Hollywood Cannon Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Looks like Meigray has added both Toronto and Columbus for the upcoming season. They also have dropped at least Colorado. For 2014-15, MeiGray has agreements with these 10 clubs: Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Nashville, Philadelphia, Toronto and Washington. Edited October 3, 2014 by Hollywood Cannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser416 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Ugh now I can't just walk to real sports to pick one up, but instead have to pay brokerage fees for my losing team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlereFlammam Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I think they weren't making as money as they thought. Whenever I was down there they had hundreds of unsold gamers. At least now they sell them all to Barry and be done with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod661 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 more like colorado dropped them.... not the other way around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngeloS76 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 more like colorado dropped them.... not the other way around At least the MGG has something to remember them by... http://www.meigray.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?attrib_cnt=1&attrib_search=Y&ctl_nbr=2381&nurl=control%2FStoreDirectory.vm&eurl=control%2FStoreDirectory.vm&rurl=control%2FStoreDirectory.vm&attrib_id_0=352&catLevel=1&oldParentID=4213&catParentID=4527&scId=4527&sortOn=Y&attrib_value_0=2013-14&SearchTitle= And that's just from last season's stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I think they weren't making as money as they thought. Whenever I was down there they had hundreds of unsold gamers. At least now they sell them all to Barry and be done with them. They never marketed them properly and there was no way to buy them through their online store. No way you can sell all those jerseys with just the foot traffic that goes through the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guam64 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 They never marketed them properly and there was no way to buy them through their online store. No way you can sell all those jerseys with just the foot traffic that goes through the store. Well yeah that would have required there to be actually TML fans around and near the ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Well yeah that would have required there to be actually TML fans around and near the ACC. Yup, None of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers845 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 i wonder life without meigray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 i wonder life without meigray It is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Depends on your team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chow_hound Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Depends entirely on the team. 100% right CJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooten Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 indeed it depends on the team. I'm actually looking forward to what Meigray does with the CBJ, but I'm also fully aware that most of the challenges CBJ collectors have had are due to the team itself, and not the company that previously managed the sales. The team gave away entire sets and releases scraps for a few years in a row. The 2012 draft party featured one set of alternates and some traded players or prospect home and roads in addition to several old jerseys from the early 2000s of various players or camp hopefuls. At the 2013 draft party, there were 20 new jerseys available for sale. That's it. Most of those were traded players or players that changed numbers. There were only a handful that were jerseys from current players. Finally, at the 2014 draft party, there were two full sets available of both home and road jerseys. They did very well, selling all key jerseys within hours (by key jerseys I mean Dubinsky, Bobrovsky, Jenner, Murray - all $1250 up to $1500 for Bob). I'm sure that once the season started they would have sold many of the remaining jerseys at an average of $600-800. I'm not sure why they expect they can do better than this with Meigray. That said, I like Meigray and I think they will bring a level of documentation that has been sorely lacking in the past few years - and I think they'll try to hold the team to a better standard as far as what's released. For example, last year's released jerseys were not tagged with sets so you had to look at wear to guess whether they were playoff or set 1/2. Having no set designation is kind of a pain as we all understand. While I don't really like adding more competition that comes with Meigray, I do also like the idea of preordering jerseys vs releasing them all at once at the draft party - where you don't necessarily know what's available until that day. I've talked extensively with other CBJ collectors and many feel the same way. I know there are some concerned with prices, but I tend to think recent pricing is already in line with Meigray, so I don't know that it will make much of a difference. If it does, then I am selfishly happy that I went so overboard at this year's draft party because I was able to nab several that will probably be among the higher priced Meigray items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Are the leafs still selling jerseys through real sports for the next year? It was nice when they were selling all old players jerseys last year for just $200. Are they still doing that? And you could actually buy a Gardiner for $400 at the time. Doubt you'll be getting prices like that through meigray. I should really buy something from them before it's too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Are the leafs still selling jerseys through real sports for the next year? It was nice when they were selling all old players jerseys last year for just $200. Are they still doing that? And you could actually buy a Gardiner for $400 at the time. Doubt you'll be getting prices like that through meigray. I should really buy something from them before it's too late. When they have their summer/winter sale maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guam64 Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Agreed with CJ on it being dependent on the team. For the Caps, having MGG handle the jerseys is much better than the Caps itself because you get to deal with a professional organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzo269 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 more like colorado dropped them.... not the other way around yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks like Real Sports still believes they're handling the Leafs this year. That should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Yeah, saw that on gameworn. Freakin organization can't even handle the teams jerseys properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducks24 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 The Leafs were over valuing almost every single jersey when they started initially selling the jerseys. That's why it was such a failure for them. Asking $450 for a 4th liner. Then again Meigray's prices are close to that too. so a Fail/Fail lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers845 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Meigrays are worse. Oh a possible star? $1,250 debut jersey 1 game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanthaBeard Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Some of their valuations are definitely out there. Who is going to buy a Bobby Sanguinetti Rangers jersey for £1495? You can get an Anisimov (albeit on consignment) for practically half of that, or a Prucha (who still holds the rookie PP goals record) for a third! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cannon Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Simon Gagne Bruins for this year, priced at $895. I'll wait until they're all available in a summer sale in two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rhea Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Good on Meigray for adding these two teams. I like the documentation, their staff knowledge, and the ease of access for jerseys that I want. The only issue is that they are pricey ... which is easily addressed by simply waiting until the summer sale. Unless someone buys it beforehand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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