Boss Toyo has become known among Filipinos for his vlog series, "Pinoy Pawnstars," where he buys items owned by celebrities and other prominent personalities in the country.
And for his latest episode, which Boss Toyo and his wife consider to be the most memorable so far, Michael Pacquiao stepped inside their shop and presented two items owned by his dad -- none other than boxing champ and politician Manny Pacquiao.
The first is a pair of Air Max 90 shoes that Nike made just for Pacquiao. According to Michael, his dad wore the one-of-a-kind pair during weigh-ins with Floyd Mayweather Jr., as well as during promotions, and post-fight interviews after he was proclaimed an 8-division champion.
The second is a case containing green and gold boxing gloves which, Michael shared, is a gift to the Pacman by the World Boxing Council (WBC).
When asked how he was able to obtain the said items, Michael replied: "Binigay sa akin kasi hindi na siya magkasya... My mom gave it to me."
Michael initially offered to sell his father's shoes for P3 million, and valued the gloves at P800,000, bringing the total to P3.8 million.
The amount dropped to P2 million after an exchange with Boss Toyo, who then sought the advice of sneaker expert Big Boy Cheng. In their video call, which was also shown in the vlog, Big Boy Cheng placed a value of $10,000 or around P550,000 on Pacquiao's shoes, prompting Boss Toyo to heave a sigh of relief.
Acknowledging that this could easily double when put up for auction abroad, as pointed out by Big Boy Cheng, Boss Toyo said he is willing to buy the shoes for more than P550,000, but not for the amount that Michael mentioned.
This prompted Michael to give a "last price" of P1.8 million for both the shoes and the gloves. As he continued with the negotiations, Boss Toyo said he would pass on the gloves as it "did not have much of a story," focusing instead his resources on the Nike Air Max 90 shoes.
"I would pass on this," he said, pointing at the gloves, "kasi this is a gift from WBC. Ang significant lang dito is niregalo siya ng WBC president to your dad...So medyo 'yung kuwento is maiksi lang."
"Kasi sa gamit, importante rin 'yung kuwento... So dito tayo," he added, gesturing towards the shoes, which he offered to buy for P700,000.
After several exchanges -- which at one point involved a call with Michael's mom Jinkee -- the young Pacquiao and Boss Toyo settled at P850,000.
Michael admitted that he was hoping to sell his dad's shoes for at least P1 million. "Pero okay naman, it's good for the museum ni Boss Toyo para makatulong din," he said.