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In August '06, Barcelona was on its US summer pre-season tour in LA to play Chivas. Barça was practicing at Loyola Marymount, and I decided to check it out. To my surprise, only 30-40 people were there watching from a cordoned-off area on one side of the field. I decided to sneak over to the other side to get closer, and no one bothered me or the other guy who followed me. A pre-icon status Messi ended his practice early and was walking right toward me. He was friendly enough to take a pic and sign my Messi kit that my brother had gifted me for the '06 WC. I'm a huge Messi fan, and it's been a joy to watch him play throughout his career. This is undoubtedly the possession/collectible that means the most to me.

I'm seeing used ones on ebay listed for ~$600-$900. These were my first premium boots, and I am so lucky they were the iconic Accelerators sported by Zidane, Beckham, Zanetti, and Del Piero. https://www.soccerbible.com/performance/football-boots/2023/04/25-years-on-why-the-predator-accelerator-is-still-the-best-adidas-boot-of-all-time/

Going to start this one that I've had for a while. I don't buy Legos with the POV of collecting/asset value; I enjoy building them. After a quick search, I saw that a few that I bought in the past are going for 3x or 4x what I paid for. Is this a thing?