INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike Jansen walked into Ripley Auctions house Wednesday morning and left behind the rings he used to wear with pride, his Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl ring and AFC Championship ring from the Peyton Manning era. Those tiny, shiny, diamond-studded relics of an incredible time in his life. A time that turned sour.
There weren't any tears shed at 2764 E. 55th Place, where Ripley Auctions does business, taking the items clients drop off, putting them up for bid and turning them into cold hard cash. But there were definitely memories, Jansen said, and a split second of hesitation.