Spurs Championship Rings
RINGS 2005~2005~2007 CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Today I would like to share a story of some San Antonio Spurs Championship rings that I found at a pawn shop. I actually purchased four rings, but these are the three I have left. I've always been intrigued by championship rings and when I saw these four, I had to have them. I was talking to the clerk and he said they had them for a while and needed to move them. I joked that if he really wanted to sell all four, I would buy them at melt. He said, "let me check". He came back and said ok. These are not player rings, those go for big bucks, these are front office employee rings. When a team wins a championship, all the employees in the organization receive a ring, they are 10 or 14 karat gold, with genuine diamonds. All these rings were purchase from the same employee, as they all have the same name. Before I tried selling the ring I liked the least, I tried to get a copy of the Certificate of Authenticity for the rings, but none were available, from the maker or the Spurs. These rings don't come with a C.O.A. the employees actually got 1099'd for them and had to report them on their tax returns, as earnings.
No wonder the guy pawned them.
Story and photo by Bruni
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You are indeed a collector. The 2007 one looks cool. :)
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