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[Garibaldi Red]

At Tredders' Testimonal a bunch of his merch was auctioned. His matchworn boots from the 2004 Grand Final, in a presentation case and all, went for just $1300 or $1400 from memory. Maybe a little more.

This was a room packed with cashed-up heavy hitters from SA's top echelon and a few tables of his most devoted fans. Arguably the greatest player in the club's history's wheels from our inaugural AFL premiership, presented by the man himself, and they go for a relative pittance.

I was also surprised at how little most of those items went for on the night. I kept trying to get Timmy G to stick his hands in his pocket

 

[finbarr]

Most people just don't have the money anymore to wrecklessly throw down on stuff they can quite easily live without. If someone offered me Tredrea's 2004 grand final boots for $2,000 my instant thought would be "Do I really need them? Will they just sit there gathering dust?". The simple truth of it is that people have far more pressing, practical, or enjoyable things they could spend that money on. If I had a couple of grand lying around I'd be pumping it into an overseas holiday before a pair of footy boots.

 

[Lagooner]

Given the way our supporter base values premium merch, it isn't. You'd be waiting a lifetime to breakeven, let alone accrue value.

In general I agree, but there are a few guernseys that buck the trend. The inaugural away guernsey, the tri-panel lightning bolt and any of the heritage round designs always go for big bucks on eBay.

 

[TeeKray]

Most people just don't have the money anymore to wrecklessly throw down on stuff they can quite easily live without. If someone offered me Tredrea's 2004 grand final boots for $2,000 my instant thought would be "Do I really need them? Will they just sit there gathering dust?". The simple truth of it is that people have far more pressing, practical, or enjoyable things they could spend that money on. If I had a couple of grand lying around I'd be pumping it into an overseas holiday before a pair of footy boots.

For $1300, Tredders should just have bought them himself and donated them back to the club for display.

 

[Janus]

A signed Michael Jordan basketball goes for $2k. A Babe Ruth signed baseball from 1933 goes for $9k.

$1500 for a pair of boots that would only have value to the supporter base of one Australian Rules football club is exactly where it should be IMO. They would be nice to have but as an investment they would be pretty poor because of the lack of demand.

 

[finbarr]

A signed Michael Jordan basketball goes for $2k. A Babe Ruth signed baseball from 1933 goes for $9k.

$1500 for a pair of boots that would only have value to the supporter base of one Australian Rules football club is exactly where it should be IMO. They would be nice to have but as an investment they would be pretty poor because of the lack of demand.

Yeah, one of at least 22 pairs worn by members of the winning side that day. One of the two official goal umpire scorecards from that or any GF however....

 

[Hodges 153!]

One of the two official goal umpire scorecards from that or any GF however....

Got one? LOL



tl;dr guitar goes for $370,000 and they double that by agreeing to sell two.

 

[Janus]

Yeah, one of at least 22 pairs worn by members of the winning side that day. One of the two official goal umpire scorecards from that or any GF however....

I'm more talking about the potential market rather than the rarity of the item. For some reason Tredrea is not rated as highly as he should be by other clubs fans. It just is what it is.

 

[TeeKray]

$1300 is ridiculous. We could have got 26 people on this board to throw in $50 each to have them displayed at the club. It's a piece of club history and the person who got it has an absolute bargain.

 

[tribey]

$1300 is ridiculous. We could have got 26 people on this board to throw in $50 each to have them displayed at the club. It's a piece of club history and the person who got it has an absolute bargain.

Yeah. Matchworn by the captain and best player in the league that year in the club's inaugural premiership.

A random MJ basketball isn't really apples with apples. What does a pair of MJ's shoes that he wore in the NBA Finals against the Pistons go for?

 

[Power Girl]

Chad signed my son's new Port cap today at the store. I love this club.

 

[finbarr]

Yeah. Matchworn by the captain and best player in the league that year in the club's inaugural premiership.

A random MJ basketball isn't really apples with apples. What does a pair of MJ's shoes that he wore in the NBA Finals against the Pistons go for?

