A signed pair of sneakers that Michael Jordan wore during his 1984-85 rookie season was sold by Sotheby’s on Sunday for $560,000, an all-time record for a pair of sneakers.
The sneakers, owned by famed shoe collector Jordy Geller, broke the record of a pair of moon shoes, an original prototype of Nike’s first shoes given to University of Oregon runners by Nike co-founder and Oregon coach Bill Bowerman. Those shoes, which were also sold by Geller, went for $437,500 last July at Sotheby’s.
Geller, who bought the shoes in 2012, said he realized he should probably part with them when he saw the hysteria for Michael Jordan items driven by the ESPN documentary “The Last Dance,” whose final two episodes of the 10-part series conclude Sunday night.