My wife brought our her collection of Swatch watches last night with the ambition of finding out how much they were worth and potentially cashing them in on Ebay for some extra walking-around money.
I’ve been both a buyer (hello, Houston Oiler games on VHS) and seller (goodbye collection of 1980s Transformers) on Ebay in the past, but it’s been a while since I’ve surfed the virtual fantasyland of the late, great Fred Sanford.
On a whim, I punched “tennis” into the massive search engine to see what the most interesting and expensive baubles up for bid are. Once I weeded out all the tennis bracelets, the remaining results were a delightful bunch.
● One ticket to the
US Open Championship Session 24 Men (Section: Luxury Suite, Row Corner).
Asking price $72,800. But then they gouge you with the $15 shipping fee.
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Sam Robot Tennis Ball Machine.
Asking price, $28,500. For 28 large, Sam Robot better be a combination of
HAL,
R2D2,
the maid from the Jetsons, and
Optimus Prime.
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60’ x 120’ Multi-Sport Tennis Court (7,200 square feet).
Asking price $20,000. No, you’re not getting a court that already exists, you’re getting 7200 square feet of GC-75 modular tile sent to you. And yes, assembly is required.
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Rafael Nadal autographed Wimbledon Shoes. Asking price $10,000. For 10 grand, I’m going to need
Rafa to fly me in a private jet to Spain and let me beat him in singles in front of everyone both he and I know as well as a national TV audience. And after that, he has to undergo surgery to transplant his abs to me.
● US Open Tennis 4’ x 6’ Oil Painting by Hall Groat Sr. of Arthur Ashe defeating Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Finals.
Asking price, $9,500. Perfect as a gift for a tennis-loving friend, unless that friend happens to be Jimmy Connors.
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Original advertising sign from 1972 Virginia Slims Tennis Tournament of “Ginny” dressed in original yellow and black outfit.
Asking price, $4,675. Made of cast iron, it includes original photographs of celebrities at the event including
Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors,
Billie Jean King and Don Shula. The 1972 Virginia Slims was the first major tournament won by Evert, who was 16 years old at the time.
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Joola City Outdoor Table Tennis Table.
Asking price, $3,999. I have no idea where Joola City is
(or if the grass is green and the girls are pretty), but apparently someone there thinks having a fully weatherproof ping pong table is worth four grand. So bid away if you need to play table tennis outside without worrying about typhoons and hurricanes, or spend $150 and put the table in your garage like the other 6.8 billion people on this planet.
● Rights to domain name “TennisOutlets.com.” Asking price, $3,995. The same seller also is also auctioning the domains “TennisFreaks.com” and “BritishGirlsTennis.com” which can be used either as sites for the sport or as the kind of thing you look at if you live in your parents’ basement.
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Cast bronze statue of boy playing tennis, 50 inches tall, 153 pounds.
Asking price, $3,740. I won’t lie, this thing creeps the hell out of me. There’s a matching girl statue for the same price. I guarantee that if you buy these, lightning will strike them, or there will be a weird chemical spill near your home, and they will absolutely come to life and kill you in your sleep.
● 60 tennis balls (used).
Current bid $1.04. You really need to click the link to see the picture, because there is no way in there are 60 tennis balls in that box (I counted 26).
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