Like many moms, Pamela Bryant had held onto her child's boyhood belongings: trophies, plaques, sports uniforms. However, her son's stuff is actually worth something because he happens to be Kobe Bean. Even mushy Moms eventually throw out or give away goods not gathered by grown-up kids, but when she decided to store no more, her intent was to sell. Money was the motivator. It seems she wanted new digs in Nevada and her stingy son wasn't willing to dig deep enough - $250,000 was his limit* - so she got in contact with a New Jersey auction house that agreed to advance her $450K. Goldin Auctions offered the golden opportunity to ruin her relationship with her offspring.
Among the 900 items slated for sale in June are several high school jerseys, two All-Star game rings and a pair of championship rings produced precisely for his parents. The lot is valued at $1.5 million. Can this Lower Merion family fued sink any lower? Yes, same way any situation can: by bringing in lawyers. Kobe's attorney issued a cease-and-desist letter, while the auction company countered by filing suit against Kobe. If no resolution is reached, a collector could hit the mother lode of Pam's son's memorabilia.
* a mere quarter-million, isn't he aware that Mother's Day is in less than a week?
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