items on their website, but typically their prices on Amazon are slightly cheaper.

The jersey comes with a certificate of authenticity (COA) from Louis Lampson who has been in the memorabilia business for many years. Here is an interesting, somewhat old forum thread about Lampson and some of his more questionable dealings in the past. Although nothing specific to forgery it's always good to look at autographs with a very skeptical stance. Having said that, I fully believe this Duncan jersey to be legit, and it even comes with 4 pages of documentation, although none of those four pages are provided by Mounted Memories on their website or their other web listings. The $4K price for this Duncan jersey is a little steep, but I guess if you are a huge Duncan fan, it might not seem that high.

2005 NY Yankees Reggie Jackson Game Worn Jersey

Baseball legend Reggie Jackson wore this New York Yankees pinstripe jersey before an old timers game in 2005 according to the seller of the jersey, B&E Collectibles. On Amazon, the jersey is for sale for $2,239.95 but on the B&E website they have a list price of $1,500.00. There is no autograph on the jersey and the only documentation for the jersey appears to be a certificate of authenticity from B&E.

It's unclear if Jackson even played in the old timers game this jersey came from because the description for the jersey says: "2005 Reggie Jackson New York Yankees Game Worn Jersey, worn by Reggie on field before start of Old Timers Game." So perhaps Reggie just showed up, put on the jersey, waved to the crowd, and then was on his way. It is a Majestic Authentic jersey, size tag: 48. Obviously, this is far less collectible then an actual game worn jersey from Reggie's playing days. $1,500.00 is probably a little high, and I would imagine that somewhere south of $1,000.00 is what this jersey ends up selling for. I would contact B&E directly if you are interested in making an offer.