Chapter 547 Signature Memorabilia (1/2)
Chapter 547: Signature Memorabilia
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
”The items in this unit are good, right?” Li Du asked. ”Are the signatures authentic?”
Sophie looked at the basketballs, footballs, baseballs, and so forth. ”Are there signatures on them?” asked Sophie. ”Wow, there really is—”
”Of course there are signatures,” Hans interrupted, ”and they're real! Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal!
”And these footballs! Santonio Holmes Jr., Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Hines Ward, Deion Branch, Tom Brady! D*mn, that's awesome!”
As he read the names, he became so excited that his eyes started glowing.
”All of them are stars, right?” Li Du asked.
Hans did not respond. He continued checking out the items. He became more and more excited and finally cried out, ”D*mn, bud, we're going to be rich. This time, we're really going to get rich!”
Li Du inquired, ”Are all these signature balls really valuable?”
Hans looked at him with wide eyes. ”Definitely. These are not ordinary signature balls signed by ordinary stars.”
”Yeah, I know,” Li Du said with a nod. ”They're the signatures of the top superstars of the four major leagues.”
”No, you don't know!” Hans yelled. ”D*mn you don't know!” His voice trembled. ”You think they're just balls signed by stars?”
”Isn't that the case?” Li Du was puzzled.
”Of course not! Dwyane Wade was the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game in 2010. Kobe Bryant and Shaq O'Neal were the co-MVPs of the All-Star Game in 2009. LeBron James was the MVP in 2008. Allen Iverson was the MVP in 2007 …
”There's more. Santonio Holmes was the MVP of the 43rd Super Bowl. Eli Manning was the MVP of the 42nd Super Bowl. Peyton Manning was the MVP of the 41st, Hines Ward was the MVP of the 40th, Deion Branch was the MVP of the 39th!”
Listening to Hans's fast naming of the MVPs, Li Du was impressed and surprised. ”Wow, I can't believe this is not only a collection of signatures for the big leagues, there are also the signatures of the leading stars at their glorious moments!”
”These are definitely not the balls used during the competitions,” Hans said. ”Those important balls used in the games are kept in the Sports Museum. Still, the signatures on these balls are genuine. They are the signatures of the MVPs of the All-Star Games and the Super Bowl seasons—it's a complete set!”
Although Hans said it was a complete set, in actual fact, there were not that many balls. The box contained 18 basketballs and 20 American footballs. There were also some baseballs, some hockey pucks, tennis balls and more.
Li Du picked up a basketball. The flamboyant signature on it was Michael Jordan's!
However, the most valuable item was not Michael Jordan's signature ball, but the golf club signed by Tiger Woods.
When Hans saw the golf club, he hugged and gave it a deep kiss—so hard that a layer of the metallic skin was nearly removed from the club.
If all these were to sell separately, the most valuable item would not be the golf club, but the baseball pitching machine.
The pitching machine had signatures as well, and there were a bunch of them. Li Du was not well-versed in this as he did not pay attention to sports events.
Besides the ball memorabilia, the most valuable item would be this pitching machine because it might be the training equipment for the New York Yankees. This was attributed to the signatures—they were the names of different Yankees over the years.
If that were really the case, then the pitching machine would have great value. Although the MLB was not the most valuable commercial sports league in the United States, the value of the Yankees might be the highest among America's professional sports teams.
In terms of overall value, if the signature balls were sold together, the most valuable would be basketballs and the American footballs.