Valuation of classic T-shirts
Erik
from other races. Recently, I was offered $100 for the early Cascade
shirt featuring the Asian woman.
Is there any site around that would help me set a market value? Or
anybody have an informed opinion on the market value?
The one shirt that I have that is in very short supply is the first
Hood to Coast shirt, 1982. The race had 8 teams of 10 runners so the
total produced was probably less than 100. Now, there are 1000 teams
of 12 runners. The HTC shirt is not unworn.
Erik
Cam in Ottawa
newsgr...@eriksten.com (Erik) wrote:
i could be totally wrong, but somehow i don't think there's a big market
out there for previously owned (even if unworn) race T-shirts. that $100
is something you shouldn't even have to think about. you paid what...
maybe 10 bucks or something to enter the race? "free" shirt. 100 bucks
for nothing (unless there's a lot of nostalgia in owning it).
but maybe you or someone else will prove me wrong. just a hunch.
take the money and run,
Cam
TheRoadsScholar
>out there for previously owned (even if unworn) race T-shirts. that $100
>is something you shouldn't even have to think about. you paid what...
>maybe 10 bucks or something to enter the race? "free" shirt. 100 bucks
>for nothing (unless there's a lot of nostalgia in owning it).
I'm not so sure about that. I think that a classic shirt like an early year
Hood-to-Coast would have a lot of collector appeal, in light of how big it has
become. The great thing about collectables is that they don't have to be worth
anything to anyone except the person who wants to acquire it.
I still have a couple of unopened water boxes (prototype of the today common
juice boxes) from the 1986 NYC Marathon, complete with that year's design on
the box, and glued straws still attached. That was the first time I had ever
seen anything like that. I sometimes wonder if they have any collector value.
I remember hearing that finishers medals from the first Disney Marathon were
going for $600.00 each, not to runners, but to Disney memorabilia collectors.
The next time the Antiques Roadshow comes to your town, bring the shirt along.
Michael
Tom Schipper
: In article <3d763ee7...@netnews.attbi.com>,
: newsgr...@eriksten.com (Erik) wrote:
: Cam
I would pretty much have to agree with Cam. Most runners won't wear a shirt
an event they didn't do and most non runners could care less about the shirts.
Unless you have something like an Olympic or worlds team piece of clothing
I don't think you would find much of a market. Perhps you would find from
time to time someone who ran a particular race and has lost or work out their
favorite shirt that would be willing to buy that race shirt from you. There
could be rare instances where some shirt in limited supply is considered a
work of art and might hold some special value. I believe there have been a
few cases where artist who either were or have since become famous have
designed a race tee shirt for some special cause and those may hold some
falue for an art collector. You could always try putting the shirts up for
sale on E-Bay and see what happens.
Tom
Bill Rodgers
I've got some old jock straps with yellow and brown stains worn in the NY
marathon, and for an extra $100 I'll even autograph them for you!
Bill R.
Miss Anne Thrope
cents a piece at The Goodwill Store. Enjoy your new found wealth.
amh
Put it up for bid and see what you get. Do a search on marathon and
you'll find a small number of t-shirts and medals for sale. That will
give you an idea of what the market is like.
There is a sucker born every minute.
Andy
newsgr...@eriksten.com (Erik) wrote in message news:<3d763ee7...@netnews.attbi.com>...
amh
>
> I still have a couple of unopened water boxes (prototype of the today common
> juice boxes) from the 1986 NYC Marathon, complete with that year's design on
> the box, and glued straws still attached. That was the first time I had ever
> seen anything like that. I sometimes wonder if they have any collector value.
I did that marathon and I remember stepping on the used boxes and
having them explode. If you were lucky you didn't step on the ones
that had water in them because those would soak your feet. I thought
it was one of the worst ideas in marathoning since they guy who said
"Hey, lets make it 26.2 miles." I didn't think to keep any as
collector items. Did you cary it the whole way?
Andy
Doug Freese
amh wrote:
>
> I have one word for you "EBAY".
>
> Put it up for bid and see what you get. Do a search on marathon and
> you'll find a small number of t-shirts and medals for sale. That will
> give you an idea of what the market is like.
>
> There is a sucker born every minute.
Or, my trash is there treasure. :)
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