You can buy this incredible $5,000 Chiefs hat with players no one remembers

One of the most expensive Chiefs-related items on eBay is a cap valued at $5,000 for… whose signatures are these again?

From time to time, it’s fun to look at eBay to see the interesting or insane things that sports fans are selling. You never know what sort of treasures you might find or rarities that you’ll want to bid on. In some cases, it’s also fun to see how much some people want others to pay for their stuff.

Today’s interesting find is this wrinkled Kansas City Chiefs cap from the ’90s that I’m pretty sure even my dad would not want to wear in public. This particular eBay seller swears that he got these signatures in person. We will let him or her explain, straight from the listing:

"90s vintage Kansas City Chiefs hat. Signed by Ricky Sigler #66, Kimble Anders #38, and David Whitmore #41. This hat was signed for me when I was in school. Hat is in good condition just wrinkled on back."

There are a few things wrong with this description:

1. Always use an apostrophe if you’re going to abbreviate a year. (’90s, not 90s)
2. More importantly, this man got it signed in school. The likely story is that a few Chiefs players showed up at an elementary school giving away merch. This man shoves his red/gold ’90s treasure in a box somewhere for the next 25 years. Upon being told by his parents he finally has to move out, he discovers this box and realizes he could pay his rent for the next six months by selling it for what it is worth, which naturally is $5,000.
3. If you’re going to charge vast amounts of wealth for a player’s signature, at least know it’s spelled Ricky Siglar, not Sigler.

As a lifelong Chiefs fans who discovered them in 1987 when I first saw Christian Okoye run through anything and anyone, I am quite familiar with the ’90s teams. So it’s a bit confusing for me to see names like David Whitmore valued at such a high price. However, the internet is here to remind me of the 18 games Whitmore played for K.C. that I apparently forgot to store away permanently in my mind.

Siglar is memorable only for his surprising longevity with 50 starts in five years with the Chiefs. At least there’s some sort of recognition there, an “oh yeah, I guess I remember that guy.” That’s worth at least a few hundred.

Kimble Anders is the savior here. Who doesn’t love a fullback who is so good at catching the ball. I loved all things Anders and if this hat was only $4,000, I might even think about buying it. But $5,000, we’re talking Tyler Palko silliness here.

Helpful hint: Dear eBay seller, if you want to monetize the hat some huge athlete gave to you in elementary school, you might want to remove a few zeroes from the end of your expected price. Or wear it with pride to Arrowhead and remind everyone of the dominant play of David Whitmore.