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Seller's photo on eBay: VINTAGE San Francisco 49ers Jersey Mens Large Red Starter Steve Young #8 NFL 90s
Seller's photo on eBay · listing from Jun 18, 2026
1990s · Jersey · NFL

San Francisco 49ers Steve Young #8 jersey

1990s Starter red

Red Starter jersey with white '8' and striped sleeves with shoulder numbers.

Team
San Francisco 49ers
Era
1990s
Garment
Jersey
Colorway
red
Maker
Starter
League
NFL
Sold out — last seen Jun 18, 2026

One example on file, listed at $40. “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 49ers gear

The shade of red is the quickest tell: bright scarlet before 1996, and a deeper cardinal red with black-shadowed numbers from 1996.

49erslogo & 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 49ers jerseys →

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NO. 04 · OTHER 1990S JERSEYS