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08-21-2007, 06:31 AM #21
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Re: Radtke Sports, Gridiron Authentics...
yeah, mvandor, i noticed the same thing - but it looks like radtke has ended the auction per the mistake. btw, what's the deal - are radtke and ga the same outfit? are they related in any way? i mean what are the odds that they would describe their favre helmets (as i mentioned at the beginning of this thread) in the exact same manner - verbatim..
any comment rick?
radtke sports:
"...many unique game features include: packer's custom pearl-metallic "packer gold" paint, usa tribute flag, clear warning decal..."
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRETT-FAVRE-AUTO...QQcmdZViewItem
gridiron authentics:
"...many unique game features include: packer's custom pearl-metallic "packer gold" paint.... usa tribute flag..."
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRETT-FAVRE-AUTO...QQcmdZViewItem
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08-21-2007, 08:49 AM #22
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08-21-2007, 12:23 PM #23
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08-21-2007, 08:58 PM #24
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Re: Radtke Sports, Gridiron Authentics...
thanks for the reply rick -
have you ever contacted ga and said "stop palgiarizing"? i mean they've been doing this for quite a long time, copying your descriptions...
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08-22-2007, 09:53 PM #25
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08-25-2007, 05:20 AM #26
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Re: Radtke Sports, Gridiron Authentics...
well, after not getting too many (or any?) bites it looks like ga decided that listing its "tom brady 2001 game issue helmet" on ebay with a starting price of $985 wasn't going to pay the rent. so they went ahead and relisted this "extremely rare" gem with a starting price of $10 and no reserve. 11 bids later they finally fetched $318 for the thing...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=016
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08-25-2007, 07:50 AM #27
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Re: Radtke Sports, Gridiron Authentics...
Off season is generally a bad time to sell NFL stuff on ebay in my experience, good time to buy though. But it's great it went for an appropriate value, perhaps this board is being seen by more people and having more of a positive influence than I previously believed.
Unfortunately Joe hasn't cleaned up his "game issue" descriptions so far as I can tell, nor responded to the thread (I emailed him) so I presume he's decided to ignore GUU and his more knowledgeable customers unlike Rick Radtke.
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08-25-2007, 08:41 AM #28
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Re: Radtke Sports, Gridiron Authentics...
aeneas01, check out http://cgi.ebay.com/Tom-Brady-F-S-Ga...QQcmdZViewItem.
Gridiron Authentics actually provided LOA's with the unsigned Brady helmets. Amazing.
They were one of my two fav sellers on ebay (Rick Radtke being the other). I spent thousands with Joe, but this whole "game issue" thing with GA is really hurting my previously held very high opinion of he and his firm. Just not an honest representation.
As to his representations to me that neither he nor his staff added anything to the helmets, that they're sold as he received them, and his comments to you that they were sourced from the reconditioners...
Do reconditioners apply stickers? I thought they just verified safety and repainted the shells?
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08-30-2007, 05:34 AM #29
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Re: Radtke Sports, Gridiron Authentics...
Originally Posted by radtke
Originally Posted by mvandor
Originally Posted by mvandor
Originally Posted by mvandor
second, i can't imagine that any nfl or college organization would freely allow their reconditioner to sell, distribute, trade or make available to the public their game used helmets that don't pass inspection. and, further, i can't imagine that any nfl or college organization would freely give their reconditioner permission to dress up any other helmets in the reconditioner's possession, using team colors and stock decals, for the purpose of selling them to the public as game issued or game used.
but, for the record, i decided to pose this question to circle systems group, a major reconditioner for college and pro teams and this is the response i received..
----- Original Message -----
From: David Drill (davidd@circlesystemgroup.com)
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:58 AM
Subject: RE: RECONDITIONING QUESTION
We do not supply the decals when doing helmets for nfl teams. They apply them. Any helmet sent in is their property and we return all of them to the teams.
but, with that said, do rejected game used helmets ever make their way out of a reconditioning room and into the hands of the public? i'm sure it's happened before. is it policy? do reconditioners routinely and above board supply the gridirion authentics of the world with authentic "game issued" helmets of particular teams for the purpose of resale. i don't think so...
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08-30-2007, 09:50 AM #30
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Re: Radtke Sports, Gridiron Authentics...
aeneas, while we're on the GA subject, would you mind looking at pics of my Montana "game issue" helmet from GA? I actually bought it on ebay from the orig buyer, not GA directly, about a year ago. Unlike my other helmets, this one is rough inside and does have leather jaw pads, however, the numbering seems too clean inside, and given our recent discussions on GA, I'd be shocked if this actually was ever a team issued dome. In any event would appreciate your comments.
Rest of pics here: http://thevandors.com/montana