Unfortunately, this is part of the risk game worn jersey collectors undertake. How much higher? We don’t know, but one need only look at the Dallas Stars prices from NHL Auctions to see the impact a win could have had. Had the Preds won, there is no doubt the NHL Auctions prices would’ve went higher. This allowed Meigray to sell the jerseys at their maximum perceived value. This was pretty savvy because collectors had to pay for the jersey before the game was even played. You could lock it in at that point, or pass on it and they would move to the next person on the list.
In December, they sent out e-mails to the collectors who had their names at the top of the list offering the opportunity to pre-order that player’s Winter Classic jersey. Meigray kept a list of claims on each player from the time the Nashville Predators were announced as Winter Classic participants. In a one-off kind of scenario, the losing team is almost always going to take the hit when it comes to value of memorabilia afterward.Īnother possible reason might be the manner in which the jerseys were moved. After going up 2-0, they gave up four unanswered goals and were nearly blown off the ice for a good chunk of the second and third periods. The easiest explanation is the Preds lost and in spectacular fashion. Why were the NHL Auctions jerseys so much less expensive? There’s a few obvious reasons.
To make matters worse, one of the three “green” jerseys, Ryan Ellis’ second period set, is only cheaper because he was unable to play in the second period. Of the twenty two players’ jerseys that I have compiled both prices on, nineteen of them were more expensive on Meigray.ĭoing the math on those nineteen jerseys, NHL Auctions was on average $852 cheaper than Meigray on jerseys where auction buyers came out ahead. In general, the NHL Auctions prices on the first period sweaters ended up being considerably cheaper than the prices that Meigray put on pre-orders for the second period jerseys.
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