Ebay - Roethlisberger Game used cleats

[flack5150]

What's everyone's opinion on these being legit gamers?

http://cgi.ebay.com/BEN-ROETHLISBERG...QQcmdZViewItem

[GarkoCollector]

I will say first of all that the signature is highly unlikely to be authentic. I've known Ben since 2001 and have 30+ autographed items of his. The signature isnt really even close. The B and R are both off and the size is wrong.

As far as the authenticity of them being game issue shoes, that I dont know.

[dcgreg25]

From a quick look at Getty, they appear to be a style match to the ones he wore in that game. However, I would be very careful given the issues Garko mentioned with the autograph and the fact that there is absolutely nothing offered to validate the story the seller is telling. As its been mentioned many times on this board, Steelers stuff is very difficult to come by. Just my 2 cents.

[mvandor]

What's everyone's opinion on these being legit gamers?

http://cgi.ebay.com/BEN-ROETHLISBERG...QQcmdZViewItem

When I researched a pair of Jerry Rice cleats I was buying, I contacted Nike and they were very helpful in dating them and verifying they were Pro models, not retails. These have already been photomatched to style, you might ask Nike support if they were available outside of the Steelers or not.

Might also review Getty to see if any other Steelers sported identical cleats, could be from a lesser player and attributed to BR for a payday.

[flack5150]

Thanks for the tips and feedback.