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The helmet, which Manning wore while the Giants
defeated the previously 18-0 New England Patriots in February of
2008, will be open for online bidding by Goldin Auctions
starting Monday and awarded to the top bidder on Aug. 3.
"This is a very significant piece," Goldin Auctions president
Ken Goldin told ESPN's Darren Rovell. "Bidding for this will
definitely surpass $130,000."
That price would set a record for most paid at auction for a
football helmet. The current mark is $126,500, paid last year
for a helmet worn by Rudy Ruettiger at Notre Dame. The record
for a Super Bowl helmet is $53,775, paid in 2012 for a helmet
worn by James Harrison in Super Bowl XLIII.
The Manning-worn helmet is being sold by collector Eric
Inselberg, who brought a lawsuit against the Giants and Manning
in January of 2014 after seeing another helmet being advertised
as Manning's helmet from Super Bowl XLII. That suit, in which
Inselberg alleged the Giants ordered a second helmet to be
manufactured for a museum, was settled for an undisclosed amount
shortly before the trial was set to begin in May. Other helmets
deemed to be game-worn were also alleged to be falsely
represented, per the suit.
Inselberg says he bought the helmet that is going up for auction
from Giants equipment manager Joe Skiba. Goldin is using photo
matching from multiple companies to prove authentication for the
sale.
--Field Level Media
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