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WBSBurghFan2001, on Jun 23 2009, 11:56 AM, said:

This thread has taken off so much better than I thought it would! Great contributions, everyone.

Figured I'd expand a little more by asking all of you this. If you found your impossible to find/been looking for it FOREVER jersey, how far would you go to get it?

Would you buy it a size too big or too small (if you prefer to wear your jerseys)? I bought the old Mighty Ducks third jersey once in a size large, but it drove me so crazy that I had to part ways with it. So I'd have to say no, I'd keep looking until I found the jersey in the size that I want (I'm actually having this problem with a certain hat right now, I bought one off of EBay and I'm waiting to see if its gonna fit...).

Would you go a little bit beyond your financial means because the purchase would be that worth it to you? (I'd be likely to charge a jersey to my credit card if I found something I really wanted, and I try not to use my credit card that much.) Before I got married, yep. I'd be pulling out of my small savings that I had and putting money down on any jersey that I wanted (as a result, I usually had ZERO money saved. Now, I usually give it a run by the wife to see what kind of fight it would cause and how well we are doing moneywise. I gotta focus on my finances first these days, especially since I'm currently unemployed.

If someone was offering your dream jersey for trade, would you give up another one of your top favorites to obtain the piece you've always wanted? Yeah, I would actually consider it. It depends on which one they wanted though.

Or would you do something else not suggested in this list? I prefer the 550 style jerseys more than others, and currently I'm looking at the old Maskas from the early 90s in one particular jersey I want (inaugural Sharks). Recently, I came across a Sharks authentic Edge jersey that was personalized with #20 (Nabokov). It was being auctioned off on EBay by some company that sells jerseys and apparel that didn't make the final cut, to me it sounded like an online Marshall's or some place like that. The shoulder 20 was starting to peel off and it had no nameplate. The starting bid was at 99 cents and I just about put a bid on it when it was at $11.25, about seven hours before the auction ended, but I didn't and it soon shot up in price. I would definitely consider doing something like that again. This particular jersey didn't seem to be a knockoff and I've seen some pretty terrible Sharks knockoffs, so I was willing to give it a go.

[devilsfan26]

lafountain, on Jun 24 2009, 09:24 PM, said:

Well you can always ask here or check out JeffB's collection. Usually a pretty good chance that either he has it or someone here can find what you need if it is an NHL jersey. The International, Minor League, and NCAA jerseys will be a bit tougher.

Yea that's pretty much the problem I'm having. I'm struggling to find a picture of what a 2004 USA WJC Zach Parise jersey should look like, as well as a black Trenton Titans Scott Bertoli jersey (the one with the logo on it, not the diagonal "Trenton"). I remember Brilliant picking up a game-used Bertoli jersey but it was a white one. I wonder if I can just send a picture of that along with a picture of the black jersey with someone else on it so they can see what colors to use.

[lafountain]

devilsfan26, on Jun 24 2009, 08:12 PM, said:

Yea that's pretty much the problem I'm having. I'm struggling to find a picture of what a 2004 USA WJC Zach Parise jersey should look like, as well as a black Trenton Titans Scott Bertoli jersey (the one with the logo on it, not the diagonal "Trenton"). I remember Brilliant picking up a game-used Bertoli jersey but it was a white one. I wonder if I can just send a picture of that along with a picture of the black jersey with someone else on it so they can see what colors to use.

Probably depends on where you are sending it but I know with icejerseys that works. When I got my wifes Idaho Steelheads jersey customized, I sent them a picture of the white jersey with the name I wanted and also a picture of the black jersey (the one my wife had) with the colors I wanted and they got it done perfectly.

As for the Parise, check out this link.

[devilsfan26]

lafountain, on Jun 24 2009, 10:52 PM, said:

Probably depends on where you are sending it but I know with icejerseys that works. When I got my wifes Idaho Steelheads jersey customized, I sent them a picture of the white jersey with the name I wanted and also a picture of the black jersey (the one my wife had) with the colors I wanted and they got it done perfectly.

As for the Parise, check out this link.

Cool, thanks.

[tbird107]

Another one to add:

No one seems to like them and yet I cannot find a light blue pre-edge Thrashers jersey anywhere. I'd love a 52 or 54 and would prefer it blank but at this point I'd take almost anything. Thought I had one last year but the guy from eBay never actually sent it.

[lafountain]

tbird107, on Jun 26 2009, 04:04 AM, said:

Another one to add:

No one seems to like them and yet I cannot find a light blue pre-edge Thrashers jersey anywhere. I'd love a 52 or 54 and would prefer it blank but at this point I'd take almost anything. Thought I had one last year but the guy from eBay never actually sent it.

I know of a 48 that is available for retail, but have not seen the 52 or 54 recently.

[peca_fan]

Bowling Green (ncaa) jersey. Been trying to lock one down forever.

[LucaCaputiTime173339]

http://shop.ebay.com...-All-Categories

Are any of these what you are looking for, peca fan?

[Yzerman fan]

peca_fan, on Jun 27 2009, 05:55 PM, said:

Bowling Green (ncaa) jersey. Been trying to lock one down forever.

I've got one of the ones WBS posted and a orange replica with the Falcon on the front. My sister graduated from there and I always headed to about two games a year there while visiting. What style or year are you looking for?

[peca_fan]

The orange with the falcon!

