Plummet! The “Air Yeezy” market bubble, collapsed…
Never thought that even the once divine Air Yeezy shoes would start to collapse?
Some time ago, Sotheby’s officially auctioned off a pair of Air Yeezy Sample shoes worn by Kanye himself at the 2008 Grammy’s, and the final price of 180,000 U.S. dollars (equivalent to 1.3 million yuan) fell to the hammer!
Maybe you guys think it’s too expensive and pricey, and the one Kanye wore is actually worth over a million dollars?
Unbeknownst to the public, the shoes have dropped 90% from their last sale price!
The first time these shoes were auctioned, the hammer price at the time was $1.8 million (equivalent to 13 million yuan), directly breaking the auction sales record of all previous sneakers!
You know, before just Ye Zi brother carried the ordinary original flavor Goyard backpack, were fans to 55,000 U.S. dollars (about 353,705 yuan) of ultra-high price light speed to take.
The line, which was running to collect money, this dirtbag shoe dog is probably already crying confused. Pictures
This size 46 Nike Air Yeezy was made exclusively for Kanye West in 2008, and with a stealthy black color scheme and glow-in-the-dark effects throughout, as well as a custom wooden box, it’s definitely considered a collectible pair.
Perhaps due to Kanye in the previous radical statements, not only the value of the plummeting in addition to their own worn “original flavor” is also fracture sale ……
It seems that the spring wind of auction house speculation has finally blown away.
However, putting aside the original flavor worn by Kanye, it is estimated that the market version of the Nike Air Yeezy that can easily be several tens of thousands of dollars in price, to the present day may only be a small part of the shoe playing the ashes of the fans willing to pay attention to its price.
Meanwhile, due to its age, it has long been a hard shoe to find. But after all, it’s the pinnacle of Nike and Kanye’s work, and the price tag no longer holds sway over the shoe’s superb status…
1、Nike Air Yeezy 1 “Zen Grey”
In April 2009, the first pair of Air Yeezy 1 light gray color scheme was officially exposed, the overall appearance is presented in gray, the tongue inner layer and the lining of the pink and yellow respectively, it is not difficult to see from the middle of the bottom and the toe of the incorporation of the many elements of the AJ3, at the same time, the 1st generation of the body of the shoe was added to the Velcro elements, and finally the end with the luminous outsole.
And the price was sold at that time to 215 U.S. dollars (the domestic price of 1999 yuan), but because it was not yet to the point of sealing the deal, the sale of the initial sale of the level of about 3,000 yuan. Subsequent to Kanye’s popularity and the end of his cooperation with Nike, the price has also come to the price of $3,000 (equivalent to 21,913 yuan) long ago!
2、Nike Air Yeezy 1″Blink”
On May 4 of that year, the second and most popular “Blink” colorway was worn by Kanye, a color that would later be considered a classic of the Air Yeezy generation, in black and pink, also with a luminous outsole.
At the same time Nike also in the follow-up to this launched a number of coconut colorway shoes, are harvested not small popularity, can be said to be the classic to the extreme!
This pair of colors is also considered shoes as its name, in the beginning of the sale was crazy, the price of the platform is all the way up, the current price of about 5000 U.S. dollars (equivalent to 36,523 yuan) is enough to prove its status.
3、Nike Air Yeezy 1 “Net”
The “Net” colorway, which was released on June 1 of that year, is definitely a heavyweight, after all, it was also the finale of the Nike Air Yeezy 1, laying a good foundation for the later 2nd generation.
Unlike the low-profile light brown upper, the NET TAN has a light pink lining, and the inside of the tongue has been changed to a bright pink color. The overall color palette is quite unique to Kanye’s style.
The classic colorway was also brought back in the Lebron 15, which really wowed a lot of shoe fans that year.
But the original version is also currently available for nearly $4,000 (Rs. 29,218) to get your hands on…
4、Nike Air Yeezy 2 “Pure Platinum”&”Solar Red”
Three years after the release of the Air Yeezy 1, the Air Yeezy 2 was officially announced by Nike for release on June 9, 2021, and debuted in “Grey Coconut” and “Black Coconut” versions for $245 USD.
Whether it is in the appearance, material into the elements of a qualitative leap, in the era of good shoes, absolutely all counted as a super sincere work.
The midsole is inspired by Agassi’s Nike Air Tech Challenge II boot, and the body is also changed to feature extensive snake scale detailing.
The HORUS logo, which can be seen on the dust bag and tongue, and the pyramid motifs are used extensively, as well as the word “YZY” in hieroglyphics on the straps.
However, due to Kanye’s popularity at the time and Nike’s starvation marketing for these shoes, 5,000 pairs were released in just two colorways. The market price has taken off and remains at $5,000+ (RMB 36,523+) and $7,000+ (RMB 51,132+)!
5、Nike Air Yeezy 2 “October Red”
The last pair must be needless to say, officially this pair of Air Yeezy 2 “October Red” which jumped the queue for a long time before going on sale in 2014.
However, Kanye’s cooperation with Nike has come to an end, so this pair of shoes is undoubtedly Kanye’s swan song at Nike, and the current price is also the highest in the series, selling to nearly 13,000 U.S. dollars (equivalent to 94,959 yuan) a pair!
And after the shoes had been bounced around at the time, Nike only teased the sale through a tweet. Only due to the too high popularity, it is still hard to find the original price, sold out in seconds level.
But years later, the release of these shoes seems more like the end of an era, but also like a kind of legacy of the era, so far Kanye and adidas another legend of the prologue has just begun…
The Air Yeezy is definitely a win-win situation for both Nike and Kanye, not only because it is the first time Nike has released a personal signature shoe for a non-athlete signee, but also because Kanye has demonstrated his exceptional design ability, while adding a pair of “top streams” to Nike’s lineup.
To this day, there is no doubt that when it comes to the finalization of the partnership, it was a regrettable one. But that’s just it, maybe Nike has regretted looking back on Kanye’s business empire with adidas over the years?
Well, it’s hard not to make a fool out of Ye Bao, and now it’s gone the way of the dodo at adidas ……
Finally, which of the many old Air Yeezy shoes have you owned, as well as which would you most like to own?
