Former Brown Jim Brown says his championship ring that is being auctioned was stolen from him

[Sportsguy9695]

NFL Hall of Famer and Cleveland Browns great Jim Brown says his 1964 championship ring that is being auctioned was taken from him.

"It was stolen from me many years ago, in the late 1960s," Brown told the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Monday. "I'm surprised to hear that it's publicly for sale because whoever got it should know that I didn't give it up."

A spokesman for the online auction house, Lelands.com, said the company would be issuing a statement in response to the claims made by Brown, who said he believed a police report was filed when it was first discovered that it was stolen.

Lelands.com had said the ring has actually been sold several times after it was passed down from Brown to a family member. The ring is currently owned by Josh Evans, the owner of the auction house, which first sold it to a bidder in 1998 before buying it back again.

Source: ESPN

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

So was it stolen origninally or passed down to a family member then was sold/stolen?

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Whatever.
Was there a police report? Was it stolen by a family member?
Buy it back if you want it so bad.

 

[sonnyblack65]

I knew he was in financial trouble when I saw him serving ribs to Chris Rock in I'm gonna git you sucka. He prob pawned it

 

[mcnabb7542]

Think he walks into the auction house with a grenade???

 

[fordman84]

This is why I would never buy famous memorabilia. Too easy to sell it, then claim it was stolen, and you as the owner who did nothing wrong is left out in the cold.

 

[cdumler7]

This is why I would never buy famous memorabilia. Too easy to sell it, then claim it was stolen, and you as the owner who did nothing wrong is left out in the cold.

Just make sure the player's things that you are buying have lots of money so they don't try to do this. Seems that this kind of thing only happens to players who have no money. Although not sure if OJ was broke but more just crazy as can be.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

This is why I would never buy famous memorabilia. Too easy to sell it, then claim it was stolen, and you as the owner who did nothing wrong is left out in the cold.

Good point Ford...having a "clear" provenance to an item, whatever it may be, is pretty important when buying valuables these days.

 

[sonnyblack65]

This is why I would never buy famous memorabilia. Too easy to sell it, then claim it was stolen, and you as the owner who did nothing wrong is left out in the cold.

WTF why didnt I think of that when I bought Tom Brady's red disco pants and a lock of his blonde hair

 

[jakedog56]

I would guess that it makes no difference whether it was stolen or not at this point. The statute of limitations expired a loooooonnnnnngggggg time ago.

Maybe JB is hoping that the sympathy card gets it back for him, but I can't see that there is any legal recourse at this point.

 

[iowajerms]

Whatever.
Was there a police report? Was it stolen by a family member?
Buy it back if you want it so bad.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[iowajerms]

I would guess that it makes no difference whether it was stolen or not at this point. The statute of limitations expired a loooooonnnnnngggggg time ago.

Maybe JB is hoping that the sympathy card gets it back for him, but I can't see that there is any legal recourse at this point.

IDK, I know a lot of places, like pawn shops, that the government would take it away if it was stolen.

 

[Dolemite censored]

NFL Hall of Famer and Cleveland Browns great Jim Brown says his 1964 championship ring that is being auctioned was taken from him.

"It was stolen from me many years ago, in the late 1960s," Brown told the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Monday. "I'm surprised to hear that it's publicly for sale because whoever got it should know that I didn't give it up."

A spokesman for the online auction house, Lelands.com, said the company would be issuing a statement in response to the claims made by Brown, who said he believed a police report was filed when it was first discovered that it was stolen.

Lelands.com had said the ring has actually been sold several times after it was passed down from Brown to a family member. The ring is currently owned by Josh Evans, the owner of the auction house, which first sold it to a bidder in 1998 before buying it back again.

Source: ESPN

The police report filed at the time of the theft would be dispositive.

 

[Dolemite censored]

I would guess that it makes no difference whether it was stolen or not at this point. The statute of limitations expired a loooooonnnnnngggggg time ago.

Maybe JB is hoping that the sympathy card gets it back for him, but I can't see that there is any legal recourse at this point.

The statute of limitations would bar prosectution for the theft , but does not affect his ownership of the stolen property.

 

[Dolemite censored]

This is why I would never buy famous memorabilia. Too easy to sell it, then claim it was stolen, and you as the owner who did nothing wrong is left out in the cold.

And don't buy any of O.J.'s stuff or he'll come looking for you.

 

[GNG]

And don't buy any of O.J.'s stuff or he'll come looking for you.

I doubt that. He's rotting away in prison.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

The police report filed at the time of the theft would be dispositive.

The statute of limitations would bar prosectution for the theft , but does not affect his ownership of the stolen property.

Leave it to a Raiders fan to know his way around the law... They are all amateur paralegals

 

[Dolemite censored]

Leave it to a Raiders fan to know his way around the law... They are all amateur paralegals

Au contraire, dude, protection and assertion of property rights is working within the law.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Just givin you a hard time Dolemite!

I have had a few run-ins with that area myself. Good stuff to know to protect thy ass-ets

 

[sonnyblack65]

Au contraire, dude, protection and assertion of property rights is working within the law.

Johnny Cochran that hat threw me off playa If it dont fit right