There are plenty of cool, unique gifts to buy for the sports fan that has everything this holiday season: Like this pair of seats from the original Yankee Stadium, this football signed by Super Bowl MVPs (and brothers) Peyton and Eli Manning and this cast worn by Kobe Bryant in 1999 and autographed recently for charity. Still, that doesn't mean that every sports-related item out there is the perfect fit for the sports fan on your shopping list. To illustrate that point, StreetLevel scanned eBay to find 12 of the worst sports-related gifts on the market right now. Then, we broke down why you might think you should buy each of them--and why you absolutely shouldn't. Trust us: Not even Lil Wayne wants these gifts.
12. The Gift: Nike Tiger Woods Limited Edition Irons and DriverThe Starting Bid: $829
The Thought: "Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer of all-time. My man loves golf. So, he will love these."
The Error: Your man might actually like this set of clubs assuming two things: One, he doesn't expect Tiger's signature clubs to actually make him play golf like Tiger. And, two, you don't decide to go all Jazmine Sullivan on his SUV with one of his clubs like some people we know. Either way, you're probably better off saving yourself both some time and copping this for him instead.
11. The Gift: Roy Jones Jr.'s Greatest Knockouts DVDThe Starting Bid: $4
The Thought: "Oh, hell yeah! Roy Jones Jr. is that dude when it comes to knocking guys out in the ring!"
The Error: Correction: Roy Jones Jr. was that dude. Now he's the one catching Ls. During a midweek boxing bout. In Australia. Ouch!
10. The Gift: Terrell Owens T.O.'s Toasted Oats CerealThe Starting Bid: $8.50
The Thought: "My son likes cereal--and he likes football. I can't lose with this!"
The Error: If Wheaties is the breakfast of champions, consider T.O.'s cereal the breakfast of egotistical, narcissistic, selfish crybabies everywhere. Did you catch that one, Terrell?
9. The Gift: SuperSquad: Baseball's Superstars Steroid Era Comic BookThe Starting Bid: $29.24
The Thought: "This comic book should teach my nephew more than those Batman comics he's always reading."
The Error: A-Rod? Fine. Barry Bonds? Cool. Sammy Sosa (before this happened to him, of course)? Okay. But Derek Jeter in a comic book tied to steroids?! Blasphemy!
8. The Gift: Nike Air Trainer 1: Adrian Peterson EditionThe Starting Bid: $600
The Thought: "Fresh purple patent leather? Yellow accents? Super exclusive? I might cop myself a nice lil' gift this year!"
The Error: The soles are (allegedly) made out of lead. (okay, okay, just kidding--but $600 for a pair of size 15s? C'mon, man!)
7. The Gift: Michael Phelps "Puff Puff Pass" T-ShirtThe Starting Bid: $15
The Thought: "Ha ha ha . . . Michael Phelps is so hip hop! My cousin would love this."
The Error: A T-shirt with this on the front still would be pretty lame--but at least it'd be kinda funny, right?
6. The Gift: Jamarcus-Russel.com Domain NameThe Starting Bid: $9.99
The Thought: "If JaMarcus just gets focused on football, this might be worth a lot of money one day. My grandfather likes investments--maybe he'd like this."
The Error: Um, you mean aside from the fact that RUSSELL is spelled wrong? This is the only JaMarcus Russell gift that's still worth less than the autographed jersey you see here.
5. The Gift: Chicago Bulls Stainless Steel FlaskThe Starting Bid: $24.95
The Thought: "Those Baby Bulls sure know how to make things exciting! My brother is a fan and he could probably use this to take the edge off."
The Error: Your brother isn't the only one using a pint of Henny to make it through a Bulls game. You really want to remind him about that?
4. The Gift: 4 Tickets For Floor Level Seats To A New Jersey Nets/Los Angeles Clippers GameThe Starting Bid: $400
The Thought: "Hey, if I get my brother these tickets, maybe he'll sit near Jay-Z!"
The Error: The Nets finally got their first win last week--but they still stink, okay?
3. The Gift: Cleveland Browns Plush #1 FingerThe Starting Bid: $3.99
The Thought: "Hey, pop: We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!"
The Error: No, you're not! No, you're not! No, you're not!
2. The Gift: Brett Favre's Favre 4 Ever DVDThe Starting Bid: $12.95
The Thought: "My uncle loves the Packers. I wonder if he's ever seen this...."
The Error: On second thought, maybe your uncle needs a fire extinguisher instead this year?
1. The Gift: Allen Iverson Authentic Autographed Memphis Grizzlies Jersey (with autographed arm sleeve!)The Starting Bid: $389.99
The Thought: "A signed Allen Iverson jersey and an arm sleeve?!? My sister is gonna love me for this one."
The Error: Allen Iverson signed his name on a lot of things in Memphis. Now he's so happy to be off the Grizzlies that he's crying. So what makes these two signatures so special?
Have a sports-related gift idea that's worse than these? Have you ever received a terrible sports-related gift? Are you thinking about buying a sports-related gift this Christmas but aren't sure if it's the right thing to buy? Leave a comment below and tell us about it.
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