According to the report of " Mirror " on July 24, a pair of 1972 Nike running shoes were sold for 350,000 pounds (about 3 million yuan) at the auction, setting a world record.
This waffle "moon shoes" is one of the first waffle shoes designed by Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike company , and is designed for runners in the Munich Olympics. There are only 12 pairs in total, and only a few are still preserved so far.
Collector Miles Nadal bought the sneakers for £350,000 at the New York Sotheby's auction house, the only pair of unwrapped sneakers known.
The Canadian businessman said he now plans to display the running shoes at his private museum in Toronto .
The previous world auction record was set in 2017, when a pair of signature Converse shoes worn by Michael Jordan in the 1984 Olympic basketball final won £153,000.
Bauerman said his design was inspired by using his wife's waffle machine, who poured rubber into the mold and made the first waffle sole prototype, thus designing the waffle sole traction mode for Nike's early running shoes.
This pair of shoes is part of Sotheby's online auction of "Sports Goods: The Ultimate Sneaker Collection".
Last week, Nadal bought another 99 pairs of rare sneakers from Sotheby's Auction for £680,000.
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