The store location I worked between 1982-84 had many walk-ins and I was able to get two Ruth autographed baseballs and a Clemente game-used U1 bat, with the permission of the shop owner. But the coolest thing was a man brought in a home St. Louis Browns jersey circa 1950-1951, it wasn't tagged with a name or date, but it did have the manufacturer and size tags.
He stated that he had a paper route in Cincinnati as a teenager and one of his customers gave it to him as a present. He wanted a Dodger Starter jacket in trade. I purchased the jacket from the shop at the full retail price and traded it for the jersey, again with the knowledge of the shop owner. No, I no longer have any of these items, having sold them over 35 years ago to help my mother out with some expenses at the time.
Phil aka Tere1071
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