Estimated retail price: $220
Estimated resale value: $895
Value increase: 407%
Shoes from Kanye West's Yeezy collection with Adidas are generally valuable on the resale market. But this unique colorway is what gives this specific pair such a high resale value, The RealReal sneaker and streetwear expert Sean Conway explained.
Estimated retail price: $350
Estimated resale value: $1,750
Value increase: 500%
Air Jordans are some of the most sought after shoes to come from the Nike brand. Pairs have gone for $20,000 on various resale marketplaces. Demand for this specific silhouette and colorway has risen in the last few months, Conway said, and it is a rare collaboration.
Estimated retail price: $190
Estimated resale value: $1,195
Value increase: 629%
This limited model was born out of a collaboration between Nike and the streetwear brand Union. This remake of a signature classic blends vintage and current styles and has generated a fair amount of hype on the resale market, Conway said.
Estimated retail price: $185
Estimated resale value: $1,875
Value increase: 1,015%
This sneaker from Nike and Virgil Abloh was released in connection with Abloh's
"Figures of Speech" exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Conway said.
Estimated retail price: $190
Estimated resale value: $2,000
Value increase: 1,053%
This was the first sneaker released from Virgil Abloh's collection and was a remake of the classic Jordan 1.
"It's a deconstructed take on a classic," said Conway.
Estimated retail price: $200
Estimated resale value: $3,000
Value increase: 1,500%
Released in 2012, this Nike collaboration with contemporary artist Tom Sachs was inspired by NASA and space travel. The Mars Yard sold out almost immediately at its release in 2017, Conway said.
Estimated retail price: $179
Estimated resale value: $2,900
Value increase: 1,620%
This sneaker was Kanye's last collaboration with Nike for the Air Yeezy 2 collection, Conway said.
"When these sneakers were released, monochrome sneakers were very in at the time, with red being one of the most popular colors," he added.
Estimated retail price: $194
Estimated resale value: $2,000
Value increase: 2,062%
These sneakers were originally released to athletes and the friends and family of the University of Oregon.
"What's really unique about these [is] that instead of the signature Jumpman logo, the sneakers have embroidered duck feet on the back," Conway said.
Estimated retail price: $179
Estimated resale value: $9,900
Value increase: 5,530%
Nabbing the spot as the pair with the highest resale value, the Nike MAG sneakers were based off the pair worn by Marty McFly in the 1989 film "Back to the Future Part II."
Conway said that the high resale value of this specific pair is because of the limited edition add-ons, such as the Nike Mag Plutonium display case, which includes a charger, special edition T-shirt, commemorative Nike Air Mag pin, paperweight, commemorative booklet with DVD, and Tinker Hatfield drawings.
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