Game Used is such a subjective term - National Treasures related

[moxacaine]

Check out the link...there is so much beauty there!

oh wow!!!

these are my favorites

 

[metallicalex777]

The Grimes is the best one of the bunch IMO!

 

[Tpm2780]

I'm not concerned myself with the modern day players with their cards being game-used but I am definitely concerned with players from the early 1900s like Ruth, Mantle, etc. How can you really prove that these card companies are using pieces of jerseys worn by those players?

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

What about this Reese "laundry tag"? Am I wrong, or does that say "Hall of Fame"?

2012 National Treasures Pee Wee Reese 1 2 Game Jersey Patch Laundry Tag Decade | eBay

How could a game worn jersey have that notation? Seems this is a Mitchall and Ness jersey to me...

 

[ChasHawk]

What about this Reese "laundry tag"? Am I wrong, or does that say "Hall of Fame"?

2012 National Treasures Pee Wee Reese 1 2 Game Jersey Patch Laundry Tag Decade | eBay

How could a game worn jersey have that notation? Seems this is a Mitchall and Ness jersey to me...

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Wow! That is fantastic! Thanks for posting and I gotta take it back. I would never expect that on a tag that was period.

 

[westerngac]

The Yankees wore wool jerseys when Berra was a player.

And that relates to his question about buttons how, exactly?

 

[swish54_99]

I'm not concerned myself with the modern day players with their cards being game-used but I am definitely concerned with players from the early 1900s like Ruth, Mantle, etc. How can you really prove that these card companies are using pieces of jerseys worn by those players?

I've always wondered that too about their authenticating process. There can only be a handful of Ruth jerseys out there. Also, seems with those older guys, the print runs are really low when they are in a product and I'm sure they can get 1000's of small gu patches out of each jersey/bat so 1 jersey/bat probably goes a long way and lasts for a long time.

 

[ChasHawk]

And that relates to his question about buttons how, exactly?

You can see that the jersey behind the first button card is polyester.

He asked how it compared with the older buttons/jerseys.

Any other questions?

 

[mrwhitesox30]

When guying game-used cards of older players, you definitely need to take a close look at the material. In addition to the Berra, I've seen a few Luke Appling buttons look like they were from a game-used uniform and another that looks modern.