ASP Tour veteran Al Hunt has a collection of over 4000 surf T-shirts estimated to be worth more than $60,000 will be put up for sale later this year. "They have been sitting in boxes with no way to display them," he said. The T-shirts were given out to competitors and officials at professional surfing competitions and many, especially those dating back to the 1970s, are covered in the funky artwork of a bygone era. The oldest dates back to the 1964 world titles at Manly Beach, but the real gems, Mr Hunt said, were the ones from the Hawaiian Triple Crown events. "They have good artwork," he said. Billabong is reportedly interested in buying all the T-shirts from the Billabong Pro events, which started in 1984. Al said the T-shirts, 70 per cent of them in "pristine condition", could be worth more than $60,000. "I had a garage sale recently and sold 40 spare T-shirts for $20 each and they went like crazy," he said. "Even if I take them to a car boot sale or a market and sell them at that price, then I stand to make about $60,000." But he said it was better to sell the T-shirts to people who would appreciate them rather than have them collect dust in boxes.