"You've bought another old shirt!?" I hear this sentence a lot in my household. Usually while I'm stood clutching a sealed plastic bag freshly delivered by the postman containing, yes, another old shirt that I've bought online.
Worst is when I've been beaten to the door by my fiance and she's accepted delivery before I've had the chance to intercept the postman and discreetly hide my new purchase among the dozens of other old shirts in my collection.
"My name's Matthew and I'm a football shirt obsessive".
It makes sense therefore that I'm involved in the curation of a brand new, free newsletter completely dedicated to the world of shirts. It's called 'Football Shirt Obsessions'. You can sign-up HERE to receive our weekly dispatch and have the chance to win a set of football shirts for you and your family.
Think of the newsletter as a digital haven away from people who don't appreciate the design, culture, nostalgia and value a football shirt can carry. Join us every week as we nerd out over classic shirts and future classic shirts and round up all the interesting news and stories from this increasingly popular and lucrative world.
Yes, lucrative. Shirts have serious sell-on premium, as well as obvious emotional value. How many other commodities increase in value so consistently year-after-year? An original shirt is true treasure, they only made so many, so if you are lucky enough to have one keep it, or sell it for it's true value which could be significant.
To celebrate the launch of Football Shirt Obsessions I've shortlisted six classic Newcastle United shirts for a survey to see which fans think is the best. Naturally, the 1995/97 home Adidas shirt will win, but the race for 2nd will be interesting.
In a bid to appease my fiance's complaints, and emphasise the the football shirt market as an 'investment opportunity', I called upon nufcmemorabilia.com to provide current market value for each of the six shortlisted shirts if they were available in short sleeves, size large and in good condition with no name or numbers on the back.
"These shirts will put our children through university", is a reply I often use with my fiance. Problem is I'll never sell.
99/00 home Adidas: £100
95/97 home Adidas: £110
93/95 home Asics: £120
95/96 away Adidas: £140
78/80 home Bukta £350
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