Made a bad bet, what now? - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

A few years ago I bet a friend that Lebron would finish his career with more championships than Kobe. Kobe had 3 at the time and Lebron 0 obviously.

The bet was for an autographed jersey of the other guys fave player, so if I lose the bet I buy him a signed Kobe jersey and vice versa.

So, seeing as the Lakers have a legit shot at championship #4 do I buy Kobe's jersey now before he (maybe) wins another and it goes up in price or do I wait it out? If I got it now it would appreciate over the years anyway right? and if Lebron does somehow get 4 or more I could sell it and make a slight profit?

what u think?

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12-27-2008 , 03:10 AM

Dudd

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I would definitely not start wasting money on the payout for a bet that will still be a decade or more from coming due.

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12-27-2008 , 03:21 AM

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ban op

inb4 lock

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12-27-2008 , 03:23 AM

EPiPeN11

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buy him a shaq jersey

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12-27-2008 , 03:23 AM

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wrong forum? delete or move if so, sorry

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12-27-2008 , 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudd

I would definitely not start wasting money on the payout for a bet that will still be a decade or more from coming due.

This. Also, Lebron is what, 24 or so? Give it some time. Lebron is gonna be smashing the **** out of the league for the next dozen or so years.

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12-27-2008 , 03:34 AM

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lol at making a career long bet when the championships stood kobe 3 lebron 0 and accepting defeat in five years with the standings unchanged.

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12-27-2008 , 03:36 AM

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kill your friend before lbj retires

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12-27-2008 , 03:38 AM

dkgojackets

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even after he retires i wouldnt pay and claim that im waiting for him to unretire like mj a couple times

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12-27-2008 , 03:38 AM

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More LBJ fail pics are needed in this thread.

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12-27-2008 , 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Suigin406

More LBJ fail pics are needed in this thread.

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12-27-2008 , 03:44 AM

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lol, im not giving up... wouldnt a signed kobe jersey be worth more in 10 years than it is now? If I win the bet I sell it back and profit, if I lose the bet I already have the jersey and at a cheaper price than whatever it would cost in the future....

i dont kno anything about sports memorabilia though... will the jersey cost more in 10 yrs?

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12-27-2008 , 03:51 AM

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lol

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12-27-2008 , 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ShowUthExit

Lebron would buy 2 jerseys..one to **** on and one to wipe with. It's cool, Lebron's gonna win like 9 in a row.

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12-27-2008 , 03:57 AM

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Here's one I made...I bet a friend that Kevin Love would avg 15/10 in ONE season during his career. 8/8 right now...how do you think it looks for me?

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12-27-2008 , 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by battschr

Here's one I made...I bet a friend that Kevin Love would avg 15/10 in ONE season during his career. 8/8 right now...how do you think it looks for me?

You're screwed, he can't even get double figures in ONE category? Give up now.

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12-27-2008 , 05:19 AM

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OP everything about this thread is butt ****ing ******ed.

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12-27-2008 , 06:20 AM

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autographed kobe jersey 800+

autographed lebron jersey 500+

sit on it imo

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12-27-2008 , 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by EPiPeN11

buy him a shaq jersey

does this mean that Kobe has no shot without Shaq. Or is it Shaq 3, Kobe 0, LBJ 0. Lol.

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12-27-2008 , 11:02 AM

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12/30 is LBJ's 24th b-day. Jordon 28 when he won his first, and the Lakers have a shot this year, but are far from a certainty. I like your side of the bet.

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12-27-2008 , 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ShowUthExit

So, seeing as the Lakers have a legit shot at championship #4

The Cavs have a pretty good shot too this year, they are 25-4...

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12-27-2008 , 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by donkeylove

12/30 is LBJ's 24th b-day. Jordon 28 when he won his first, and the Lakers have a shot this year, but are far from a certainty. I like your side of the bet.

Theres absolutely no way that the Lebron side of the bet is +EV. I'm obviously not interested in making a bet that would take that long to see who wins, but I'm extremely confident that I"m right.

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12-27-2008 , 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by donkeylove

12/30 is LBJ's 24th b-day. Jordon 28 when he won his first, and the Lakers have a shot this year, but are far from a certainty. I like your side of the bet.

So are you saying it is a lock that LBJ gets as many rings and MJ or something.

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Originally Posted by Assani Fisher

Theres absolutely no way that the Lebron side of the bet is +EV. I'm obviously not interested in making a bet that would take that long to see who wins, but I'm extremely confident that I"m right.

I totally agree, I mean championships are hard to come by I don't care how good you are. Especially this day and age, not to mention that Kobe has a 3 championship lead and as good of a squad as LBJ.

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12-27-2008 , 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gtmwarrior

OP everything about this thread is butt ****ing ******ed.

The Lakers had a good chance to win a title last year, why didn't you buy it then? Suddenly this year you want to concede despite this being the best team LBJ has ever had?

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12-27-2008 , 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyWf

The Lakers had a good chance to win a title last year, why didn't you buy it then? Suddenly this year you want to concede despite this being the best team LBJ has ever had?

ya this is funny

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