Flyrs21 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I usually don't post a lot but do read the boards often and recognize some names from some game used forums that are out there but I would like some opinions on what to do with my problem. I recently bought a game worn jersey on ebay and didn't really get a chance to research it cause the jersey was ending soon but bought it anyway because I didn't want to miss out on it. The ebay listing description was that it was a game worn jersey. It came with a loa from a known auction house so I thought some of the authentication was already completed for the jersey. After I received the jersey I started doing some research and called meigray and found out that it is listed by the NHL as being an event worn jersey and not a game worn/used jersey and 3 other jerseys were worn for each period. I checked video from the 3 different periods and in each period the name plate and numbers of the jersey I purchased didn't match the video. Turns out the jersey was already sold on ebay a week or two before I purchased it and relisted. After reading some other sites I found that another forum member had already alerted the seller that it was an event worn jersey but the seller just relisted it as being a game worn and didn't describe it as being an event worn jersey. My question is what should be done with this jersey? I don't want it since it's probably not a game worn. I haven't contacted the seller yet about returning it, in the listing it says no returns but we all know how ebay works. I feel like if I return it they are just going to be shady about it and relist it as gameworn jersey hoping that someone else comes along and purchases it as a gamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers845 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 The general rule of thumb is always do your homework. If it is a meigray registered jersey you could of checked the population report. I'm not saying these things to be a downer on you but just pointing it out. Best thing you could do is open a case with eBay about the bad description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 You got an item that was not as described. Get some documentary evidence (I.e. Print out the population report if it's listed there), and ask the seller for a refund. If he refuses, make the claim. You'll need to prove 1) it's event worn and not game worn, and 2) that the difference affects the value, because the eBay people are likely to not understand the difference otherwise. You might also point out the prior sale. You didn't (couldn't) do the research, but eBay's rules permit you to rely on the item description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtucker Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) yeah, item not as described, false advertising....you got a rock-solid case . Edited January 12, 2015 by tomtucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Frankly buyers have all the power on eBay these days, the rules are all in their favor. Open a case and provide all the info you verified from MeiGray, but I'd leave out the stuff about hearing 2nd hand that someone else told him it was an event jersey, just stick with what you can prove. I think that would be enough for eBay/Paypal to force the seller to allow you to return the jersey for a refund. You'd probably be out return shipping is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Frankly buyers have all the power on eBay these days, the rules are all in their favor. Open a case and provide all the info you verified from MeiGray, but I'd leave out the stuff about hearing 2nd hand that someone else told him it was an event jersey, just stick with what you can prove. I think that would be enough for eBay/Paypal to force the seller to allow you to return the jersey for a refund. You'd probably be out return shipping is all. Agreed. And be prepared to show what the difference is between event and game worn as I stated above. You have to demonstrate those are defined terms and it affects the value. Otherwise, to a lay person, it sounds the same, a game is an event, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Pictures of the jersey or team as I would like to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Thanks for the replies guys. The jersey is an all star jersey and used for the photoshoot, I don't know why I wrote event jersey in my post. It was used before the population reports started being used but meigray has all the serial numbers from the NHL, I believe from1998 to current day and it's listed as a photoshoot jersey. Don't have pics readily available yet. Before I send it back I feel like I need to somehow alert the next person that buys it that it is listed as a photoshoot jersey because the seller will just sell it again as just a gameworn jersey. The next person may not know that Meigray has a list of the serial numbers. I know this is a strange example but it's like I'm in a convenience store and see someone shoplifting but I don't tell the owner and it's his fault because he doesn't catch them...ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I blame the NHL....there's no reason to have a photoshoot jersey, just use the jersey from the first period. Ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtucker Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the replies guys. The jersey is an all star jersey and used for the photoshoot, I don't know why I wrote event jersey in my post. It was used before the population reports started being used but meigray has all the serial numbers from the NHL, I believe from1998 to current day and it's listed as a photoshoot jersey. Don't have pics readily available yet. Before I send it back I feel like I need to somehow alert the next person that buys it that it is listed as a photoshoot jersey because the seller will just sell it again as just a gameworn jersey. The next person may not know that Meigray has a list of the serial numbers. I know this is a strange example but it's like I'm in a convenience store and see someone shoplifting but I don't tell the owner and it's his fault because he doesn't catch them...ha ha i know the feeling.......should i rat the person out or not, i allways say no to myself, don´t be a dikk , especially when i got my pockets full of s*** as well......... Edited January 12, 2015 by tomtucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Thanks for the replies guys. The jersey is an all star jersey and used for the photoshoot, I don't know why I wrote event jersey in my post. It was used before the population reports started being used but meigray has all