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An avid football fan has valued his personal collection of signed shirts and memorabilia from some of the sport’s biggest stars at over \u00a3100,000, including some record-breaking boots. Martyn Hobbs, 37 from Bournemouth, turned his hobby into a business after personally getting his hands on some \u201cpriceless\u201d keepsakes.<\/p>\n
And he has opened up on his special football memorabilia, including some that could go for eye-watering sums of money.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a signed Lionel Messi Barcelona shirt which is currently valued around \u00a31,700 and it keeps rising in value,\u201d said Hobbs. \u201cI also have a match worn and signed pair of football boots from Declan Rice\u2019s debut season at West Ham which are already worth over \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, I have Jermaine Defoe\u2019s match worn boots from his record-breaking season at AFC Bournemouth where he scored in an amazing 10 consecutive league games so they\u2019re priceless and a real collectors item. My whole personal collection of around 25 items is worth over \u00a3100,000.\u201d<\/p>\n
Explaining the decision behind setting up Hobbs Memorabilia in 2022, the West Ham season ticket holder wanted to eliminate \u201cdishonest operators\u201d from the market.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI set up my business during lockdown because there are a large number of counterfeit and dishonest operators in the memorabilia sector and I saw an opportunity to work with my contacts to be quite the opposite and set a new standard.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter working in hospitality and events for over 10 years, I have a background of looking after sporting stars and celebrity VIPs. I also decided to integrate bespoke and luxury framing of the desired items with a well-established local company to create the best keepsakes for sports fans to own.<\/p>\n
It was during his hospitality days where Hobbs first starting rubbing shoulders with big-name Premier League stars such as Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings and West Ham striker Danny Ings.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> \u201cWhen Eddie Howe was Bournemouth manager, he requested hospitality at a venue I was promoting to celebrate promotion to the Premier League,\u201d he continued. \u201cI was honoured to be involved and happily ensured Eddie and the squad were looked after and enjoyed their evening with us.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve also attended some fantastic and memorable events with Premier League footballers like Tyrone Mings, Mario Lemina and Danny Ings\u201d<\/p>\n More recently, Hobbs Memorabilia has announced an exclusive signing event with West Ham\u2019s Brazilian playmaker Lucas Paqueta just months after a similar one with UEFA Europa Conference League final match-winner Jarrod Bowen.<\/p>\n
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