eBay’s Top-Selling Athletes
The highest-paid professional athletes of today earn more than the GDPs of some countries, but what is their resale value? Certainly in these high-profile lines of work one’s salary should reflect their value both on and off the field of play – that’s where Terapeak can show a lot.
The best way to judge a player’s marketability is to look at the amount of merchandise they’re selling. We’ve taken the ten highest-paid athletes and compared their massive salaries to the total value of their swag that has sold on eBay over the last year using Terapeak’s 365 days of data search function. You might be quite shocked at who isn’t earning their keep.
| Rank | Athlete | Salary | Year Sales on eBay |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | $90.5 million | $5,199,263 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | $61.6 million | $252,823 |
| 3 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | $60.2 million | $95,513 |
| 4 | LeBron James | $45.7 million | $5,127,286 |
| 5 | Alex Rodriguez | $37 million | $2,211,284 |
| 6 | Shaquille O’Neal | $36 million | $557,303 |
| 7 | Kobe Bryant | $33 million | $4,414,802 |
| 8 | Derek Jeter | $31 million | $3,911,532 |
| 9 | Peyton Manning | $30.8 Million | $3,085,069 |
| 10 | Dwyane Wade | $27.8 million | $437.898 |
At least we can say the top dog is worth his salt. Tiger Woods is both the best paid and best-selling athlete in the world. Not bad considering he did a belly flop into a PR nightmare a year ago. Even more surprising are the lackluster sales from boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Despite being the acclaimed king of pay per views, the welterweight moves very little merchandise. But what can you expect when you have to compete without a jersey and wearing impractical shoes.
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