Evidence is inherited
Labels come from third-party evidence on the parent — league programs, team reports, photo-match results, LOAs — recorded with their source.
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Say the word. Mean the word.
SourceWorn will not invent softer language. If the history is not established to standard, the record says Unverified — even when the map of the cloth is perfect.
Six labels
One label per parent. Children inherit it.
Classification describes the history of the parent garment. Every child cut from it carries the same label — a swatch cannot be more game-worn than the jersey it came from.
Game-Worn
On the player’s body during an official game. Supported by a league program, team report, or conclusive photo-match.
Game-Used
Used in game action — bat, ball, helmet, glove — even if not worn. Same evidence bar.
Player-Worn
The player put it on — photo shoot, signing, practice. Not established as a game.
Event-Worn
Worn at a named non-game event — Rookie Premiere, All-Star media, parade.
Team-Issued
Prepared for the player or club. Not shown to have been worn or used in a game.
Unverified
We mapped the physical parent and the cut. Historical use is not established to standard.
Evidence bar
What each label needs — and what it does not mean.
Classification is driven by inherited third-party evidence, not by SourceWorn’s own opinion of game use. Where the evidence stops, the label stops.
| Label | Means | Supported by | Does not mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game-Worn | On the player’s body during an official game | League program, team report, or conclusive photo-match | Worn in a specific game, unless the inherited cert names one |
| Game-Used | Used in game action, even if not worn | Same evidence bar as Game-Worn | Worn on the body |
| Player-Worn | The player put it on | Documentation of the shoot, signing, or practice | Worn in a game |
| Event-Worn | Worn at a named non-game event | Documentation naming the event | Worn in a game or by a named player, unless documented |
| Team-Issued | Prepared for the player or club | Club or supplier documentation | Worn or used |
| Unverified | Parent and cut are mapped; history is not established | The Source Map itself | Fake — only that the history is not proven to standard |
| DEMO | Demonstration record for the registry itself | Nothing — illustrative only | Any player, game, or live collectible |
The standard is a published draft. Evidence requirements for each label will be refined with partners before the first live Relic ID, and every revision will be dated on this page.
Rules
How a label gets on a record.
Six rules, applied the same way every time.
Default down
When evidence supports more than one reading, the record takes the most conservative label. When it supports none, the record says Unverified.
Mapping is not history
A perfect Source Map proves where the cloth sat on the parent. It does not prove what the parent did.
Fees never move labels
Fees are paid for process. The same fee applies whether the result is Game-Worn or Unverified.
Corrections are public
If a source cert is revoked or new evidence appears, the record is versioned and the change is logged — never silently edited.
Demo is always DEMO
Demonstration records are marked DEMO everywhere they appear and never carry a real classification.
ID grade
Two questions, two answers.
Classification answers what did the parent do? ID grade answers where on the parent did this piece sit? Every record shows both.
Location-grade ID
Two trained operators independently placed the child piece on the parent photo within tolerance.
Parent-Only ID
Cut from this garment, zone uncertain. We say so on the record.
A Relic ID is not a league authentication and is not a statement that an item was game-worn unless that classification is supported and labeled as such. More on ID grades.
Holding a relic? Check the label.
Every SourceWorn record shows its classification, its ID grade, and the certificates behind them.