peca_fan Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Long story short, got a Lemieux Pens from the 90's, and the customization looks a bit off to me, although I have found it tough to compare exactly. The numbers seem a bit lower on my jersey (48) than the gameworns and game action pics I have seen. I talked to the seller and he said if I think the numbers are off on the back he will adjust it for free... I'll get some more detailed pics on here once the jersey arrives. I bought the Jersey off ebay and got him to customize it, he had great feedback and assured me he had the authentic kits and stuff. I think it may be jersey size... every single game worn or picture of game action of the jersey, the numbers are higher, but I have seen a few replicas/authentics *assuming they are smaller sizes, with the numbers lower down. No difference between KOHO/CCM/Starter jerseys seem to exist. I may be a bit picky but I love this jersey and want to get it perfect. My jersey is in my collection, here is one with similar numbering http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1311000277056916306iOYcwx and a few game-worns: http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1465168424053531002lNYOvc http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1465168547053531002adwOSp http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2528562230062034942OBrLnY http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2812696380053531002RJFVxQ few replicas, numbers a bit higher... http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1154564868053307237oaomDS http://sports.webshots.com/photo/1528893385083388325VSqOfm finally, a collage of the jersey in game action... http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/21171...104521696PHenxB Thanks for any and all help! Happy holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRichards18 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 It looks like the nameplates are higher up on the gameworns. It might be a difference in the kits. The gameworn jerseys might have slightly shorter numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 There's just no room to move your numbers any higher in my opinion. You might be able to nudge the name up a bit, but you don't want the numbers any closer to the name than they already are, so the top horizontal lines of the numbers will never clear the upper white stripe of the horizontal band, so it's not worth going through all the trouble to gain a 1/2 inch at best. It's just one of the occasional compromises you are going to have to live with when not buying exclusively game worn jerseys. I'm really not sure what you'd expect him to be able to change about it. You don't want incorrectly sized letters for the name in order to cram the numbers up where you want them. It's a great jersey with what I think is a good player choice so I'd keep it the way it is and wear it proudly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peca_fan Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 that is what I figured. Some of the authentic non-gamers I have seen have the numbers higher, but I assume those are 52's at least, and probably 56's or so. I absolutely love this Pens style of jersey, definitely one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRichards18 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 I agree with JeffB. I have some jerseys that I had customized and they have some minor differences from the gameworn jerseys. The differences are very minor. In this case its not worth the risk of ruining the jersey for such a small adjustment. It is a nice jersey. I have seen it many times since the Penguins are in my teams division. I really didn't notice the problem until you pointed it out. So its not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peca_fan Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Got the jersey today. The customization looks great. However, the tag says 48-R, but there is no fight strap or double-enforced elbow stitching. Is that because the jersey is from the mid 90's, or is it incorrect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnothaVictim Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 ...but there is no fight strap or double-enforced elbow stitching. Is that because the jersey is from the mid 90's, or is it incorrect? That's because they were made in Haiti. The Haiti versions don't have fight straps and re-inforced elbows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peca_fan Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 yea I noticed that. Still a sweet jersey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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