Brooklyn Nets 16” x 32” Framed Subway Sign ($45.00)
Ah yes, the good ol’ subway sign since the Nets are New York City. New York City has just about anything that is actually awful to those who live here, but amazing to those who dream of coming here. Exhibit A: the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) — essentially the subway system, which is garbage. Exhibit B: Times Square for its serious overpopulation.
I’m not even sure how this is a subway sign. The only subway signs I know are the ugly white-background, black-text ones that display some outrageous service change.
But even with the item’s price drop of $75, that wouldn’t be enough to convince a Nets fan to purchase this. The name “D-Will” is on this sign. Come on now. You’d have to offer some kind of incentive for any Nets fan in their right mind to get this.
Also, the sign uses a lot of phrases that were popular when the Nets first came to Brooklyn, but have since, died out. “My Borough Is Thorough” is the phrase on the back of one of the many Nets t-shirts sitting in the far back of my closet. And did phrases like “The Brooklyn Chant” and “Blackout in Brooklyn” actually exist?
The NBA Store must’ve caught on to everything listed here though, because just a couple of days ago, this item was listed at $89.99. An additional $45 price drop makes the product slightly more respectable relative to its price.