Khiry Shelton's Autographed Game Used Boots

[Sabo]

We are in the depths of offseason and I would appreciate your input. Remember when you could enter raffles for NYCFC related prizes through the website? I am not sure how many people entered, but in 2016(?) I was the proud winner of a pair of Khiry Shelton's game worn (the dried mud stuck to some of the studs was a nice touch) autographed cleats. (See my profile picture). I very quickly put them in the bottom of my closet where they have barely seen the light of day. A couple of years ago I was looking at them and was surprised that they look like my size. On closer inspection I found that they are exactly my size -- 11 1/2.

Which leads me to my question for the forum. Right before the doctor shut me down at the end of September, my right boot got so bad that it could easily fall apart the next time I play with them. Should I use Khiry's boots as my own or just hold onto them as is and buy new boots? They are way nicer than any boots I would buy for myself. The autographs will obviously wear off pretty quickly.

Happy Holidays everyone and enjoy the offseason.

 

[ZYanksRule]

We are in the depths of offseason and I would appreciate your input. Remember when you could enter raffles for NYCFC related prizes through the website? I am not sure how many people entered, but in 2016(?) I was the proud winner of a pair of Khiry Shelton's game worn (the dried mud stuck to some of the studs was a nice touch) autographed cleats. (See my profile picture). I very quickly put them in the bottom of my closet where they have barely seen the light of day. A couple of years ago I was looking at them and was surprised that they look like my size. On closer inspection I found that they are exactly my size -- 11 1/2.

Which leads me to my question for the forum. Right before the doctor shut me down at the end of September, my right boot got so bad that it could easily fall apart the next time I play with them. Should I use Khiry's boots as my own or just hold onto them as is and buy new boots? They are way nicer than any boots I would buy for myself. The autographs will obviously wear off pretty quickly.

Happy Holidays everyone and enjoy the offseason.

Personally, I don't think a Khiry Shelton autograph is worth much so I say use them! You'll get more enjoyment out of playing in them than you will out of an autograph you probably couldn't sell even if you wanted to.

 

[Joe_Cos]

I would use them.

 

[gbservis]

Add another vote to use them.

If it makes your feel better about it I went to an event years ago and ended up leaving with 2 nycfc balls signed by TMac, Claudio Reyna and Sean Johnson. My kids have kicked those balls all over the yard, signatures are long gone. No regrets on my end, to me there is more value in the fun we had using them than we would have got from them sitting on a shelf some place.

 

[mgarbowski]

Wear them, use them. If you cared about them as a collectible you would either display them or store them carefully as part of a curated larger collection. They're sitting in the bottom of your closet, ignored. Take 'em out.

 

[FootyLovin]

Funny. I won a Khiry not-autographed long sleeve warm up shirt. I've worn it to many matches. No ragrets.

 

[Gotham Gator]

 

[mgarbowski]

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It's his profile picture as noted in OP

 

[joe]

Surely the signed jerseys hanging in my closet will be worth money someday

 

[DeGrozz]

Are they going to hold up? Assuming they are a synthetic material (which they appear), don't they deteriorate much faster over time than leather tops do?

 

[LionNYC]

If you've seen the film "Like Mike", the shoes only worked and made Bow Wow a better player because the shoes belonged to a great basketball player (Michael Jordan). I don't know if Khiry Shelton boots will improve your game.

 

[413Blue]

If you've seen the film "Like Mike", the shoes only worked and made Bow Wow a better player because the shoes belonged to a great basketball player (Michael Jordan). I don't know if Khiry Shelton boots will improve your game.

Maybe they'll somehow get him scouted and picked up by a Bundesliga side.

 

[Sabo]

If you've seen the film "Like Mike", the shoes only worked and made Bow Wow a better player because the shoes belonged to a great basketball player (Michael Jordan). I don't know if Khiry Shelton boots will improve your game.

In the past couple of years I have gone from 'the fat old guy who runs surprisingly fast' to 'the fat old guy'. I have no hope Shelton's boots will improve my game since the best part of my game is now standing in the right place.

 

[Sabo]

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The guy on the far left looks a lot like me on the pitch.....