80 Beckett slabbed jersey pieces - context?

[Deadshot]

I've seen this several times before but have never heard the story behind it. They look like the pieces Beckett would slab with a card. Anyone have any other information?

Kobe Bryant Lakers Game Used Jersey 80 Pieces BGS Slabbed | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kobe-Bryant-Lakers-Game-Used-Jersey-80-Pieces-BGS-Slabbed-/361836757113?hash=item543f26c079:g:8uQAAOSwiDFYNehe)

[sotexcollector]

And I thought I had seen it all....Man, was I wrong! smh...

[Deadshot]

Anyone have any idea?

[TBlazers50]

My guess is that they were leftovers from slabbing cards with added jersey pieces like this one:

http://assets.suredone.com/2389/media-photos/g71-kobe-bryant-1997-topps-stadium-club-members-only-55-gu-lakers-jersey-bgs-graded-10-card.jpeg

I think they had the option of adding GU pieces to BCCG grading orders a while back, and maybe for some reason they nixed it and sold the leftovers like this? Wish I could be of more help, but that's my thought. (although, they also misspelled 'jersey' on the label of this one -_-)

edit: I just realized you referenced these in your original post so you already know. There's also this thread but they didn't figure out much either:

http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/basketball/960789-what-hell-listing.html

edit again: found something! from an old beckett thread:

https://i.gyazo.com/ae747a4b21f0508783f2244abab9df7c.png

https://i.gyazo.com/fe169b1a2bf7602976d02efa3aff744a.png\\

So my understanding is that these are leftover pieces from full GU jerseys that people send (sell?) to Beckett.

[Deadshot]

Thank you - that was my suspicion but I didn't have much to stand behind it!

[SHowley2003]

Haha. That's awesome. I remember when Beckett was doing that. Is was around 2013. Its interesting. Have an option to have a relic encased in a graded slab and no one touches it. The same relic square in a encased in a photograph and its collectible. This is such an odd hobby we all participate in!