Hey, pennant guys

[perezfan]

Either these pennants were "bootlegs" or the newly enacted NFL Trademark infringement rules were not as strictly enforced back then.

I would bet it's a combination of the two.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Either these pennants were "bootlegs" or the newly enacted NFL Trademark infringement rules were not as strictly enforced back then.

I would bet it's a combination of the two.

50 years later, they're still not enforced. eBay and twitter are rife with sellers violating trademark. Nobody cares.

[ooo-ribay]

This seller didn’t want to answer my “stiff or soft?” question. Pretty sure it’s “guillotine sharp” as Mark would say.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/11622087958...mis&media=COPY

[ooo-ribay]

Here’s another fake I’m watching:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16683480916...mis&media=COPY

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Here’s another fake I’m watching:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16683480916...mis&media=COPY

Nice job "vintagizing" it.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Nice job "vintagizing" it.

Yes... what a seller. He lists is as 1953 instead of 1954, he soils it, ages it, blunts the tip, and removes the Mitchell & Ness Tag. You can even see the break in the stitching on the reverse, from where the tag was removed. And after all this, he calls it original and authentic.

Sad that there are 15 bids... it's fakeness is so painfully obvious. As if an authentic 1954 Giants pennant would have a vague image of Mays making his famous over the shoulder catch.

I remember getting into a pissing match with SCP 8-10 years ago. They had the 1955 Dodgers Mitchell & Ness counterpart to this one... equally obvious in its fakeness. It had gotten bid up over $500 when I told them to take it down. They put up a fight and insisted that the consignor's father bought it at the '55 World Series at Ebbets Field. I had to show them 3 identical examples that were currently on the market (for under $40) before they finally removed it.

[perezfan]

Also, it should be noted that 5,827 "views" ago, this thread quietly passed the 2 Million mark.

#1 on Net54 by a country mile. Well done, Rob!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Yes... what a seller. He lists is as 1953 instead of 1954, he soils it, ages it, blunts the tip, and removes the Mitchell & Ness Tag. You can even see the break in the stitching on the reverse, from where the tag was removed. And after all this, he calls it original and authentic.

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during the “vintagizing” process.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Yes... what a seller. He lists is as 1953 instead of 1954, he soils it, ages it, blunts the tip, and removes the Mitchell & Ness Tag. You can even see the break in the stitching on the reverse, from where the tag was removed. And after all this, he calls it original and authentic.

Sad that there are 15 bids... it's fakeness is so painfully obvious. As if an authentic 1954 Giants pennant would have a vague image of Mays making his famous over the shoulder catch.

I remember getting into a pissing match with SCP 8-10 years ago. They had the 1955 Dodgers Mitchell & Ness counterpart to this one... equally obvious in its fakeness. It had gotten bid up over $500 when I told them to take it down. They put up a fight and insisted that the consignor's father bought it at the '55 World Series at Ebbets Field. I had to show them 3 identical examples that were currently on the market (for under $40) before they finally removed it.

Y’all probably saw he re-listed it with a vague disclaimer of “may or may not be vintage.” Some poor schmo is out $180+ when tax and shipping are included.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

This seller didn’t want to answer my “stiff or soft?” question. Pretty sure it’s “guillotine sharp” as Mark would say.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/11622087958...mis&media=COPY

You could shave with that one.