It is reported that this is the first pair of AJ signed by Jordan. Initially, the estimated auction price was between $6,543,800 and $6,543,800+5,000. Like most of Jordan's basketball shoes, the size of these shoes doesn't match. The left dimension is 13, and the right dimension is 13.5. The shoes were sold by Jordan Geller, the founder and collector of Shoezeum, a sports shoes museum in Las Vegas.
This time, this pair of sneakers has Jordan's own signature, which he wore in an exhibition match in Italy in 1985. It is worth mentioning that Jordan smashed the backboard glass too hard in a dunk in that game.
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Air Jordan 1 Chicago Details
This pair of air Jordan 1 "Chicago" was auctioned at a high price. First of all, it's a pair of middle shoes. 1985 Nike only has high and low sides, but there is no middle side, but it has made a middle side version for Jordan himself.
Although the whole pair of shoes has a strong sense of age, and the white part has been oxidized and yellowed, you can still feel the delicate and soft leather of the upper. Jordan's autograph is written on the inner upper with a permanent marker. According to theory, this signature will never disappear.
The white number on the lining is the "ID card" of this pair of shoes. You can see that the size of the left and right feet is different, because it is AJ 1 made entirely for Jordan himself. The left foot of this pair of shoes is 13 and the right foot is 13.5.
The following "850204" means that the manufacturing time of this pair of shoes is between February and April of 1985. The final "TYPS" is the abbreviation of "Toarey Yang Player Sample", "Toarey Yang" is the name of the factory that produces this pair of shoes, and "Player Sample" is a sample specially made for players.