But it's only worth what someone's prepared to pay for it. That's the bottom line. The average person just doesn't have $1300 to splash around on an ornamental pair of boots. Good luck to the person who gets it on the (relative) cheap.

 

[steve4445]

I had the chance to buy one of the match used balls from 04 gf shortley after for about $1000 from a lady that won a competition from toyota. I was only 16 at the time and couldn't scrounge the money for it. Would pay $5k for it now if i could get my hands on it.

 

[finbarr]

I wonder if Troy Chaplin ever tried to test the market for Gav Wanganeen's '04 premiership jumper....

 

[tribey]

But it's only worth what someone's prepared to pay for it. That's the bottom line. The average person just doesn't have $1300 to splash around on an ornamental pair of boots. Good luck to the person who gets it on the (relative) cheap.

Yeah that's been my gripe for the last few pages. As a whole, our wider supporter base just doesn't shell out for premium merch - and even those who would remotely entertain such a purchase are here saying, "well, they are just boots".

Meanwhile, the guernsey Chris Judd blew his knee out and played his final game in, in an eminently forgettable minor round game (well, apart from The Applause®) in a wooden spoon year, for a club in which he was never emotionally invested or achieved anything for beyond individual accolades, sold for thousands.

 

[finbarr]

Yeah that's been my gripe for the last few pages. As a whole, our wider supporter base just doesn't shell out for premium merch - and even those who would remotely entertain such a purchase are here saying, "well, they are just boots".

Meanwhile, the guernsey Chris Judd blew his knee out and played his final game in, in an eminently forgettable minor round game (well, apart from The Applause®) in a wooden spoon year, for a club in which he was never emotionally invested or achieved anything for beyond individual accolades, sold for thousands.

Carlton probably has more supporters among Australia's business "movers and shakers" than Port Adelaide do. That's probably all it boils down to. I doubt Judd's jumper was bought by a rank and file fan. In all likelihood it's currently adorning a boardroom wall.

 

[tribey]

Carlton probably has more supporters among Australia's business "movers and shakers" than Port Adelaide do. That's probably all it boils down to. I doubt Judd's jumper was bought by a rank and file fan.

Neither were Tredders' boots. But 20 or so tables worth of Port/SA's movers and shakers weren't terribly interested.

 

[Lagooner]

I wonder if Troy Chaplin ever tried to test the market for Gav Wanganeen's '04 premiership jumper....

Hahaha so he's the mystery thief!

 

[El_Scorcho]

On the upside to all this, if you do decide you want a piece of genuine quality memorabilia to display, you'll get it for an absolute steal by league standards.

 

[tribey]

On the upside to all this, if you do decide you want a piece of genuine quality memorabilia to display, you'll get it for an absolute steal by league standards.

lol yes.

At current rates you could get yourself Tredrea's matchworn GF boots and a 2013 Chad Wingard PI for the same price as a 1-in-800 raffle ticket for winning 30 seconds of observing Anthony Koutoufides from a distance of no more than 8 feet, but no less than 3 feet away.

 

[Dylan8]

2013 Chad Wingard PI for the same price as a 1-in-800 raffle ticket for winning 30 seconds of observing Anthony Koutoufides from a distance of no more than 8 feet, but no less than 3 feet away.

Can confirm this is how much mine cost

 

[El_Scorcho]

For the price of a Will Schofield PI from a minor round loss, you could buy Russell Ebert to sit inside a display case in your house 24/7 like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Baseketball.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

I wonder if Troy Chaplin ever tried to test the market for Gav Wanganeen's '04 premiership jumper....

I just spat out my Xmas ham, cheese and cracker....

****ing LOL

 

[gooleyghost]

My mother bought this for my fathers birthday at the start of november. I had the pleasure of walking out with it from the port store. Now its literally hanging up in his pool room. He absolutely loves it.

 

[John the Butcher]

Saw this today, material is really thin.