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ARTICLE · 05 NOVEMBER 2025

Signed, Sealed … Misrepresented? A Blue Jays Memorabilia Cautionary Tale

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With the Blue Jays in the World Series for the first time in 32 years, there is a lot of excitement around our office and across the country.

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David Thompson Isaac
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With the Blue Jays in the World Series for the first time in 32 years, there is a lot of excitement around our office and across the country.

Everyone wants to take home a piece of the action, and the market for Blue Jays merch is through the SkyDome (yes, SkyDome) roof. Any memorabilia signed by a player is being snapped up immediately.

But what happens if the signed item you thought you were getting turns out to be not exactly what you thought it was?

This exact issue was discussed in a 2018 British Columbia case called Brown v Squire which dealt with a bat and ball purportedly signed by the members of the 1992 Blue Jays. Mr. Squire had put the items up for sale on eBay, advertising that they came with a Certificate of Authenticity from Argus Sports Marketing. Mr. Brown purchased them for $2,600 (USD), but not before expressing that he had not heard of Argus.

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