Someone Paid $52500 for a Pair of Back to the Future Nike Mags

In “Back to the Future II,” Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, wears a pair of Nikes. But these aren’t just any Nikes — McFly’s light-up sneakers lace themselves. “Back to the Future.”everettcollection Nike released these sneakers, the Nike Mags, in 2016 after working on the self-lacing shoe concept for over a decade. By 2012, the shoe giant had gotten the motor technology small enough that it could actually fit within a sneaker, and just a few years later, Nike raffled off these futuristic shoes to raise over $6.5 million for Fox’s Michael J. Fox Foundation. “Back to the Future Part II” light-up shoes for Halloween.Courtesy of HalloweenCostumes.com One of those pairs went up for sale at Heritage Auction House this week and went for a grand total of $52,500, becoming the most expensive shoe sale administered by the auction house in its history and beating the previous record by a whopping $20,000. A Pair of Nike Air Mags Sold For $52,500 at Auction. Beating the previous record by $20,000. https://t.co/SiBGbajVdS pic.twitter.com/jcmyXd7JTS— Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuction) June 14, 2017 Other shoes have been up for auction at staggering price points in recent weeks. A pair of rare Apple sneakers from the 1990s is expected to fetch up to

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