Rare sneakers can be a daring investment

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22/06/2022

Sneaker as an investment?More than $ 400,000 for a few sneakers

vonSebastian Kirsch und Thomas Stölzel, aktualisiert

Valuable sneakers: Nikes "Moon Shoe" (left) and the Nike Mags Sneaker from "Back to the Future II"

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The auction house Sotheby’s offered 100 extremely rare pair of shoes.A rare Nike gate shoe achieved a record price.But be careful: sneakers are not a value situation like any other.

The London auction house Sotheby’s is actually known for finding new owners for old masters.A Rembrandt or Rubens, for example, maybe an impressionistic work by Renoir.Now the auction house was looking for buyers for sneakers.A collection of 100 rarest sports shoes worldwide, collected in recent years by the Sneaker dealer Stadium Goods from New York.

The estimation prices of these sneakers were already so dizzying that nobody is considering actually attracting them to sports.At a few Nike "Moon Shoes" from 1972, Sotheby’s expected that the hammer falls at $ 110,000 to $ 160,000.This was exceeded: The couple was auctioned on Tuesday in New York (local time) for $ 437,000 (around $ 390,000).According to Sotheby's, this is the highest price that has ever been achieved at an auction for a few sneakers.

The buyer is the Canadian entrepreneur and collector Miles Nadal.Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman allegedly designed the sneakers personally.According to legend, he came up with the idea for his sole while baking.Only about twelve pairs of the "Moon Shoes" should exist;The now auctioned is the only acquaintance whose condition can be described as unworn.

Collector Nadal had previously bought the 99 other shoes, which were actually part of an online auction, for $ 850,000 before they could be auctioned.He plans to exhibit the sneakers in his private museum in Toronto.

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Among them was an Air Jordan brand, which was dedicated to the New York baseball player Derek Jeter.The auction house previously estimated him at a comparatively cheap $ 60,000.There are only five pairs of the model worldwide, once forgiven by scratch-up lottery in a pop-up shop near the Yankee stage.

The most spectacular shoes were a few 2016 Nike Mag, a replica of the shoes that Michael J. Fox wore as Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" - in the future.As in the film, the boots put on their own when the wearer slips into it.Provided that it has 42.5 shoe size.Estimate: $ 50,000 to $ 70,000.Nike had only produced 89 pairs of them.Such a couple of Nike Mag has so far kept the world record as the most expensive shoe in the world.In January the shoe retailer Stockx had auctioned a few for $ 52,200 via auction.

Like art collectors, so -called sneakerheads now also pay horrendous sums for rare models.In order to get limited conditions, some camp in shops for days.They want to be the first in line to catch the coveted middle shoe sizes.Many of these shoes are hardly suitable as a value.Depending on the material of the shoe, their lifespan is only a few years.Collectors threaten nasty surprises in their showcases or in the safe if they are incorrectly store the expensive auction sneakers or the shoes made of material that is not suitable for storage.

The phenomenon is known as hydrolysis among sneaker collectors.The soles literally crumble during storage.Especially the material polyurethane (PU) becomes a problem.“PU consists of long -chain polykettes, which are gradually split up by the influence of moisture.The result is that PU loses flexibility over time and gradually becomes brittle, ”writes the safety shoe manufacturer Uvex in a blog post.

“Other sole materials are also exposed to aging processes.For example, the plasticizers contained in the rubber gradually diffuse from the material.This also ensures that the soles lose elasticity and become hard and brittle. "

Some shoe manufacturers and sneaker collectors therefore recommend storing shoes as dark, dry and well-chilled as possible.Storage in places such as the basement or a garage, in which there is often high humidity, could otherwise accelerate the aging process.

A few examples of collectors on Twitter and Instagram show what can then become of the valuable sneakers in the collection.

But that does not have to mean the end of the expensive sneaker collection.In the meantime, service providers have also specialized in restoring the shoes for customers.A sneaker fan on YouTube shows how this can work.He simply dissolves the complete, crumbled midsole to replace it with a preserved.

So if you as a collector new to the sneaker market, you should not only be lured by supposedly high returns.An example: The Nike shoe "What the Dunk" has so far brought a return of 5400 percent on the Stockx sneaker platform compared to the official shop sales price.However, possible expenses for elaborate restorations and air -conditioned storage rooms can press this return for collectors.