ROBERTO CLEMENTE GAME-USED PIRATES CAP (HAT) ... W/ LOA TRUST US - THIS WILL NOT LAST LONG!!! Start Price USD 12,500.00 Current Price USD 12,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, December 03, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Location Twinsburg, Ohio See more about 'ROBERTO CLEMENTE GAME-USED PIRATES CAP (HAT) ... W/ LOA' Description A ROBERTO CLEMENTE GAME-USED PITTSBURGH PIRATES HAT.  YES, YOU DID READ THIS RIGHT ... A GAME-USED PITTSBURGH PIRATES HAT WORN BY THE IMMORTAL ROBERTO CLEMENTE.  THIS PIECE IS ONE OF ONLY A COUPLE KNOWN TO EXIST THAT IS 100% BACKED UP WITH A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY.  HOWEVER, WHAT SETS THIS PARTICULAR HAT APART FROM THE OTHERS IS THAT IT'S LOA IS FROM THE ONE AND ONLY DURWOOD MERRILL (22 YEAR MLB UMPIRE)!!!WE REALLY DO NOT NEED TO HYPE THIS ITEM ANY MORE THAN THE ATTACHED LETTER FROM DURWOOD MERRILL ALREADY DOES.  SIMPLY SPEAKING, THIS HAT WAS LITERALLY HANDED TO NESTOR CHYLAK (FAMOUS MLB UMPIRE AND WORLD RENOWNED MEMORABILIA COLLECTOR) BY CLEMENTE AND THEN GIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE "ONE AND ONLY" DURWOOD MERRILL.  THERE IS NO PSA/DNA OR MEARS LETTER THAT GUARANTEES THE AUTHENTICITY OF AN ITEM MORE THAN A LETTER FROM THE MOST CREDIBLE UMPIRE IN MLB HISTORY, DURWOOD MERRILL.  AS MANY AVID COLLECTORS KNOW, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PROVE A GAME-USED ITEM IS AUTHENTIC UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHO GOT THE ITEM FROM THE ATHLETE.  IN MANY CASES, A PSA/DNA OR MEARS LETTER IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY 100% TIE OUT AS LEGITIMATE.  IN THIS CASE, THIS ROBERTO CLEMENTE GAME-USED HAT WAS HANDED DIRECTLY TO NESTOR CHYLAK BY CLEMENTE AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN TO DURWOOD MERRILL AS A GIFT SOME 25 YEARS AGO.WE EXPECT THIS PIECE TO BE SOLD VERY QUICKLY FOR THE BUY-IT-NOW PRICE BUT IF IT DOES NOT, THE NEXT TIME YOU WILL SEE IT WILL BE IN ROBERT EDWARDS AUCTION THIS COMING APRIL.  ALSO, IF YOU MAKE A BEST OFFER, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT VERY CLOSE TO OUR BUY-IT-NOW OR WE WILL PROMPTLY DECLINE THE OFFER.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOOD LUCK!!!***WE WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THAT OUR EXTREMELY HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURES DO NOT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THOSE ON DURWOOD MERRILL'S LETTER.  THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT MERRILL'S PICTURES ARE EXTREMELY LOW RESOLUTION TO FIT ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS LOA.  THEREFORE, THEY ARE HAZY AND FAIRLY DIFFICULT TO SEE.  WE ENCOURAGE ANY INTERESTED BUYER TO VIEW THIS VERY SPECIAL HAT AND ITS LOA IN PERSON.  WE WILL MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ANYWHERE IN THE CLEVELAND, OHIO AREA.  REST ASSURED, WITH A 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE, THAT THE HAT IN THE AUCTION IS THE HAT IN THE LOA.  THANK YOU!!!        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EVERY ITEM WE LIST IS 100% AUTHENTIC & WE WILL ALWAYS DESCRIBE EACH ONE AS ACCURATELY AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.  WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE SO PLEASE BID WITH THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE AS OUR PRISTINE FEEDBACK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.FULLY INSURED USPS SHIPPING IS FREE AND CASHIERS CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT - THANK YOU!!!             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR FANTASTIC CURRENT AUCTIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VISITING US!!! Place a Bid!