Limited edition kicks going for more than $5,000
Limited edition kicks going for more than $5,000 fueling sneaker craze in NYC.
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Reader comments
barlowJul 12, 2004 at 3:38PM
So Bill Cosby was lowballing the price differential between sneakers and Hooked on Phonics? Just kidding, of course.
Bill BrownJul 12, 2004 at 5:23PM
WTF
KimberlyJul 13, 2004 at 11:46AM
This reminds me of the book Jennifer Government, where sometime in the nebulous commercialized future, a shoe company purposely puts out a hit on people buying shoes to make them seem more desireable. And it works.
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