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Seller's photo on eBay: Vintage 90’s Starter Barry Sanders Blue Detroit Lions Football Jersey XL
Seller's photo on eBay · listing from May 17, 2026
1990s · Jersey · NFL

Detroit Lions Barry Sanders #20 jersey

1990s Starter honolulu blue mesh

Honolulu blue mesh home jersey with white/silver #20 and silver sleeve stripes. Starter.

Team
Detroit Lions
Era
1990s
Garment
Jersey
Colorway
honolulu blue
Maker
Starter
League
NFL
Sold out — last seen May 17, 2026

One example on file, listed at $60. “Listed at” is the seller's asking price with Best Offer on; the actual sale may have been lower.

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NO. 02 · HOW TO CHECK ONE

Dating Lions gear

Black is the tell: Honolulu blue and silver alone fits 2002 and earlier, black trim means 2003 or later, and a fanged, maned lion means 2009 or later.

Lionslogo & uniform timeline →

1990s tells

  • NFL Pro Line labels on official sideline-style apparel; the program was running by 1994.
  • The NFL 75th anniversary patch: every team wore it on jerseys in 1994, and teams wore throwbacks in selected games that season.
  • Retail throwbacks: the NFL Throwbacks Collection launched in 1991, so an old-looking design can be a 90s reissue.

More on the 1990s →

About the maker

  • Starter — jackets, pullovers and on-field jerseys for teams including the Packers, Steelers and Los Angeles Raiders (early-to-mid 90s); the company went bankrupt in 1999

✓Match the maker to the years. A Reebok jersey dates to 2001 or later, while Starter, Russell and Champion NFL jerseys are generally 2000 or earlier.

✓Confirm the player's years with that team. A jersey for a season he never played there is a later product or a custom.

✓Check uniform details against the team's history: number font, sleeve stripes and TV-number placement all changed over time (the Steelers' rounded numbers arrived in 1997, for example).

✓Look for patches that pin down years: the NFL 75th anniversary patch (1994), the Bears' GSH initials (1984 on) or the Chiefs' Lamar Hunt patch (2007 on).

✓Check the NFL shield. An eight-star shield means 2008 or later.

✓See whether the numbers and letters are sewn or screen-printed, and look for peeling, cracking or replaced numbers.

✓Ask for chest and length measurements. Jerseys were cut tighter, with shorter sleeves, from about 2000.

✓Rule out reproductions. Mitchell & Ness and other throwback lines recreate old jerseys, so read every label.

Buying notes: 1990s Lions jerseys →

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NO. 04 · OTHER 1990S JERSEYS