sport news Tom Brady's 'retirement sand' draws $99,900 bids on eBay trends now
Does Tom Brady have the Midas touch?
The 45-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback announced his retirement on Wednesday with a pre-recorded video apparently shot on a public beach in South Florida. By Saturday, bids for a bottle of sand, purportedly from the same location in Surfside, were nearing $100,000.
And that's only one bottle.
Other imitators soon followed on eBay, picturing bottles of sand in front of the same backdrop Brady was sitting in front of when he said he was retiring after 23 seasons.
But despite the market being flooded with Brady's sand, the original artifact continued to soar in price – and bidding is expected to continue for another week.
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Tom Brady (left) announced his retirement from a public beach in Surfside, Florida, where TikTik personality, betrcaroline (right), later filmed a short ad for a bottle of sand
The market for Brady's sand was created by a TikTok personality, Betr Carol, who is trying to recoup some gambling losses.
'I was a Tom Brady fan for a really long time and I'm actually sitting exactly where he retired this morning,' Carol said in the self-shot video. 'You can see the buildings, they're the exact same.'
At that point, Carol reveals a bag of sand.
'Every dollar I lost from betting on you this season, I will be making back because I'm going to sell the sand you sat on as you retired. So, thank you, Tom Brady.'
On eBay, Carol helps prove the authenticity of her jar of sand by photographing it in front of Brady’s retirement video backdrop. She also includes a copy of the February 1 edition of The New York Times to prove that the photos are recent.
On eBay, Carol helps prove the authenticity of her jar of sand by photographing it in front of Brady’s retirement video backdrop. She also includes a copy of
