Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Pirates (Photo by Mike Ehrman/Getty Images)
The buyer who spent a large sum on a toy ball that was supposed to be the last pass touched by Tom Brady can breathe a sigh of relief now.
Tom Brady’s final pass thrown to Mike Evans was supposed to be the last touchdown of his career because shortly after the season ended, Adam Shifter of the NFL chirp that Brady was retiring. Despite reports from the Brady camp denying Shifter’s tweet, Brady officially announced on February 1 that he will be retiring from football.
His retirement was short-lived as it would not expire on March 13th. But that was before a buyer bought the supposed final Brady landing ball at auction for $518,000.
The buyer should now be relieved that Leland Auctions announced that he will be getting his money back. to me Ovarian ReportAttorney Jeffrey Lichtman, who represented the buyer, told Action Network that since Brady had not stopped the sale, it was voided.
Mike Hefner, president and partner at Lelands Auction, stated that canceling the purchase was the right thing to do, via ESPN.
“We wanted to do the right thing,” Mike Hefner told ESPN. “It’s the most memorable situation we’ll probably ever encounter in our lives — at least when it comes to sports memorabilia. We still haven’t made it to the end of the book yet; we’ve written a chapter.”
Buyers are still interested in Tom Brady touch ball
Hefner told ESPN, that although Brady is retired he is permanent 40 dayspotential buyers are still trying to buy the soccer ball.
“It’s still an incredible piece of history,” Hefner said. “Any touch ball Brady.
Hefner is right, and now Brady will be back on the field next season to make more history.
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