Lawsuit claims Eli Manning, Giants sold fake ‘game-worn’ jerseys and helmetsBy Marc Weinreich SI.comFeb 1st 2014
A Giants helmet from the 2008 Super Bowl that is now at the Pro Football Hall of Fame is one of the items in question. (Mark Cunningham/Getty Images) A sports collector filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and other members of the franchise — including CEO John Mara – alleging they participated in selling fake “game-worn” Super Bowl jerseys and other team memorabilia in order to keep the originals for themselves, according to a report Thursday from Kaja Whitehouse of the New York Post.The list of those allegedly duped by the Giants includes the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which the report says has a helmet on display that Manning supposedly wore during the Giants’ 2008 Super Bowl victory over the Patriots. Among the other items the Giants allegedly pawned off as real are several jerseys worn by Manning, two helmets worn during the 2012 Super Bowl and a 2004 rookie season helmet. The Giants issued a statement on Thursday denying the allegations: “This suit is completely without any merit whatsoever and we will defend it vigorously. We will not otherwise comment on pending litigation.” The lawsuit, brought by sports collector Eric Inselberg in Bergen County (N.J.) Superior Court, also claims Inselberg “once and personally witnessed [longtime Giants dry cleaner Barry Barone] purposely damaging the jerseys that he would then repair to create the illusion that they had been worn during a game.” As the report points out, Inselberg was indicted in 2011 for memorabilia fraud, but the charges were dropped in May 2013. Inselberg, who said the Giants were the largest supplier of items for his sports memorabilia business, is seeking damages “well into the eight figures,” according to the report.
I'm sorry, but people who buy items that other grown men have sweat, bled, peed and possibly vomited in are morons. They deserve to get scammed.
I'm sorry, but people who buy items that other grown men have sweat, bled, peed and possibly vomited in are morons. They deserve to get scammed.
Not a jersey guy myself, new or used.
It's bragging rights. Idk why, but it is.Like, "look man, sonso wore this is superbowl sonso. Isn't it cool?"I'm kind of like that with my autographed mccoy jersey(never worn), auto alstott/dunn football, and a signed dungy football, but sweaty outfits just don't appeal to me whatsoever....maybe if it was scarlet johansen(spl?)
It's bragging rights. Idk why, but it is.Like, "look man, sonso wore this is superbowl sonso. Isn't it cool?"I'm kind of like that with my autographed mccoy jersey(never worn), auto alstott/dunn football, and a signed dungy football, but sweaty outfits just don't appeal to me whatsoever....maybe if it was scarlet johansen(spl?)
LOLVincent Jackson has quite a bit of stuff. Besides his own stuff, he has a Muhammed Ali signed boxing glove. And a basketball signed by MJ
I dont understand the concept either. I have gone through a phase of collecting autographs and even while doing it I was thinking to myself..."Why do I want to pay money for someone else's hand writing?". Cant really understand it, but glad Im past that.
