Hi, I'm a casual member of the board, mainly a lurker on and off for a couple of years.

I have what I believe to be an autographed and inscribed 2001 Game Worn Michael Strahan New York Giants helmet that I'm thinking of selling to pursue other interests.

It shows a lot of notable use, but I haven't been able to photomatch it. I just haven't been able to find enough photos to go through on Getty. The helmet is autographed and inscribed "NYG 22.5 Sacks Single Season Record 1/6/02". The story I was told when I bought this helmet in 2003 is that there is a tradition at the Pro Bowl where players exchange helmets with one another after the game. The player Strahan exchanged this with anonymously put it up for auction due to creditors. It's been with me ever since. Sometime around 2005 or 2006 I had an email exchange with Joe Skiba, the Giants equipment manager, who said the helmet appeared to be authentic due to certain writing/marking inside the helmet under the earpad, although that exchange is long gone (I never really planned on selling it, it was for my peace of mind).

Since I can't photomatch it (unless anybody has any other methods besides Getty I may be able to try), I was looking to have it authenticated the best I can so that whomever I sell it to can have their own peace of mind rather than having to take my word for it.

Some photos are available in this thread from back in 2014 when Strahan got inducted into the hall of fame, post #138:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ad.php?t=53168