I have a white BIEKSA jersey (check my collections).

I'd love an orange one. He played there from 01-04 (or 02, can't remember off the top of my head). The ones on ebay are either too old or not the right ones.

Thanks for the help as always guys!

[peca_fan]

I already have the first one, and would love the second. But I'd really take any BG jersey from the years Bieksa was there.

[IIHFjerseycollector]

peca_fan, on Jun 28 2009, 12:52 AM, said:

I already have the first one, and would love the second. But I'd really take any BG jersey from the years Bieksa was there.

anyone have a pic of bieksa in the BG jersey?

[peca_fan]

http://media.photobu...ksaNCAACard.jpg

[Yzerman fan]

Yeah, I have the one one Sigalet is wearing in your second picture although I don't believe it's a Nike.

[peca_fan]

Yea, they only wore Nike one year (near the end??) I think. My current Bieksa jersey is KORONIS and it is the one he wore during at least one of his years there. He played the full 4 as a Falcon.

I'd LOVE to track down a few jerseys. He is my favorite player and I love the jerseys.

[akteon]

peca_fan, on Jun 28 2009, 07:38 PM, said:

Yea, they only wore Nike one year (near the end??) I think. My current Bieksa jersey is KORONIS and it is the one he wore during at least one of his years there. He played the full 4 as a Falcon.

I'd LOVE to track down a few jerseys. He is my favorite player and I love the jerseys.

If you have a Koronis it is more than likely a jersey from the BGSU ACHA Division 2 club team. Koronis was the official supplier of jerseys for the ACHA for a while. Horrible company, but that's a story for another day. I don't believe Koronis ever made on-ice NCAA jerseys.

I know some schools that have NCAA teams and ACHA club teams share jerseys (the varsity team ordering extras for the club team) but many other schools there's very little communication/cooperation between the varsity and the club teams. I know for a good portion of the last 15 or so years both Ohio State and Miami ACHA have had on again off again relationships regarding jerseys and facilities etc.

[peca_fan]

http://image01.deman..._media/3330.jpg

that is the jersey I have, it is definitely a replica. That is the exact kind, and it is Koronis. I see the on-ice ones are Nike but I settled for a replica because I couldn't find anything anywhere.

I assume THIS is the on ice of the same style:
http://graphics.fans...ebay-032504.jpg

[LucaCaputiTime173339]

Wasn't sure whether to post this in the Ebay thread or here, but I'll do it here since it's kinda related to the topic. But does anyone feel that finding the jerseys they want is harder than before? I have a few jerseys on my want list that you think would be easy to find, but it is downright near impossible to do so.

For the more experienced collectors, do you think people are just holding on to their jerseys now that the economy is harder, and they don't want to sell them b/c they fear losing money? Or is there something else going on?

I think the proliferation of fakes is playing a huge part. I go on Ebay everyday looking for my desired jerseys and have to comb through several PAGES of fakes and still can't sit find the ones I am looking for. I also guess people aren't willing to part with their collections. And when they are, they are raising prices big time. I will see jerseys listed at high starting prices not be bought or get any bids. Then the same person re-lists yet will not lower the price at all.

It's so confusing and frustrating! What do you guys think?

[lafountain]

WBSBurghFan2001, on Jun 29 2009, 05:15 PM, said:

Wasn't sure whether to post this in the Ebay thread or here, but I'll do it here since it's kinda related to the topic. But does anyone feel that finding the jerseys they want is harder than before? I have a few jerseys on my want list that you think would be easy to find, but it is downright near impossible to do so.

For the more experienced collectors, do you think people are just holding on to their jerseys now that the economy is harder, and they don't want to sell them b/c they fear losing money? Or is there something else going on?

I think the proliferation of fakes is playing a huge part. I go on Ebay everyday looking for my desired jerseys and have to comb through several PAGES of fakes and still can't sit find the ones I am looking for. I also guess people aren't willing to part with their collections. And when they are, they are raising prices big time. I will see jerseys listed at high starting prices not be bought or get any bids. Then the same person re-lists yet will not lower the price at all.

It's so confusing and frustrating! What do you guys think?

Part of it might be due to the economy, but a definite part of it now is due to the fact that it is the off-season. Once hockey season starts, some of these difficult ones to find will start making appearances again, not all of them, but some of them.

[Fitzwah]

Hi All,

I figured this would be a good place to put my first post. I am from Sydney, Australia and have a hell of a time finding reasonably priced, decent quality jerseys. I am a redwing fan and have a couple of RBK Premiers ordered from overseas but even they broke the bank a little. I also have a couple of replicas/knock offs because with the lack of supply I tend to take whatever is a good quality fake.

Recently however I have had an uncontrollable urge to hunt down an old style Mighty Ducks jersey (particularly the white one) in a 48. I loved the movies as a kid and always thought the colours and logos were pretty cool. Ive scrounged ebay and google but have only come up with dodgy replicas or game worn jerseys that are much too expensive for my jersey budget. I know I have to get to 25 posts before i can ask around in the trading post but figured if someone could help a poor Aussie out and point me in the right direction! I would prefer a Nike or Koho because they seem to be the better quality but a decent CCM replica is also what i'm after.

Anyway, I think this has started me on a dangerous path for jersey collection obsession so i look forward to sticking around the forums!

Cheers.

This post has been edited by Fitzwah: 29 June 2009 - 11:46 PM