Auction for a pair of sneakers worn by Michael Jordan reaches $300,000

Michael Jordan He is without a doubt one of the greatest athletes of all time and many people are looking for a piece of his history.

They were put up for sale two pairs of sneakers worn in 1985 by basketball legend Michael Jordanfor which they were collected almost 300 thousand dollars in auction carried out by Christie’s house.

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The first batch was a pair of Air Jordan 1the first tennis model created by the brand Nike for the icon NBA and they got the 189 thousand dollars.

Despite the number, the auction house expected to raise between $200,000 and $300,000, but there was only one bid.

Far from a record number

The second batch, was another pair of Air Jordan 1 of 1985, which were signed and that they were probably also used by the star of the Chicago Bullswere sold for 107 thousand 100 dollars.

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These pairs were far from the record amounts that have been paid in recent years for tennis Michael Jordanin 2020 about Air Jordan 1S grossed $560,000 and in 2021 some Nike Air Ships worn by Jordan in 1984 fetched nearly $1.5 million.

Several more items were offered at the auction but were left without a buyer, including a few more pairs of Michael Jordantennis player’s shoes Serena Williams and a sweater of Los Angeles Lakers used by Kobe Bryantfor which it was expected to raise a figure between 100 thousand and 150 thousand dollars.