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How much would you be willing to pay for second-hand shoes? One person spent more than $218, dollars during an auction last weekend for some sandals old ones that belonged to the founder of Apple Steve Jobs.
The Birkenstock sandals Brown suede Arizonas worn by the tech pioneer and accompanied by an NFT came out at an initial offer of $30,30 dollars at Julien’s Auctions. To the surprise of many, including the organizers of the event, the shoes ended up being sold for $218,750 Dollars. It is the highest price paid for a pair of sandals.
The auction house said prior to the sale that the “well-used” but still “intact” sandals were a staple of women’s clothing. jobs. “The cork and jute insole retains the footprint of Steve Jobs’s feet that molded after years of use”, it reads on the website.
Julien’s Auctions founder and CEO Darren Julien said that the sandals were worn by Jobs “when made history in the making of the Apple computer and were the signature staple of the tech icon.”
“Sold for $218,845 Dollars. A pair of brown suede leather Birkenstock Arizona sandals once owned and worn personally by Steve Jobs”, reads a tweet from Julien’s Auctions.
The auction comes one month after an Apple tech item, a never-used first-generation iPhone not activated, it was sold for $30,218 dollars at an auction organized by LCG Auctions. The piece started with an opening price of $2,218 dollars and was expected to reach $ 30,000 Dollars.
In recent weeks, the art collection of Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, was also auctioned for a record $1,506 millions of dollars.
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