Prices in stores can be striking in their discrepancy with quality. Often people just overpay for brands. This has become especially popular in the shoe industry. Teens are trying to buy shoes of their favorite brand. Sometimes convenience is not even important, the main thing is originality.
Such statements can confirm the recent auction. Clothing in this case can be compared with art. The price depends not only on the thing itself, but also on the events that were associated with it. That is why paintings are sold at an auction so expensive. The artist could currently be in different creative states, and this surge was captured.
Nike brand
Sneakers were sold at auction for $ 850,000. Miles Nadal, an entrepreneur, acquired such a relic.
100 pairs of rare sneakers put up for sale (Nike, Adidas and Air Jordan). 99 of them were bought by Nadal. Unfortunately, he didn’t get one pair. 1972 Nike Waffle Racing Flat Moon Shoe shoes were still on sale during the weekly auction.
Sotheby's Noah Wunsch says they can bring in $ 160,000 to the owner. He confirmed that sneakers are now collectibles. There used to be coins, stamps, and now people are interested in shoes. Are these ordinary sneakers?
Sale history
Naturally, the usual Nike model would not have gone for that price. What are these sneakers in themselves?
Two pairs of Nike Mags shoes, glorified in 1989, went on sale. They got into the second part of the film "Back to the Future" due to automatic lacing - a technology that the company actually did not bring to the market almost three decades later.
This model was priced at around $ 60,000.
For 60,000 dollars, 5 pairs of sneakers of the New York baseball star Ya. D. Jeter were sold. Now he is no longer playing and retired, so the chance to grab his sneakers should come true from collectors.
Where will Nadal collect his shoes? He has his own garage in Toronto. He calls it the automobile museum. It is he who confirms his ability to collect. Here he stores 142 cars and 40 motorcycles.
Other records
What other events are associated with a pair of shoes?
12 couples were represented in which they ran at the 1972 Olympics. The pair of sneakers sold was not only the only, but also unworn. It was intended for runners and was a spare.
Sneakers are now regarded as works of art. People are trying to collect them, someone is ready to buy shoes for a huge price only because of the event.
The high cost of the collection is not a record yet. The most expensive pair of sneakers (approximately $ 191,000) for the Converse was rated. Michael Jordan played in the finals in 1984. In California, owners sold shoes at auction.
As a result, Nadal bought up the entire collection. Many entrepreneurs and philanthropists gathered for sale. Someone came just to see these rare things, and someone came to fight. Nadal did not give anyone a chance to buy the collection. I wonder what will happen next with these sneakers? People have a different opinion on this. Some consider them simply a thing, and the events associated with them are just the past. Someone is ready to give everything to look at the shoes of their favorite athlete.