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i've mentioned this ebay crook on other threads but it now appears that he is braving new territory - he used to just offer hack job vintage suspension helmets but now he's moved onto other helmets as well. here's "an original authentic riddell wd-1 game used pittsburgh steelers linesman helmet" he now has listed - it's currently at $180.
the following set of photos compare the round steelers decal on his lid (marked with an "x") with actual steelers decals - note the transparent trim.
here's "an original vintage 1960's suspension helmet of the green bay packers" he currently has listed - it's now sitting at $100+. this helmet is such an obvious hack job, and a poor one at that. what's especially annoying about this fake is that he's decided to try and pass it off with a youth facemask to boot. the rubber nose bumper is fake as are the rubber suspension gaskets - he's simply used weather stripping type rubber extrusion for these parts. he also makes his own suspension webbing and manually adds the helmet size to the webbing - but he's always sure to smear the ink in the hope that unsuspecting buyers will think that it's the smudge that's responsible for making the size look suspicious/off. as far as the helmet shell is concerned, it's probably a youth maxpro that used to have foam padding. what ever it is, it was never a suspension helmet before he went to work on it. hell, the jaw pads appear to be homemade as well.
the following set of photos compare the round steelers decal on his lid (marked with an "x") with actual steelers decals - note the transparent trim.
here's "an original vintage 1960's suspension helmet of the green bay packers" he currently has listed - it's now sitting at $100+. this helmet is such an obvious hack job, and a poor one at that. what's especially annoying about this fake is that he's decided to try and pass it off with a youth facemask to boot. the rubber nose bumper is fake as are the rubber suspension gaskets - he's simply used weather stripping type rubber extrusion for these parts. he also makes his own suspension webbing and manually adds the helmet size to the webbing - but he's always sure to smear the ink in the hope that unsuspecting buyers will think that it's the smudge that's responsible for making the size look suspicious/off. as far as the helmet shell is concerned, it's probably a youth maxpro that used to have foam padding. what ever it is, it was never a suspension helmet before he went to work on it. hell, the jaw pads appear to be homemade as well.
was it this one?
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