Mike Jones Super Bowl Helmet

[aeneas01]

currently listed on ebay is a helmet said to have been worn by the rams' mike jones during super bowl 34 (rams vs titans). mike jones dramatically stopped tennessee's kevin dyson at the 1 yard line as time expired - "the tackle" cemented the rams' super bowl victory.

interestingly this very helmet sold at american memorabilia in feb of this year for around $500 before fees - but when listed at american absolutely no super bowl claims were made. not the case with the ebay listing. not only does the ebay ad state jones wore the helmet in super bowl, but it also makes claims about the helmet's provenance.

further, the helmet has been altered during the time between the american auction and the ebay auction. to top things off, it's clear this helmet was not worn by jones in the super bowl despite the claims in the ebay ad.

current ebay listing on left, american listing on right:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180289372656
http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/A...ction_ID=40946




alterations - ebay listing on left, american memorabilia listing on right. first note the small decal below the warning label that can be seen in the american photo - it's gone in the ebay photo but remnants appear evident. second look at the interior "jones" decals visible in the ebay photo. although a very dark photo, it does not appear that these decals are present in the american photo.



and, finally, compare the ebay helmet to photos of jones playing in the super bowl. first, jones's helmet was fitted with two lower chinstrap snaps - the ebay helmet only has one. second, it's very evident that the chinstap and the way it was mounted are not the same.



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[helmets]

Same interior label name/facemask style and dymo tape label that is on the Faulk helmet on ebay. See what I mean? Give me 45 seconds and I can duplicate those labels.

[aeneas01]

Same interior label name/facemask style and dymo tape label that is on the Faulk helmet on ebay. See what I mean? Give me 45 seconds and I can duplicate those labels.

without getting into specifics the hakim (am), faulk (ebay) and jones (ebay) helmets all have something in common that i've never seen before in an authentic rams gamer - not in the rams gamers in my collection nor in the rams gamers i've seen photographed. especially suspicious is that these helmets have all surfaced at the same time, very recently. as such i called circle reconditioners and rams park and they confirmed that what i'm seeing is nothing they do to the helmets. the helmets are still authentic imo, just not used by the said players...

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[jake33]

I have a darian barnes game used Bucs helmet from super bowl 37 (and 4 other games w/ photo matches) I have always wondered the value of it. I bought it for $400 knowing it was game used but then found it was for sure used in the super bowl, then put it under glass...

[camarokids]

I have a darian barnes game used Bucs helmet from super bowl 37 (and 4 other games w/ photo matches) I have always wondered the value of it. I bought it for $400 knowing it was game used but then found it was for sure used in the super bowl, then put it under glass...

talk about hijacking a thread.........

But while your at, lets see some picture of that bad boy....

[aeneas01]

the seller of the "mike jones" helmet ended his listing early with about 6 days to go. hope someone didn't drop big $$$ for it!