First were overpriced sneakers, now actual sports memorabilia.
Ever-so polarizing personality LaVar Ball, father of top NBA Draft prospect Lonzo Ball, has now found another possibly lucrative business venture: trading cards.
ESPN's Darren Rovell received word that Ball signed a deal with Leaf Trading Cards to have 200 cards autographed by the Big Baller Brand mastermind. Each card is expected to be sold individually on eBay at a starting price of $59.95 beginning Wednesday, June 14 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
What makes these cards all the more special is that they'll have all of Ball's infamous quotes – such as “Lonzo better than Steph Curry!” and “$1 billion was a discount!” – handwritten on each card by the man himself. But there's a catch: buyers will not know exactly which phrase their cards will bear upon purchase.
There's certainly going to be a secondary market for these cards and these'll likely warrant an increase in value for the entire set after Wednesday's sale. By the way, the $59.95 price tag for each card is just the starting bid on eBay, which means that Ball and Leaf Trading Cards will all but be guaranteed to walk away as winners from their arrangement regardless.
On a side note: nobody should pay more than 60 bucks for the “Your mom wasn't there!” variation. Actually, if Ball does have the audacity to release that quote on one of the cards, there's got to be a kind soul out there who's willing to pay top dollar to purchase the entire collection only to throw it into a woodchipper right after.
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