Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Got Nike?
I was talking with a buddy of mine this morning who told me the following ‘you’re not going to believe this’ story:
Back in the Fall of 1985, he purchased a new and unused pair of Nike Air Jordans - first released in March of 1985 - at a yard sale. The store tag was still attached to the shoes and revealed an original retail price of $69.95 but he only paid $10. His intent was to wear them but a little voice whispered, “Keep them. They may be worth something one day.”
Lucky for him, he listened.
On a whim, he recently shipped the shoes to a company who verified that the shoes were indeed authentic and placed an ad for them on Ebay. A gentleman from Australia won the bidding war and paid…drum roll please…$3,950! I’d say that was a great investment my buddy made.
If only I had liked Michael Jordan back in the day.
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