(CNN) — How much would you pay for a second-hand pair of shoes?
Well, someone just spent over $200,000 for a pair of old Birkenstock sandals owned and worn by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, setting a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals in an auction, according to the auction house.
The sandals keep the footprints of Steve Jobs’s feet. Credit: Julien’s Auctions
This weekend, the tech pioneer’s Arizona sandals, expected to fetch $60,000, sold for a staggering $218,750 when they went under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions, accompanied by an NFT.
Before the sale, the California auction house said the sandals, described as “well used” but still “intact,” were a staple of Jobs’ wardrobe in the 1970s and 1980s. Jobs died in 2011 from complications of a pancreatic cancer.
“The cork and jute insole retains the imprint of Steve Jobs’s feet, which had molded over years of wear,” the auction house said on its website.
The Birkenstocks were rescued from the trash by Mark Sheff, a former manager of Steve Jobs’s home, during one of the tech icon’s many cleanups, he said.
“Steve Jobs changed the world not only with his groundbreaking innovations, but with his business leadership style and sandal fashion,” Darren Julien, CEO and founder of Julien’s Auctions, said in a statement to CNN on Monday. “These beloved Birkenstocks were worn by Jobs as he made history in the creation of the Apple computer and were the tech icon’s signature staple.”
The shoes were sold at Julien’s Auctions’ “Icons and Idols: Rock ‘n’ Roll” public sale, featuring memorabilia, clothing, musical equipment and jewelry from musicians and pop culture figures including Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain and John Lennon.
In October of last year, a pair of Nike Air Ships worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan sold for $1.47 million, setting the record for the highest selling price for a pair of sneakers at auction.
