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bluedigger

(17,442 posts)

10. Meh, they're just physical memorabilia.

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Thu Jul 26, 2018, 10:30 AM

Jul 2018

It's up to the commissioners of the rings to determine how many are created and who receives them. Once they are distributed, the owners may do with them as they will. I'm more concerned about stolen valor situations where people misrepresent their participation in events.

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Fans Should Not Get Championship Rings [View all] erpowers Apr 2018 OP

I guess I don't take sports serious enough to care about this issue. wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #1

I agree lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #2

My first question here is do those medals PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #3

I rather imagine that they are "worthless" from a pure base metal value lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #4

I known platoon sergeants typically get them JonLP24 Jul 2018 #9

It is really hard to care about the importance of championship rings. pennylane100 Apr 2018 #5

You are right. Soxfan58 Apr 2018 #6

Rings are just 'stuff'. We sure would't want anybody to mistake this guy... marble falls Apr 2018 #7

I'm cool with it as long as there is no fraudulent engraving and misinterpretation involved Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #8

Meh, they're just physical memorabilia. bluedigger Jul 2018 #10