A pair of Nike Air Yeezy 1 sneakers worn by their inspiration, Kanye West, was sold to a specialist investment platform for $ 1.8 million.
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These "sneakers" are the very first pair of Yeezy presented publicly, at the feet of the rapper, during the 2008 Grammy Awards.
A pair of Nike Air Yeezy 1 sneakers worn by their inspirer, rapper Kanye West, was sold to a specialist investment platform for $ 1.8 million, Sotheby's, which organized the sale, announced on Monday, three times the amount. previous record for sneakers.
This record for a pair of sports shoes, broken several times in recent years, has so far been held by Nike Air Jordan 1s, which sold for $ 615,000 at a sale organized by Christie's in mid-August 2020. These " Black high top sneakers, unique model, are the very first pair of Yeezy presented publicly, at the feet of Kanye West, during the Grammy Awards 2008. It was at the time a prototype.
The resulting model did not go on sale until April 2009.
A booming market
This is a new sign of the vitality of this market, which was only a niche ten years ago and is now of interest to the general public as leading collectors.
According to analysts at financial firm Cowen, the global collectible sneaker resale market could be worth $ 30 billion by 2030. The precious shoes were acquired by Rares, a platform launched in late March by a former professional gamer from American footballer, Gerome Sapp, 40 years old.
It allows individuals to invest in very rare sneakers, which they could not have bought on their own.