A pair of sneakers by ex-professional basketball player Michael Jordan (58) was auctioned in Las Vegas for $ 1.47 million (about 1.26 million euros). The auction house Sotheby’s announced on Sunday that the buyer was Nick Fiorella. He is a well-known in the scene owner of sports trading cards valued in the millions. Now he also owned the oldest “Nike Air Ships” shoes sold to date. Jordan wore them in his first season in the US NBA league. The shoes were previously owned by a former Denver Nuggets ball boy who received them as a gift.
Start of his own shoe line
As recently as April, US rapper Kanye West sold a pair of sneakers for $ 1.8 million – the highest price ever achieved for a pair of sneakers, according to Sotheby’s. The black leather shoes in sizes 45-46 were made exclusively for West’s appearance and marked the start of his own shoe line.
Jordan’s last pair only fetched $ 560,000
In addition, exceptional trainers at auctions have recently made headlines again and again with high prices. Last year, for example, a pair of white trainers that a co-founder of the sporting goods company Nike had handcrafted around 50 years ago was auctioned for $ 162,500. Shortly before, a pair of Michael Jordan sneakers had fetched $ 560,000.
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