Sneakerheads everywhere are going nuts for a taste of Kanye West’s new Nike Air Yeezy 2 shoes. The sneakers, which were set to drop in stores this Saturday, June 9, are practically a guaranteed sell out. Their official sticker price was set at $275, but online auctions for the kicks have already topped $90,100, according to ABC News.
The Nike Air Yeezy 2 sneakers were designed by rap superstar Kanye West himself, in a special deal with Nike, in which he designs one pair of Kanye West Shoes every two years for the athletic company. He has been sporting the kicks for several months now, serving as virtually the only marketing campaign for the sneakers. The ones Kanye sports are pretty fresh, sporting a mostly black exterior, with a “Solar Red” rim at the top of the shoe, and a neon green bottom.
According to TMZ, sneakerheads have been camped out for over a week to get their hands on the sneakers before they sell out. The last time people went this crazy for shoes were for the release of Nike Air Jordan’s in December 2011.
If you don’t have the time to wait in line for the Nike Air Yeezy 2’s Foot Locker is hosting an online raffle for a pair. According to a tweet from CNBC’s Darren Rovell:
Due to the crazy interest in the Nike Air Yeezy 2's, Foot Locker is doing an online raffle for the $245 shoes. Winners will know tomorrow.
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) June 7, 2012
According to a blog post from Foot Locker, customers can register online to purchase the shoes at one of four locations – two in New York, one in Las Vegas, and one in Los Angeles.
To be eligible for the chance to purchase, customers must include their name, shoe size, email address, and one of the four House of Hoops by Foot Locker store locations on the online entry form. One entry per person. You must be 13 years of age or older to enter….
…This is the only way to have the opportunity to purchase the Nike Air Yeezy 2 at any Foot Locker.
If you don’t win the Foot Locker raffle, you can test your luck on eBay, where the shoes are being auctioned for upwards of $80,000 to $90,000. Chump change, right?
