May 18, 2018


I’m not sure what to make of the Super Bowl ring on the left, it’s probably a prototype by the original manufacturer:

(Click picture below for a larger picture)

The ring on the top left is a sample Super Bowl ring, currently offered on eBay. It caught my eye and I knew I had to write a blog about it.

The Broncos Super Bowl ring on the right is a player’s authentic version from the same year.

Immediately, you can see, despite the seller’s selling points in the eBay listing, they are not identical Super Bowl rings. The first obvious clue is that the player version is longer then the supposed sample championship ring sample.

Look closely at the diamond spacing, stone sizes, and other tiny details, and it becomes apparent they are different. And don’t believe this stuff about being hand-made and therefore every Super Bowl ring is different. While that’s true, and they say that no two diamonds are exactly alike, in this case there’s too much variation between the championship rings to say they are identical.

And then there’s these two pesky facts: the shapes of the Super Bowl rings and the type-style used in each ring are way different too.

The reason I believe that both Super Bowl rings are made by the manufacturer who was awarded the contract that year, “Diamond Cutters”, is that the Super Bowl ring on eBay comes with the original Diamond Cutters presentation box. These boxes are more rare than the wooden, larger presentation boxes that usually come with championship rings.

It’s more rare because it’s such a small, uninspiring presentation box and many were discarded over the years.

Additionally the sides of the ebay Super Bowl ring look quite similar to the Diamond Cutters player version.

Keep in mind those shanks on player rings, and this sample look awful – just about the worst you will ever see on a championship ring. That means all of the Broncos Super Bowl XXXII ring-shanks look like Chinese replica rings.

The following season when the Broncos won their second consecutive Super Bowl ring, they switched manufacturers and went with Jostens. The difference in the shanks that second year was substantial and much improved.

Please remember as always I buy championship rings. If you would like to sell your championship ring in private, please contact me.

 

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May 16, 2018


No this is not “Manning Family Week” on Sports-Rings.com. It’s purely coincidental that I’m doing back-to-back blogs about Eli and his family:

Yesterday’s blog was about an out-of-court settlement, involving Eli Manning, the Giants, and someone bringing a lawsuit against them for monetary damages; and in a very unusual move, demanding a Giants Super Bowl 2007 ring as well.

Today’s blog has to do with a scary thought – and a fascinating tweet (shown above). Would Tom Brady really own nine winning Super Bowl rings, if the parents of Payton and Eli Manning never met?

More importantly, is Tom Brady plotting a way to go back in time (a la “Back to the Future”) to make sure Archie and Olivia don’t meet? And if Brady somehow finds a way to do this, is it considered cheating?

No matter what you believe about Brady getting to nine Super Bowl rings if Payton and Eli were never born, the photo above is a great picture, taken way before Payton and Eli entered the NFL.

Please remember as always, I buy championship rings. If you would like to sell your championship ring in complete privacy, please contact me.

 

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May 15, 2018


This is the first time I have ever heard of someone suing and seeking not only monetary damages, but also for a championship ring that had nothing to do with the case:

A lawsuit alleging that the New York Giants and their star quarterback Eli Manning committed memorabilia fraud was settled yesterday.

“Eric Inselberg, Michael Jakab and Sean Godown have resolved all claims in their pending litigation against the New York Giants, Eli Manning, John Mara, William Heller, Joseph Skiba, Edward Skiba and Steiner Sports, in accordance with a confidential settlement agreement reached today,” the defendants said in a statement released yesterday.

“The compromise agreement, entered into by all parties, should not be viewed as supporting any allegations, claims or defenses,” the statement continued. “All parties are grateful to have the matter, which began in 2014, concluded and are now focused on football, the fans and the future.”

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

The trial was set to begin in Hackensack on Monday with jury selection, but had been delayed before ultimately being settled out of court.

Manning’s marketing agent Alan Zucker sent Manning a note asking for “2 game used helmets and 2 game used jerseys” as per the two-time Super Bowl MVP’s contract with memorabilia dealer Steiner Sports.

Skiba sent Manning a note asking if he could help him with the request, Manning responded: “2 helmets that can pass as game used. That is it. Eli”

Another email from Skiba at a different time claimed that Manning wanted to send fake memorabilia because he “didn’t want to give up the real stuff.”

Giants organization responded by throwing support behind Manning, lauding his character and claiming the emails were taken out of context.

Here’s the part of the lawsuit that shocks me. Not only did Inselberg demanded that the Giants pay him unspecified monetary damages, he also demanded a 2007 Super Bowl ring.

Because the case is closed, and the resolution kept privately, we won’t know if the Giants issued a 2007 Super Bowl ring to Inselberg. Perhaps as final compensation, the one that’s been offered on eBay for a couple of years could be acquired.

Please remember as always, I buy championship rings. If you would like to sell your championship ring in complete privacy, please contact me.

 

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May 14, 2018


Recently I was contacted by a know-it-all who informed me I must have been exposed to plenty of fake Packer rings:

Believe me, I wasn’t and quickly realized I needed to tell this misinformed person to never contact me again.

There’s a lesson to be learned here (and a funny story too). The lesson is that in the world of championship ring collecting (and sports memorabilia collecting too) you will sometimes meet “an expert” who will proclaim bad information as fact. The more you try to tell them they are not correct, the more they dig in and stand their ground.

When this happens, it’s best to walk away. Or if you believe what they say may have some credibility, do careful research before purchasing their offerings.

That’s the lesson, here’s the funny story behind it (and perhaps another lessen if you are approached by this person, or see their item for sale).

I was offered a Green Bay 2010 Super Bowl ring. It was a woman’s front office ring and I was lectured that the Packer’s only offered player size rings to the staff that year, so it had to be the player size version.

Having collected Super Bowl rings for over two decades, and knowing a few people in the Packer organization, I knew this statement was 100% false. Perhaps the seller did not know they were misinformed, but they refused to believe me that their statement was not accurate.

Their reaction to my reply that front office Super Bowl ring versions were often smaller in the Packers case that season, was counted with “you must have seen fake Super Bowl rings”.

I quickly realized this conversation was going to go nowhere, so I politely told the person not to contact me ever again.

A few years ago, there was a gorgeous Packer ring (female version, front office ring) for sale in Green Bay that received a lot of attention. The Super Bowl XLV ring was 100% authentic and the interest from me and many others quickly died when it was discovered that the offering was smaller than the player’s version.

Additionally, someone I know is on the Packer’s Board of Directors and he showed me his Super Bowl XLV ring. It was a beautiful Super Bowl ring, but was smaller than the player version.

I own a player version and it’s the heaviest Super Bowl ring of all time, packing a weight of around 110 grams. Yes the latest Patriots rings are larger, but they are made of 10K solid gold while the Packer rings are made of heavier-platinum.

All of these Super Bowl rings are quite huge and heavy and completely uncomfortable to wear, so I am not surprised that one or more of the board members went with a smaller version of the ring. Can you imagine if this seller walked up to the board member and told them they had a fake Packer Super Bowl ring? Yikes!

Remember, don’t just take the word of a seller; do your research.

Please remember a always, I buy championship rings. If you would like to sell your championship ring in complete privacy, please contact me.

 

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