Jim Browns Title Ring (1 Viewer)

[Warhogs]

I came across this link.

http://firstdown.rtsports.com/php/nfl-content.php?ITEM=1&ART=1200130836&LN=88521&UID=psa704829qk2cp2uxldw392o0r7pfts

I'm not sure how well off Jim Brown is but I hate seeing stories where former playing stars can't get their memorabilia back.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Maybe he shouldn't have lost or sold it? It wasn't stolen was it?

 

[12punch]

According to the Lelands.com description, "The ring was obtained directly from a Brown immediate family member and sold by Lelands.com in 1998. During that original auction preview, Jim Brown himself inspected the ring and acknowledged its authenticity. One of the most important sports pieces ever sold, this gem is without a doubt the finest football piece ever to reach the market. As a sports ring, it is rivaled only by Babe Ruth's 1927 New York Yankees World Series ring ... The provenance and chain of title is well-documented: Jim Brown to family member to Lelands to Cleveland Sport Collection auction buyer back to Lelands.com and now to you."

 

[12punch]

Maybe he shouldn't have lost or sold it? It wasn't stolen was it?

“It was stolen from me many years ago, in the late 1960s," Brown told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “I'm surprised to hear that it's publicly for sale because whoever got it should know that I didn't give it up."

 

[Warhogs]

I honestly don't know a lot of detail about Jim Brown. He is just one of those guys that seemed to always be in the public for comments a fair amount and I would have guessed he had plenty of money. I'm not sure why it is owned by a memorabilia shop but he just seems to be one of those guys who should never have had to sell his stuff.

 

[steveski]

According to the Lelands.com description, "The ring was obtained directly from a Brown immediate family member and sold by Lelands.com in 1998. During that original auction preview, Jim Brown himself inspected the ring and acknowledged its authenticity. One of the most important sports pieces ever sold, this gem is without a doubt the finest football piece ever to reach the market. As a sports ring, it is rivaled only by Babe Ruth's 1927 New York Yankees World Series ring ... The provenance and chain of title is well-documented: Jim Brown to family member to Lelands to Cleveland Sport Collection auction buyer back to Lelands.com and now to you."

He inspected it and confirmed it was his at the auction, but then later on decided to say it was stolen?

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

According to the Lelands.com description, "The ring was obtained directly from a Brown immediate family member and sold by Lelands.com in 1998. During that original auction preview, Jim Brown himself inspected the ring and acknowledged its authenticity. One of the most important sports pieces ever sold, this gem is without a doubt the finest football piece ever to reach the market. As a sports ring, it is rivaled only by Babe Ruth's 1927 New York Yankees World Series ring ... The provenance and chain of title is well-documented: Jim Brown to family member to Lelands to Cleveland Sport Collection auction buyer back to Lelands.com and now to you."

He inspected it and confirmed it was his at the auction, but then later on decided to say it was stolen?

The bolded part is what lelands is saying. Just because it is written doesnt mean it's true.