Comments on: Steiner Sports, Yanks sued over stadium seat sales

By: Steiner reaches settlement in suit over stadium seats | River Avenue Blues

Steiner reaches settlement in suit over stadium seats | River Avenue Blues — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:31:11 +0000

[...] a 22-year season-ticket holder and disgruntled purchaser of authentic Yankee Stadium memorabilia, filed a class action lawsuit against Steiner Sports. In his suit, he said that he paid $2000 for his season ticket seats only to [...]

By: YankeeFan714

YankeeFan714 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:40:51 +0000

Lol,just because his first 5 letters begin with Stein….does not include the Brenners….just the “er” meaning Steiner.What would you do if you purchased game used dirt form the old Yankee Stadium and find out that the hologram says its Yankee Stadium Seats and not dirt? Who can come up with the answer to this.And the fact that MLB authentication is 100% foolproof.

By: Mike Kaminsky

Mike Kaminsky — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:37 +0000

Just heard about the Steiner Sports & Yankee Stadium seat law suit. I am an ex Long Islander and bought & received a set of seats. I paid $1400.00 plus freight. They are now installed in a Deli that I own in Myrtle Beach and are the talk of all my customers nd even had them signed by an ex batboy from the 50′s. I was told that if the seats were originately painted with lead paint the seats would have to be sent to Buffalo to be re-painted. Yes the sides are painted a lighter blue than the worn look of the chairs. I assumed this to be the re-paint as just mentioned.
I will still consider these to be the real thing until someone can show me otherwise.

By: Jon DelRusso

Jon DelRusso — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:20:58 +0000

That description is entirely different from what was written a few days ago and when i purchased the seats. The original description said they were not refurbished in any way. This is a terrible attempt to skirt the issue and will crush their legitimacy.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:37:24 +0000

Steiner’s entire business is based on their representations of authenticity. This opens them to huge legal issues. Basically, any item Steiner has ever sold with authentication can now be challenged. If there is any justice, this will put them out of business and they deserve exactly that.

By: Hip Hip Jorge

Hip Hip Jorge — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:47 +0000

Now it says that, up until a few days ago it stated that the seats were unrefurbished.

By: Read The Description

Read The Description — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:51:50 +0000

It says right on the Steiner Sports website when ordering yankee seats “Seats may differ from shown, the arms on the seats have gone through a lead abatement process and have been re-painted.” I dont see Lefkus’s arguement.

By: Fan Confidence Poll: October 26th, 2009 | River Avenue Blues

Fan Confidence Poll: October 26th, 2009 | River Avenue Blues — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:31:59 +0000

[...] There are some cosmetic cracks in the ramps at the New Stadium, although there are no safety issues. If that’s not enough, the team is being sued over seat sales. [...]

By: Jon DelRusso

Jon DelRusso — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:13:23 +0000

I bought a pair of seats and noticed right away that the arms looked like they were refurbished. I called the Steiner offices and was assured they were not refurbished in any way. I’m pissed. I spent a lot of money and was told a lie. I would like to join John Lefkus in his fight. How can i get involved?

By: Nick Corcodilos

Nick Corcodilos — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:03:23 +0000

I don’t know a lot about the business of baseball, but I know John Lefkus. We met when he got involved with me in complex municipal land-use lawsuit against a massive corporation. Guess who won? I put my money on Lefkus. If I were Steinbrenner, I’d deliver a whole row of seats from the first baseline to Lefkus’s house and throw in a dozen lifetime tickets, or suffer the consequences.