I’ve never been one to shell out nearly $2,000 for a pair of sneakers. Quite frankly, I don’t care if Jesus and Superman decided to do a collaboration project in Andy Warhol’s studio. Well, actually, that could be pretty dope.
But there are a handful of sneaker heads around the world that are gladly willing to pay the price just to lay hands on a pair of custom Nike “All Black Everything” Air Force Ones for a good cause.
Nike and Jay-Z, in conjunction with the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, teamed up to help host the World Basketball Festival in New York City. Two pairs of custom shoes, each from five different countries around the world, were made to celebrate some of the premiere teams participating in the festival including France, Brazil and the United States.
Each winning bidder is guaranteed a pair of the shoes that they’ve won (in their size), a letter of authenticity and custom box to store their kicks in.
They look slick. I’m definitely a fan of the “Puerto Rico” pair, but the USA Ones are winning the “bidding battle” right now with a staggering $3,050 with more than four days of bidding left. If you have the disposable income to stake your claim I suggest you do it soon, because the 30 or so people who’ve placed their bids seem very serious about these particular items.
