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Originally Posted by pgellis
I saw the episode last night with the Nolan Ryan "rookie jersey" from 1968. Did you guys see how they "authenticated" it?
They found a picture on the internet of Ryan wearing the jersey in 1968 and since the "R" in "NEW YORK" had a "dent" at the top of the "R" in the picture and the jersey they had in hand also had a "dent" in the same spot, they decided then that that was the exact same jersey and BAM.....a match.
Are you kidding me?
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I'm sure they used more matching points than that one...I'm also sure they probably had provenance beforehand from the consignor, but they have to make it seem like they are finding needles in haystacks.