the serial numbers from the NHL, I believe from1998 to current day and it's listed as a photoshoot jersey. Don't have pics readily available yet. Before I send it back I feel like I need to somehow alert the next person that buys it that it is listed as a photoshoot jersey because the seller will just sell it again as just a gameworn jersey. The next person may not know that Meigray has a list of the serial numbers. I know this is a strange example but it's like I'm in a convenience store and see someone shoplifting but I don't tell the owner and it's his fault because he doesn't catch them...ha ha It admirable that you want to protect everyone, but unless you are going to follow this guy's listings and try to contact any future buyer, not sure you'll accomplish that. I suppose you could just report his listing to eBay before it sells, cite your prior experience with it and tell them he's trying to defraud people. Seems like a lot of work though, I'd focus my efforts on getting my money back. Did you ever contact him to ask for a return? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 It admirable that you want to protect everyone, but unless you are going to follow this guy's listings and try to contact any future buyer, not sure you'll accomplish that. I suppose you could just report his listing to eBay before it sells, cite your prior experience with it and tell them he's trying to defraud people. Seems like a lot of work though, I'd focus my efforts on getting my money back. Did you ever contact him to ask for a return? No didn't contact them yet. I was thinking about contacting the other person who contacted Meigray and see if they found out any other info about the jersey. I guess the seller will want to retract the positive feedback they gave me on Ebay after all of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I purshased a event worn Rick Nash all star jersey but was told that in the listing .the players have both team all star jerseys made up for them for events around the all star game and the draft so they can put on the correct jersey when chosen . Who was the player on the jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 No didn't contact them yet. I was thinking about contacting the other person who contacted Meigray and see if they found out any other info about the jersey. I guess the seller will want to retract the positive feedback they gave me on Ebay after all of this Honestly, if you are upset by it the first thing you should have done is contact the seller and ask to return it. Why wouldn't you do that right away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongDistanceHeart Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 It admirable that you want to protect everyone, but unless you are going to follow this guy's listings and try to contact any future buyer, not sure you'll accomplish that. I suppose you could just report his listing to eBay before it sells, cite your prior experience with it and tell them he's trying to defraud people. Seems like a lot of work though, I'd focus my efforts on getting my money back. Did you ever contact him to ask for a return? The other issue is that, while eBay does a lot for the buyer in their terms and conditions, it's not hard to create a new account and start ripping people off again. How many times have y'all seen an obvious importer of fakes get burned and then see those same listings (photos, description, and all) back a few months later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Who was the player on the jersey http://www.gamewornauctions.net/products/1999_Peter_Forsberg_All_Star_Game_Worn_Jersey_1999_All_Star_Game_Colorado_Avalanche_Swedish_Flag_NHL_Letter-729-14.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Honestly, if you are upset by it the first thing you should have done is contact the seller and ask to return it. Why wouldn't you do that right away? I first wanted to research the jersey to see if it was possibly worn in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 http://www.gamewornauctions.net/products/1999_Peter_Forsberg_All_Star_Game_Worn_Jersey_1999_All_Star_Game_Colorado_Avalanche_Swedish_Flag_NHL_Letter-729-14.html I remember seeing this jersey bought up on a Facebook forum quite recently. From the sounds of it, everybody felt bad for you and are upset with the seller for misrepresenting it as game worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well if it's not game worn it's obviously misrepresented. I would think a game worn Forsberg would go for a lot more than that but I don't really know pricing on game worn All Star Jerseys. I first wanted to research the jersey to see if it was possibly worn in the game. It sounds like you've done that, contacting him would be the logical next step. The longer you wait, the less likely he'll cooperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtucker Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 On the left breast is a black sharpie signature in Peter’s own hand. Sewn to the fight strap is the official NHL All Star game tagging . Very speciel jersey, are we sure it´s not worth the money ? if not, what should be a fair price ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Seems to me it might be worth the price. But the OP said he only wanted it because it was game worn. Edited January 13, 2015 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Yeah I keep thinking the same thing but for some reason I've never been excited about a photoshoot or event jersey. I kind of perceive them as a glorified authentic jersey, although Forsberg probably wore this shirt longer than any other jersey worn during the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I remember seeing this jersey bought up on a Facebook forum quite recently. From the sounds of it, everybody felt bad for you and are upset with the seller for misrepresenting it as game worn. What's worse is it was listed as a gameworn in their auction with no mention of it being a photoshoot by the NHL. A five minute phone call to Meigray would have revealed that during the "authentication" process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyrs21 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Here are two pics from the end of the first and third periods. No matter how I fold the jersey I can't get the r and g to line up with the one First period pic Third period pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thanks I have the same jersey ,I purchased the jersey blank with the NHLPA logo and had it done up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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