NJSwampdragon

Have you ever watched the show Pawn Stars. They spend a ton of money to restore collectables all the time to add value.

Geoff, i agree with you. I think the "devalued" aspect of a recycled/restored nameplate shirt does reach a point of   at times and conditions. I do understand the reasoning, though, that the shirt is best left the way it is when it comes off the ice and the player's back  and the more unaltered it is, the more valuable it is. Sometimes, under certain conditions, such as teams that recycled heavily or a player's rookie gamer, etc, i think it does get lost the translation of the whole thing.

Unfortunetly, this is the market we deal in. I wish my Barr/Shanahan shirt would hold value higher as being Shanahan wore it, too. It's neat to own, but it's value is not relected.

As i said, it's all in the eye of the beholder. That's why i think this hobby is always subjective and never quite as easily predictable. Someone may spend $1000 on this when other's won't.

Preseason or a 91-92 Barr?

Then you might be in a very small minority. It also depends on your personal outlook of it, too.

Restored nameplates devalue the shirt. That's a fact. Recycled shirts do, too. All original, only worn by Peluso, now we're talking something alot different. Do those shirts exist? That's to be taken into consideration too. Someone that might be desparate or wanting badly to add a Peluso might overlook it or it won't matter. The idea is Mike wore the shirt, put some/all wear on it (photomatch to Peluso helps) and the nameplate factors little in it. However, to alot of collectors, it is not a desired trait in a jersey and is considered modifying the shirt differently then it came off the players back and the recycling factor as well.

Recycling is a sad fact of collecting. If this was original, it would have been easily worth the asking price without the overpriced gloves thrown in. The gloves at $300 are way overpriced. At $200 they're overpriced. Photomatched could bring in the $, though depending on the collector.

Which, bottom line, it's all in someone's view/knowledge of the market, anyway. It's their desire to own something and how much $ is at their disposal to do so and thier personal likes/dislikes. "Value" is a subject thing and we all have different views on it!

I always thought the restored nameplate/recycled thing is a little silly. There are collectible items, antiques, antiquities, and art worth a whole lot more than a jersey that get restored all the time. If the Sistine Chapel can be restored, I'm okay with a gamer being restored. That's just my opinion, though. The player wore it, and that's all that really matters to me.

I also know that any Peluso is very hard to find and an all-original would likely go for a lot more money, perhaps double.

All in all. given the rarity of a Peluso Devils jersey, his popularity, and the premium given to 80-90s fighters, I think $900 is a pretty fair initial asking price, even taking into account the plate restoration. I don't know much about gloves.

Sarcasm aside you might be alone in that assessment!

I wasn't being sarcastic. I think $1000 for the jersey and gloves is a pretty good price.

Due to the overwhelming response by everyone except the original poster, I have decided that the jersey and gloves will both be up for grabs.

$900 for the jersey.
$300 for the gloves.

Or take the whole set for $1000.

Good prices, especially on the pair!