Unlucky Football fan losses half a million after Brady un-retires.

An unknown fan paid more than half a million dollars for the last football Tom Brady threw in an NFL game before retiring last season. But the ball has now lost much of its value after the 44-year-old athlete announced Sunday that he is returning to professional football, experts said.

The football sold for $518,628 on Saturday through New Jersey auction company Lelands, with the high price driven in part by the belief that it was used for what would be the last touchdown pass ever thrown by one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. Roughly 24 hours after the auction closed, Brady announced via Twitter that he would return to the NFL, marking a tough break for the winning bidder.

"The ball is worth a lot less now," sports memorabilia expert David Kohler told CBS MoneyWatch, adding that once Brady throws another touchdown, the ball's value will be "a fraction of what it was worth."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-brady-leland-auction-500000-nfl/

Would you pay $500k for the football?

LOL

"Would you pay $500k for the football?"

anyone with a lot of money to throw around i guess and who either 1) really loves tom brady or 2) believes that it is an investment that will increase in value

it can still be worth something. As the last football tom brady threw before his first retirement.

It might be one of those things where it is worth more in 20 years out of appreciated irony or something.

"So this is the football from third or second retirement?"

"No no no...this is MUCH more valuable. This is the football from his FIRST retirement!"

@mrbojangles25: yeah, that's what I think...if something as dumb as bitcoin and crypto can be worth more than $50k, then this ball can still have a ton of worth

Besides...if the guy can put down $500k on a ball, he's not hurting for money.

Brains though? That's a different story.

Can't feel sorry for anyone that blows that kind of money on a football.

There are things we know about this fan. Brady went from being one of if not his favorite player of all time, to one of if not his LEAST favorite player of all time. Talk about a stinger. Right in the old pocket book. That’ll last a lifetime.

No you sure can not feel sorry for this chap.

Anybody who has half a million to squander compulsovely on on football memorabilia probably isn't going to feel the pinch like the people reading about it would... unless they were senseless and second mortgaged their home in hopes to make a return on the investment.