Limited edition kicks going for more than $5,000JUL 12 2004

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

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barlow38 12 2004 3:38PM

So Bill Cosby was lowballing the price differential between sneakers and Hooked on Phonics? Just kidding, of course.

Kimberly46 13 200411:46AM

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.

This thread is closed to new comments. Thanks to everyone who responded.

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