Reed Kasaoka is the head buyer of the Sports Division at Dave & Adam's. His primary responsibility is traveling all over the country, buying private collections out of people’s closets, bedrooms, attics, basements, garages, and storage units, as well as complete inventories of show dealers, shop owners, autograph dealers, and distributors. Reed comes up with some amazing finds – rarely seen unopened boxes, quality graded cards, certified autographed memorabilia, and much more.
We have tagged all of his acquisitions as a Reed Buy so you’ll know where to look first for all of his deals. Almost every item is “one-of-a-kind” – so when you see something interesting, don’t hesitate, because there are likely many other collectors who are thinking the exact same thing!
Rocky Freitas mid-1970s Game Used Detroit Lions Home Jersey Hawaii
Sand-Knit size 52(?) NOBR
Attributed to Rocky Freitas, tagging is consistent with mid-1970s; by the time another Lions player wore
#76 (Karl Baldischwiler beginning in 1978) the Sand-Knit tag design had changed
Heavy use, including major repairs on the shoulders with huge swatches covering damage and to the V-
neck line, several tears on the shoulders
Remnants of threads used to stitch the nameplate to the jersey still remain
Played for Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu
From the Lester Kaichi Hawaii Local Boys Collection