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    Cash in on Euro 2024 by selling old football souvenirs that could be worth hundreds of pounds

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    SCOUR your attic for old football items and you could score some cash.The global market for sports memorabilia is worth £21billion a year, and with the Euros in progress in Germany, now is a great time to sell your soccer collectibles.Getting your hands on a genuine match worn shirt can be big businessCredit: AFPA signed Manchester United shirt worn by David Beckham recently sold for £4,995Credit: Here, Jane Hamilton brings you some of the top items that could net you a nice little windfall.Match worn shirtsTOPS worn by leading players can be worth up to £5,000 – but you will need to prove the item is genuine.Auction houses have rigorous verification processes, so gather proof such as photos of the game with the shirt’s identifying marks clearly shown.A David Beckham No 7 Man Utd shirt recently sold for £4,995.READ MORE EURO 2024Stickers and cardsA Pele football card once sold for £1 millionCredit: 2020 Heritage AuctionsTHIS is the most popular form of footie merchandise, so there is a huge market.But prices can fluctuate wildly, according to demand and the item’s condition.The most expensive card ever sold is the 1958 Alifabolaget Pele Rookie #635, which fetched more than £1million at auction in February 2022.Completed tournament sticker books are highly sought-after.Most read in FootballYou can check prices on get-collectables. co.uk.Programmes and ticketsA match programme from the 1966 World Cup final sold for £169.99Credit: PROGRAMMES from before the Sixties are the most pricey, with some in good condition fetching thousands of pounds.Fraser Forster reveals the one piece of rare Celtic memorabilia he will never sell Ticket stubs and programmes from modern games are worth less.Find out what yours could sell for at oldfootball programmes.co.uk.An original 1966 World Cup Final England vs West Germany programme sold for £169.99.Team scarvesEven old scarves can fetch a price, one recently sold for £299Credit: WHILE not as valuable as shirts, old supporter scarves can sell for three to four times their original value. Try eBay as a good way to sell. A Leeds United 1974 League Champions scarf is on sale on there for £299.Replica shirtsClassic replica shirts can still sell for hundredsCredit: RETRO replica kits from the ’80s and ’90s are making a comeback, so prices are rising too.Look at classicfootballshirts.com for an idea of value and then you can sell to them too. A 1988 Netherlands home kit recently sold for £310 on the site.Rare footie bootsA rare set of football boots can sell for thousandsCredit: bootsfinderUNWORN retro footie boots can go for £1,500 – and more. Adidas Predator Accelerators and Nike Mercurial Superfly VI Elite are among the most wanted.READ MORE SUN STORIESLook on bootsfinder.co.uk. Only 100 pairs of mango Nike Mercurial Vapor IX CR SE FG were ever made.And a pair recently sold for £5,000. More

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      I’ve hoarded old football boots for years and now my collection is worth £35,000 – you could be sitting on a goldmine

