At my current age, my love for footwear has transitioned into somewhat of passion. A true respect for fine italian, french and british artisanship. Detail specifics that causes a deep appreciation for the finished product. From design, pattern cutting, hand sewing, side stitching, to construction of the sole and heel for ultimate comfort. The likes of Crockett & Jones of Northampton or Corthay of Paris know just how to reach the heart of a man who may look at shoes the same way he may look at a painting by Renoir or Vincent van Gogh.
At the same token, something strange happened over the weekend. Of course, keeping up with current events, I started hearing of reports of stores closing down due to chaos and riots across the nation. Passionate footwear collectors who could not control their emotions for a pair of…Nike’s! Yes, that’s correct Nike sneakers. CNN captures the madness:
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=us/2012/02/24/tsr-savidge-nike-shoe-frenzy.cnn
I thought back to my childhood and could not remember a single moment when kids were this emphatic about a new release by lets say, Michael Jordan. I guess when Nike only releases a pair of limited edition basketball sneakers (roughly 3,000 pairs) called “Galaxy Foamposites” that would probably never be released again, it would cause some anxiety. After seeing multiple reports of this frenzy even I wanted to get my hands on them. So I made a call to a well known sneaker enthusiast (we’ll call him JM) to see if he could help me achieve something in one day where by many across America literally camped out in tents for a week to obtain. I must say it wasn’t as easy as it sounds but nevertheless he made it happen.
News reporters indicate prices of up to $10,000 on the re-sale market for these Nike Galaxy Foamposites, but over the weekend reports went out of a peak bid of $70,000 for the “sneaker of the year”. http://www.nicekicks.com/2012/02/galaxy-foamposite-reaches-70000-bid-ebay/
Well, for those who still want what you cannot get in the stores, not to worry, I too have decided to release these bad boys out for re-sale and for the fortunate bidder I’m throwing in a 2nd pair of limited edition released Nike sneakers. “Nike Air Galaxy Foamposites w/ Bonus Galaxy Dunks-Limited Edition Package Size10″ http://r.ebay.com/oMrXjO. Would love to see what happens, just for “kicks”!! Did I mention they glow in the dark?!
Photos by yours truly…(Whipalot is my ebay seller name). Happy bidding.