even an empty Coca-Cola can is worth something

Written by Jason Miller

even an empty Coca-Cola can is worth something

Seventy euros for a treasure of 500 Esselunga stamps which allow you to obtain (adding variable amounts) bags, backpacks, hats and neck warmers Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics. Those who are satisfied with a few less stamps can take home 300 for 44 euros or even try to get 200 with a basic offer of 5 euros. Even the bag of the same supermarketagain with an Olympics theme, is resold on eBay at 6-7 euros. But Olympic fever transcends the shelves of physical supermarkets to spill over online, with gadgets destined to gather dust in a drawer or, to be optimistic, on a shelf.

The Olympic memorabilia market

FANPAGE.IT | Olympic memorabilia for sale on eBay

Great event you go to, memorabilia – at a high price – you find. What can we say about gods official lanyards of Milano Cortina 2026distributed to those who have had or will need a pass for the events and placed on the online platforms a prices that even exceed 30 euros. It is not just some of the 18,000 volunteers recruited by the Foundation and the torchbearers who have already put all or part of the kit supplied to them on sale: online you can also find, for a fee, gadgets that can be purchased in authorized stores, or distributed free of charge, and resold to sometimes unaffordable prices.

This is the case for example of Coca-Cola cans with the Olympic flame: there are those on eBay who are selling an empty one, with a capacity of 150 ml, for 9.90 euros. Someone else is offering two for auction, this time full, together with a Coca-Cola Olympic cap: all for 150 euros. As regards the classic 330 ml can, it also comes to 29 euros for the container only in tin.

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Even the broochesobjects of collection and exchange, have landed on online markets for weeks. They range from a few euros for the simplest versions, to 100 euros for those of the opening and closing ceremonies And 252 euros for the Japan Olympic pin. And again in the field of collecting, stamps could not be missing, also sold together with postcards in dedicated folders. Price: 70 euros.

FANPAGE.IT | Japan Olympic pin

Not to mention the legendary ones Panini stickers. The “Winter Olympics” collection was created on the themeItaly on the track“, with stickers representing the official locations of the Milano Cortina 2026 games, stickers on athletic gestures, equipment and disciplines, and obviously 40 cards dedicated to athletestwo of these, in limited edition on past and present sports stars, are circulating on eBay at significant prices: 51 euros for Carolina Kostner’s autographed card and 72 for Alberto Tomba’s.

For lovers of plush you’re spoiled for choice with the mascots Tina and Milo reproduced in different formats and sizes. But be careful resale premium and ai original fakes: on online markets you can find items, even at considerable prices, not present in the official store. This is the case of Tina’s pillow-blanketwhich reaches 181 euros on eBay, and of plush hat which reproduces a white pumpkin with ski goggles and the Olympic logo. It is offered for 70 euros on eBay and 20 euros on Vinted.

FANPAGE.IT | The Tina mascot blanket cushion, sold on eBay for 181 euros. However, there is no trace of it in the official store of the Olympic Games

Jason Miller

I'm Jason Miller, and I've been passionate about technology and storytelling for over a decade. As a lead writer at Herald Editorials, I strive to bring clarity and creativity to complex tech topics. When I'm not writing, you'll find me exploring the latest gadgets or hiking in the great outdoors.