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Update on finding price onfuture purchase of a Upper Deck Authentic Jordan Jersey..just a little con

spazzyspazzy Posts: 592 ✭✭
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On a previous post I had asked the board if they knew a current or issue price of a Upper Deck 2007 authentic signed Jordan Jersey which was a slam dunk Retro version of his 1986 jersey and limited by UD to 230 pcs. It is in its original packing and huge box. I appreciate the board member who answered with some past auction information. I decided to call Upper Deck and ask them if they could give me the issue price of the item. My reply from customer service was that" they could not comment on values of jerseys" I said that I did not want a current value, I just wanted to know what the issue price was as this was an item that upper deck made and numbered" They said that they could not do that. I then asked how can I find the information myself. I was told to go to the upper deck store to find what Jordan Jerseys are selling for. I will look there but I doubt that they would have that exact Jersey. Does that make sense to anyone? The reason Upper Deck makes products like that is to keep it authentic and have information available. If I purchase a 10 year old car, there is information out there that would tell me about what the MSRP was back then. Should I just drop this whole search and not ever trust Upper Deck since they cant even give me basic information?

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  • sbfinleysbfinley Posts: 357 ✭✭
    The car comparison is apples to oranges. Issue price for a sport collectible (especially one a decade old) means little in a negotiation. 2011 Topps Update Hobby boxes were $49 on release. Now they're $250. I remember buying a signed Ken Griffey Jr item from UDA over 15 years ago and paid about $300. Sold it last year for $70. The current market dictates price for sports collectibles and nothing else. I don't collect basketball, nor signed jerseys, but the first number that popped in my head was $2k which is probably in line with ebay sales. Ignore the "retro slam" and "/250" hog wash. UDA and Jordan print their own money. It's worth exactly where "someone is willing to pay that" meets "someone is willing to sell at that". Nothing more, nothing less.
  • spazzyspazzy Posts: 592 ✭✭
    Thanks for the information...it makes some more sense. Is there anything wrong in asking a company for an items issue price? I thought it was a little strange.
  • byronscott4everbyronscott4ever Posts: 932 ✭✭✭
    I've wondered the same on unsigned things. I guess it might take someone who kept old UD catalogs around or other materials.
  • sdsalezmansdsalezman Posts: 78 ✭✭
    I think I can help you out on this one. The reason that Upper Deck's customer service employee wasn't able to answer the question is that he or she doesn't know the answer. Chances are they weren't even working at Upper Deck when the jersey was released. About the only way you'd be able to get a straight answer is if you called and gave them the jersey's actual SKU and ask them if the can look in their database to see if they ever sold any on the Upper Deck Store (and what they sold for). There's a good chance that won't help you as you can imagine UDA has put out many different limited edition Jordan Jerseys through the years many of which were only sold on a wholesale level to dealers.

    That said, are you able to take a picture of their Certificate of Authenticity? There's a chance that the jersey was an exclusive for a distributor (such as the former Sports Images) and as such UDA left the SRP up to the customer to determine. If it's a UDA direct product, the general rule of thumb is that open edition MJ jerseys had a SRP at $1700 in 2007. Limited editions typically had a SRP of 1900 but in some cases were as high as 2200.

    Hope that helps (and yes, I'm a former UDA employee)
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