Someone paid HOW MUCH for ‘Chris Christie’s Big Gym Shorts?’

It's an age-old question — what's the value of a Gov. Chris Christie's supposed old gym shorts?

Actually, wait, no. It's not an age-old question. It's one we can't say we ever thought about until last week, when we spotted an eBay listing for "NJ Governor Chris Christie's Big Gym Shorts." Maybe that just speaks to our lack of imagination.

But Saturday night, the auction ended, and someone agreed to pay $380 (not counting another $6.75 for economy shipping from Harrington Park) for the shorts.

New Jersey 101.5 hasn't been able to confirm the listing is legitimate. A spokesman for the governor didn't get back to us about whether the shorts actually belonged to Christie. So far, we've been unable to find references in news stories to a charity event referenced in the eBay listing describing the shorts' origins.

It reads:

Up for auction and fresh out of a NJ estate of a former employee of Chris Christie is a dark blue, heavy cotton gym shorts. Waist size roughly 60 inches. These shorts were won at a fundraising auction by the Governor at the beginning of his term. Chris Christie raffled off the shorts and signed them at the event.

The pants say "stay in shape best wishes chris Christie gov. NJ." The former owner of the pants is willing to sell them because he is disillusioned about the situation involving Christie and Trump. We cannot guarantee that the shorts were ever worn by the owner, they probably were, but no film footage, but if not satisfied we will give your money back. Once in a lifetime chance to own something unique, soon the whole crazy mess will be over.

 

The auction garnered 32 bids — several from the ultimate winner. The eBay user behind the listing appears to sell collectables, mostly from estate sales and garage sales, and has a 100 percent positive feedback rating over the last year.

The seller could not be reached for comment.