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      A FOOTY-MAD lad has revealed his unbelievable collection of rare football boots – and they’re worth a massive £35,000.Cameron Corp has spent the last decade collecting 300 boots, and one pair of them is worth a staggering £5,000.Cameron Corp has spent the last decade collecting 150 pairs of football bootsCredit: CatersCameron spent ‘a few thousand’ on his collection, which he now values at around £35,000Credit: CatersThe 25-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo super fan’s obsession started when he was just a teen, when he decided to keep hold of a bunch of boots that his footballing idols wore in games. Years later he found that his small hoarding of football boots had turned into a fully blown collection, and he decided to keep it going. Cameron, from Taunton, Somerset, said: “I’ve been collecting for about 10 years. “As a kid, I used to hoard all my football boots because some of my favourite players would wear them. Read more Sport News “I’d probably say, given the nature that some of the stuff I’ve collected is also signed by players, I’d probably estimate the collection is worth around £35,000.” Living in a small flat, Cameron had to splash the cash on a large shelf where he holds most of the boots, but admits to still having to find space for his rarest items.But in honour of his Portuguese idol he has a separate shelf for Cristiano, which holds a treasured collection of CR7 memorabilia and signed collectibles. As Cameron’s collection started to grow and gain traction on social media, he found that boot designers would even send him collectors-only boots, so some of his pairs can’t even be picked up by other punters.Most read in FootballCameron would spend hours trying to source the rarest pairs and has worked closely with collectors, friends and on auctions to try and source the best variations. World’s biggest football stadium with 115,000-capacity set to eclipse Man Utd’s 100,000-seat venue dreamHe now has around 300 boots and says that his most expensive one is incredibly rare and personally signed.The pair are Sergio Aguero PUMA Ones, made to celebrate his Premier League hat-trick record, worth £5,000 according to Cameron. His Cristiano collection has around 30 boots that were made in his name with one of them – the CR7 Nike Mercurial Superfly IV ‘Rare Gold’ – being valued by Cameron at £3,000.Over his 10-year span Cameron has spent thousands, although he says he is “too embarrassed” to work out the total amount.“It’s a lifelong goal of mine to meet Cristiano RonaldoCameron CorpOn one occasion, he received a message from Arsenal goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale, over a rare pair that he saw in one of Cameron’s videos – which came as a “huge shock”.He said: “I don’t ever plan to buy football boots but something will come out, whether it’s a limited release or a player edition boot, and I’ll think that’ll be really good for the collection.”He went on to say that his mum and girlfriend keep telling him he has “way too many” and  needs to “get rid” of them.On average he said a pair of top boots cost around £250, and he’s spent a few thousand on his whole collection.So, if he decided to sell up he would net a cool profit of at least £32,000.The knowledgeable collector said he’s “definitely proud” of what he’s collected, and could easily tell any on-looker who pointed out one of his pairs, when they came out, how and where he got them and who wore them.He said: “With me, it’s always just personal taste and what I’m feeling and what I’m not. I’ve got a bit of a hit list of ones that I would love to own if they appeared and the price is right. “Although, I’ve got some pairs that have never been sold, so it’s hard to evaluate them. Cameron’s most expensive, and rarest boots
      1. Sergio Aguero PUMA One: Hat-trick boots, made to celebrate the Argentine scoring the most hat tricks in Premier League history, valued by Cameron at £5,000. He says there are around 10 or 15 of these in existence.
      2. CR7 Nike Mercurial Superfly IV ‘Rare Gold’: Limited to 333 pairs, valued by Cameron at £3,000. Made to celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo’s third Ballon d’Or.
      3. Nike Mercurial Carbon Sl, 2008: Limited to 2008 pairs, worn by Cristiano Ronaldo during the Champions League Final against Chelsea (2008). Valued by Cameron at £2,000. (His favourites.)
      4. Skechers SKX_01 x Harry Kane SE.: Limited to 25 pairs worldwide, they were designed in honour of Harry Kane scoring 25 goals in his debut season for Bayern Munich. Valued by Cameron at £500.

      “One pair, which not many people know exist, and that I’ve never seen sold, was a pair of football boots that were made by Puma for Sergio Aguero when he scored his record-breaking hat trick in the Premier League. “They were never sold to the public, they were only dispatched to collectors and people that are deserving of having them and I met him and got them signed as well. “It’s a lifelong goal to meet Cristiano Ronaldo because I am lucky enough to work with football players and he’s on the hit list. “My plan is to get my most limited pair signed by him if I meet him. They would easily then become the most valuable and expensive pair of boots and the collection.”EVEN MORE RARITIES This mum picked up a rare teddy bear at a car boot sale, and was able to sell it on at an eye-watering price.Jeanette Davies and her son Kyle Johns splashed £130 for two of the stuffed toys at a stall in Monmouth, Wales, but made more than twenty times that at auction.READ MORE SUN STORIESAnd, a Doctor Who superfan revealed the huge hoard of memorabilia he has built up over 30 years.Finally, a Doctor Who fanatic showed off his 30-year collection of memorabilia — including Daleks from across the decades.Cameron said he started collecting boots when he was a kid and slowly became hooked on the pastimeCredit: CatersCameron has so many pairs that his mum and girlfriend are desperate for him to get rid of some of themCredit: CatersThe Sergio Aguero PUMA Ones were valued by Cameron at around £5,000Credit: CatersCameron valued the CR7 Nike Mercurial Superfly IV ‘Rare Gold’ at £3,000Credit: CatersCameron is a Cristiano Ronaldo super-fan and even has a special shelf just for the items that relate to the former Manchester United aceCredit: Caters More