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Limited edition kicks going for more than $5,000

Limited edition kicks going for more than $5,000 fueling sneaker craze in NYC.

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.

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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