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Michael Jordan game-worn autographed Air Jordan 1 (1985, rookie season)

Maker
Nike / Jordan Brand
Year
1985
Rank
8 of 100

Michael Jordan game-worn autographed Air Jordan 1 (1985, rookie season)

Michael Jordan game-worn autographed Air Jordan 1 (1985, rookie season) by Nike / Jordan Brand (1985) is ranked 8 in the FLOAT 100 for Sneakers. It sold for $560,000 on 17 May 2020. Broke the prior sneaker record ($437,500 Nike Moon Shoe) and kicked off the game-worn Jordan boom.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

Broke the prior sneaker record ($437,500 Nike Moon Shoe) and kicked off the game-worn Jordan boom.

Game-worn 'Chicago' Air Jordan 1, mismatched sizes (L 13 / R 13.5), signed in marker

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Figure
$560,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
17 May 2020

Sotheby's. Record at the time. Corroborated by CBS/Bloomberg coverage.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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