McPherson selling/sold his 2009 ring

[ro1313]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MONTREAL-ALLOUE ... 256ab4ffb6

Its no longer available
Sold, or he changed his mond

[cliffyd]

He's not the only one.....I had a couple players indirectly contact me about selling their ring & what they'd get for it. Guess times are getting tough.

Fans of the show Pawn Stars can go to the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas where the show is filmed and see a 2002 Grey Cup ring there for sale. They want at least 10,000 for it based on the jewels in it and if you're serious, can deal with the store owner Rick Harrison (the bald guy) directly.

[ALS_PINE_97]

I don't get it? These guys work so hard to get there, get that ring (as they say) and they're willing to sell it off? I have see Superbowl rings, College Rings and as Cliffyd mentioned the ALS 2002 GC Ring at Gold & Silver Pawn and trust me when I tell you, up close these rings are amazing and just on that alone, not to mention the amount of blood, sweat & tears these guy put it, I have no idea why they'd part with it for a few measly dollars?

I have read where some US CFL players have said the GC rings aren't as important as Superbowl rings but I still think it's sad that all that work means nothing to these guys, then again, these are the same guys who probably waste their money shoveling stuff up their noses, partying way to hard and wasting their money on an extravagant lifestyle they can't possibly maintain and when times get tough they hock their possessions to try to keep up.

For shame.

[hfxtc]

These things have different meaning to different people. In the end its just a semi-wearable trophy. If a guy wants to convert it to throw cash on to buying a house or Car for the wife nothing wrong with that.

[ro1313]

These things have different meaning to different people. In the end its just a semi-wearable trophy. If a guy wants to convert it to throw cash on to buying a house or Car for the wife nothing wrong with that.

I agree but to be honest, personally I would have to be starving on the streets before I sold my Grey Cup ring....( that is to say, if I had one in the first place)

[ALS_PINE_97]

I agree with ro1313, these guys work too hard to throw it away for a couple of bucks.

[hfxtc]

To some of us but to a Mormon or a Jehova they might rather put the 10k to a different use ???

[West Coast Als Fan]

A couple of weeks ago, 7 Train and I ran into former Hab Ryan Walter who let me try on his 1986 Stanley Cup ring. It's so heavy you could probably break a plate-glass window with it. Clearly, he has no plans to sell it and he only ever won one championship so, unlike say Yvan Cournoyer who won the Cup 10 times and has auctioned a few of them off, if Walter sells this one he hasn't got a spare. Of course, players from back in the day weren't well-paid and as they get into their golden years, as Cournoyer is, they need the money more than they need the ring. I suspect that in some cases, low-paid CFL players, especially those from the States who never wanted to be plying their trade in any league other than the NFL in the first place, don't see the ring as anything more than a chance to make some cash. To them, it's like winning a Calder Cup in the AHL. It just doesn't hold any fascination for them.

But even for players who do value their own work, they may not want to keep the ring. Lots of players never wear them because they are so huge and akward. So they get put in safety deposit boxes or dresser drawers and collect dust. In many cases, they are misplaced or stolen. And you have to consider this too: if you were a player, would you "need" the ring?

What I mean is, if you were a player on last year's Alouettes team, you don't need a ring to remind you of what you accomplished - you were there in person making it happen. You don't have memories of watching the team win the Cup - you have memories of actually winning it. As fans, we are always looking at these things from the outside. We need these mementos because we weren't really a part of it. All we did was witness it. But it's a different story when you actually play a role.

[XGamer]

With price of Gold & Diamond at an all-time high...if he wants to make a quick buck on this....good for him.

I'm not gonna judge his decision to sell his ring....

Personally, If i had that $$, I would make him an offer....but I don't have that $ laying around...

Remember that Mac5 is the same guy that sued the Tennessee Titan after the golf cart/mascot incident....
(I dont know how that lawsuit ended...)

[ro1313]

I dont think anyone is judging him, at least I'm not.

[hg_robs]

I dont judge him. It sucks but he was the backup QB, alot of players dont feel the earned it. But it is a shame

[glengarry express]

sorry I don't understand why a player would sell it? would be like selling the winning lottery ticket to me!! to each their own!!