The world's most expensive shoes more
than 10 million days to sell a record
When you talk about the world's most expensive sports shoes,
which pair do you think? Nike's Air Mag "Back to the Future II" is
$200,000, and the Nike Air Yeezy 2 Red Eagle, designed by Kanye West, costs
$170,000. In July this year, according to Sotheby's auction house, a pair of the
rarest running shoes broke the world record for the highest value of single
and double running shoes, which eventually sold for $437,500. Which pair of
sneakers can sell at such a high price, which is higher than the price of the
most expensive two pairs of sneakers?
▲ This pair of lunar shoes launched by NIKE in 1972 sold for more than
430,000 US dollars.
The pair of the most expensive shoes are the "moon
shoes" designed by NIKE co-founder Bill Bowerman for the 1972 Olympic
qualifier. The first edition only sold 12 pairs. The grip is enhanced by a
lattice sole, which is called "moon shoes" because the traces left on
the ground is similar to those of the Apollo mission astronauts on the moon.
In the 1972 Olympics trials, the twelve pairs of shoes were given to the
players at that time. Over the years, these twelve pairs of shoes have gone
through various life, and some shoes have been damaged and lost. And only these
shoes have never passed or even no one has tried.
▲ lunar shoes for this auction.
Sotheby's in New York said in a statement: "The price
of lunar shoes is broken, breaking the record of $190,373 written by the US
basketball legendary star trapeze Jordan in the 1984 Olympic basketball finals
auction in 2017." The price of the double lunar shoes also far exceeded
the estimated $160,000 before the auction.
▲ Airborne Jordan Jordan 1984 Olympic basketball finals shoes.
The pair of lunar shoes won the bid of the Canadian
collector Nadal. Through online bidding, he successfully collected the few
remaining lunar shoes in the world. "The shoes from the beginning were
$110,000, $200,000 to $300,000, which exceeded my expectations." Geller's
shoe seller Geller said: "When the bid price exceeds the previously
rejected price, let me Calmly relieved." In the end, the shoes were sold
to the original Nadal for a record of $437,500, and Nadal plans to include the
shoes in a private museum.
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