In history, your sneakers AJ 1 signed sneakers and bid $560,000!
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With the gradual release of the documentary "The Last Dance", Michael Jordan, known as the "God of Basketball", once again became the focus. Many videos about this great star were released at the first time, and souvenirs about Michael Jordan are also rising.
Recently, at Sotheby's in new york, a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s game shoes with Michael 1985' s autograph was sold at a high price of 560,000 US dollars, breaking the limited edition Nike "Footwear of the Month (1972)" auctioned by Sotheby's in July 20 19.
It is reported that the preliminary estimated transaction price of this sneaker is between $65,438+million and $65,438+0,500. In the auction of the next two minutes, the auction price of this pair of Air Jordan 1 kept rising, and the final actual transaction price was 3.5 times of the estimated transaction price (654.38+0.5 million USD). The bidders who participated in this competition ranged in age from 19 to their fifties, covering four continents, and 70% of them were new bidders of Sotheby's.
1984, Michael joined NAB. In the same year, Nike provided him with a series of signature shoes and jerseys, which led to the signing of the contract with Nike. The following year, Nike introduced Air Jordan sneakers. In his early career, he wore this pair of Air Jordan 1, which quickly promoted the popularity of this sneaker.
The 1985 Vintage Originals first-year color matching sneakers in this auction adopt the iconic white, black and red color matching of Chicago Bulls, which is also the color matching of Air Jordan 1s that Michael often wears on the court. The right shoelace of shoes is signed by Michael in black durable ink, which will not fade easily with the passage of time.
In addition, this pair of shoes is well maintained, and the crease of the upper is very delicate. Black, red and white diagonal lines and marks may be due to the collision between the left and right feet of sneakers or the other sneakers when wearing them. Michael spent most of his career wearing sports shoes with different left and right sizes. The size of the left shoe in this auction is 13 yard, and the size of the right shoe is 13.5 yard, with a difference of half a yard.
Unlike Air Jordan 1 OG Chicago, which was later re-engraved, this pair of sneakers is a mid-top shoe type, which was specially customized by Nike according to Michael's needs and was not commercially available.
Brahm Wachter, director of e-commerce development at Sotheby's, commented on the auction: "We are very happy with today's record auction results! Last year, at Sotheby's sneaker auction, Nike Moonshoes set a sneaker auction record. We hope that the threshold for the second sneaker auction will be higher. Before the auction ended, we saw the bid, and in the last hour alone, the bid more than tripled. Coupled with the bidding power from six countries on four continents, this not only shows the attraction of Michael as one of the most popular athletes in history, but also proves that the collection of sports shoes is indeed a sexually growing market. "
Indeed, the basketball shoe collection market is becoming more and more mature. The emergence of exclusive trading platform and the prices in the auction in recent three years have proved the existence and enthusiasm of shoe collectors. Not only is the collection value of sports shoes on the rise, but the Star Card, which cost $20,000 to $30,000 at the beginning of the year, was recently sold for $96,000.
Agence France-Presse said that sporting goods manufacturers also noticed this change, and then adjusted their marketing strategies accordingly. Sports shoes brands are catering to the needs of collectors, launching more and more limited edition sports shoes, and less delivery stimulates strong demand.