Crazy! ¡®Rare¡¯ Apple Sneakers Made In 1990s For Employees Put Up For Auction At Rs 40 Lakh

Would you pay Rs. 40 lakh for a pair of shoes? Well, if you are a true Apple fan, you may end up doing so as a pair of "ultra-rare" custom-made sneakers designed to be a one-time giveaway for Apple employees has been put up for auction.

Rare Apple Sneakers Put Up For Auction At Rs 40 Lakh

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The Apple sneakers were designed in the mid-1990s and are now up for sale by auctioneer Soetheby¡¯s with a $50,000 (about Rs 40 lakh) price tag.

The shoes¡ªwhich arrive new in the box¡ªare mostly white, in a similar shape to the trendy Nike Air Forces, feature the old-school rainbow Apple logo on the tongue and lateral quarter, and come with an extra pair of red shoelaces.

Sotheby¡¯s is not auctioning the shoes; rather, they¡¯re available for immediate purchase through the Buy Now marketplace arm of the site. Though the pair has never been worn, Sotheby¡¯s warns of imperfections "consistent with age," including some yellowing around the midsoles and light marks on the toe boxes.

The shoes were never available to the general public, making the pair "one of the most obscure in existence," according to the auctioneer¡¯s listing, as per Forbes report.

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Third Most Expensive Shoes On The Auctioneer's Website

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The Apple shoes are currently the third most expensive pair of sneakers for sale on Sotheby¡¯s site, behind a pair of Nike SB Dunk Low Paris Bernard Buffets going for $90,000 and a pair of Nike x Louis Vuitton Air Force 1s going for $75,000.

In 1986¡ªprior to becoming the technology giant it is now¡ªApple released "The Apple Collection," a spread of clothing and accessories like umbrellas, bags, and keychains that featured the rainbow Apple logo, CNN reported. The collection also featured a watch and pocket knife, an umbrella, and towels, as per Insider.

Besides these sneakers, old Apple merchandise is already having a moment this summer. Earlier this month, a first-generation iPhone from 2007 was auctioned off for $190,373. That¡¯s more than 300 times the iPhone¡¯s original price of $499.

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