Football fan has £100k assortment together with Messi shirt and ‘priceless’ boots
A soccer fan who often hangs out with Premier League footballers has valued his private memorabilia assortment at over £100,000.
Martyn Hobbs, 37, from Bournemouth, is a soccer shirt and memorabilia collector who turned his interest right into a enterprise after managing to safe a signed Lionel Messi shirt and a few “priceless” soccer boots.
“I’ve a signed Lionel Messi Barcelona shirt which is at the moment valued round £1,700 and it retains rising in worth,” stated Hobbs. I even have a match worn and signed pair of soccer boots from Declan Rice’s debut season at West Ham that are already price over £1,000.
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“Also, I have Jermaine Defoe’s match worn boots from his record-breaking season at AFC Bournemouth where he scored in an amazing 10 consecutive league games so they’re priceless and a real collectors item. My whole personal collection of around 25 items is worth over £100,000.”
Explaining why he determined to set-up Hobbs Memorabilia in 2022, the West Ham season ticket holder needed to eradicate “dishonest operators” from the market. He stated: “I 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 setting a new standard.
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“After 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.”
It was throughout his early hospitality days the place Hobbs started rubbing shoulders with big-name Premier League stars similar to Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings and West Ham striker Danny Ings.
“When Eddie Howe was Bournemouth manager, he requested hospitality at a venue I was promoting to celebrate promotion to the Premier League,” he continued. “I was honoured to be involved and happily ensured Eddie and the squad were looked after and enjoyed their evening with us.
“I’ve additionally attended some implausible and memorable occasions with Premier League footballs like Tyrone Mings, Mario Lemina and Danny Ings”.
More just lately, he held a personal signing session with Hammers star Lucas Paqueta and has additionally introduced plans to take a seat down for a second time with UEFA Conference League ultimate match-winner and England worldwide Jarrod Bowen. For these on the lookout for a premium souvenir, Hobbs Memorabilia just lately posted on-line providing Inter Miami shirts with a devoted message from Lionel Messi himself, though these uncommon merchandise will set you again £7,000.
“In my opinion, all the Premier League footballers I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and engaging with are humble, friendly and down-to-earth. I will always remember how supportive and encouraging they have been in helping my business get off the ground.
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“Authenticity and credibility is key. I always provide photo proof with my products where possible and I’ll only ever work with the very best operators in the space. When dealing with global superstars like Lionel Messi, products will always come with official, licenced certificates.”
