Game-used photo matches

[jerseygary]

I write some of the descriptions for Goldin Auctions and one of my favorite things when doing that is seeing photo matches of game-used jerseys or bats. It's not very often that you can get a direct link to something that was definitively "there" at a certain moment in history, and I get quite a thrill at writing those up. That Indian jersey was great to see in the ther thread and I look forward to seeing what some of the members here have in their collections!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

I write some of the descriptions for Goldin Auctions and one of my favorite things when doing that is seeing photo matches of game-used jerseys or bats. It's not very often that you can get a direct link to something that was definitively "there" at a certain moment in history, and I get quite a thrill at writing those up. That Indian jersey was great to see in the ther thread and I look forward to seeing what some of the members here have in their collections!

Speaking of Goldin, who wrote the description for the 1985 NFC Conference game-used football? I called Goldin this morning and they said they couldn't provide any additional info. I was ready to bid, but they couldn't do anything to help with my confidence.

I remember us discrediting a few items that auction houses claimed were game-used, but other than the Munson jersey, I can't remember any positive photo matches.

[UnVme7]

I think photo matching anything from the 90's and older is quite a task and is very cool. On a different note, I don't think it's very hard for someone to photomatch an item that is authenticated, so I kind of get a chuckle when people do that.

Here are a few that I have on my iPad that I will post.

1) 2013 Giancarlo Stanton game used bat.
2) Pedro Martinez game used Mets bat

[UnVme7]

Stanton

[UnVme7]

Pic 2

[UnVme7]

Martinez

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by UnVme7

I think photo matching anything from the 90's and older is quite a task and is very cool.

+1
I've tried it a few times, and it can be a crapshoot unless you have an incredibly large archive of images to work from or one focused on the particular player you're hunting. Even then, it can be hard to find the right image with enough visible details to match to the piece you're interested in. Newer stuff is easier because there are hi-def images of practically everything on the field.

Having done it so infrequently, it could be that there's something that I'm missing, but it makes me envious/incredulous when I'm watching something like All-Star Dealers where they get a jersey in and seemingly within 15 minutes this guy pulls up multiple images of high enough resolution to zoom in on some tiny detail. "Whew, that was a tough one. It nearly took me my whole lunch break to find a positive photo match!"

[UnVme7]

Yep! Newer stuff is much easier to photomatch with all the resources we now have.

But I will admit, it took me a while to photomatch that Stanton because I literally had to check every at bat in mid 2012(when the bat was made) until present when I found the match in a 2013 game. He carried the damn bat over to the next year and took me for-ever!

[batsballsbases]

Scott,
Here you go. I have to thank Brock for that one. I knew years ago when I got it that it was used in the world series but it was great to get the proof.

[batsballsbases]

You can see the the 5 is pushed right up to the pinstripe. One thing about yankee home pinstripes is they are like a fingerprint. Logos ,numbers are sewned on differently. Also the pinstripe line up under the arms are always different.

[kengoldin]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Speaking of Goldin, who wrote the description for the 1985 NFC Conference game-used football? I called Goldin this morning and they said they couldn't provide any additional info. I was ready to bid, but they couldn't do anything to help with my confidence.

I remember us discrediting a few items that auction houses claimed were game-used, but other than the Munson jersey, I can't remember any positive photo matches.

Scott: as a net 54 member, you should know
just ask for me, or email me directly
ken@goldinauctions.com
with any questions about an item in the future
sorry you missed that one

[bmarlowe1]

For a nice thread that shows a deadball era Yankees cap non-match, see:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=144631

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by kengoldin

Scott: as a net 54 member, you should know
just ask for me, or email me directly
ken@goldinauctions.com
with any questions about an item in the future
sorry you missed that one

I should have done that. The person who I spoke with 'left' for a moment, then came back and told me that there was no additional information. She sounded sincere in her effort, so I saw no reason to push the issue. But it did go very low for such an item.