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DALLAS (AP) A basketball jersey believed to have been worn by former President Barack Obama while he was at a Honolulu prep school has sold at auction for $120,000.
Heritage Auctions said the jersey sold Saturday night in Dallas to a collector of American and sports artifacts who didn't wish to be identified.
The jersey was offered by Peter Noble, who was three years behind Obama at Punahou School. Noble, now 55 and living in Seattle, said the jersey was destined for the trash when he picked it up. Years later he saw an old photo of Obama wearing a No. 23 jersey while at school.
The auction house says details on the shirt match the one Obama is photographed wearing.
Noble says a portion of the sale will go to the school.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/obamas-high-school-basketball-jersey-sells-for-dollar120000/ar-AAFYvmb?li=BBnbfcL
Not to be outdone Trump hopes to auction off a used pair of Depends to raise money for the RNC.
murielm99
(30,745 posts)Ewwwww.....
Journeyman
(15,036 posts)"Now this," says the auctioneer, "is the ax that Abraham Lincoln used. The handle's been replaced 14 times and the head 7, but this is the ax that Abraham Lincoln used."
greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)former9thward
(32,028 posts)Why would anyone pick up some used shirt supposedly worn by some kid who was completely unknown? I smell a scam. People will believe any story.
Docreed2003
(16,864 posts)When we were house shopping in RI several years ago in a small historic community, it was a running gag between me and my wife that every historic home we looked at came with a tale of a famous founding father who had lodged there...including more than one George Washington story. This is about like that