Sneakers

The Trade Ministry has put three pairs of Michael Jordan autographed sneakers up for sale, priced at 5 million Turkish Liras ($153,783).

The items, boasting the signature of the former NBA superstar, were abandoned at customs due to incomplete procedures aligning with existing legislation.

While the sportswear trend in shoes, which has come to the fore with the pandemic, continues, Türkiye is becoming a base in the production of sports shoes.

The "Mona Lisa of sneakers" went on display in Melbourne on Friday, with Michael Jordan's old high-tops and around 100 other rare shoes offering a glimpse into a lucrative market driven by die-hard "sneakerheads" and eager investors.

The sneakers are modified Nike Air Max 97s — decorated with a pentagram pendant

NBA legend Michael Jordan's game-worn Nike Air Jordan 1s from 1985 were sold for $560,000 on May 17, setting a new world auction record for a pair of sneakers.

The sneakers, designed by Peter Moore, were sold by London-based auctioneers Sotheby's.

Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) investigators are working with a courier company to ascertain the exact size of a knock-off sneaker racket that is believed to have sold at least 3.27 million euros' worth of merchandise to consumers in Greece.

Thousands of consumers paid 3.27 million euros over the last couple of years for counterfeit trainers brought into Greece and sold by a gang recently busted by the country's Financial Crime Squad (SDOE).

A pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike Inc, sold for $437,500 on July 23, shattering the record for a pair of sneakers at public auction.

Bulgarian authorities have shut down 15 websites selling fake goods with logos of world famous brands and arrested two suspects, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Monday.

Would you wear a pizza shoe? How about one decorated to look just like a Georgia peach? Or one decked out like a hunk of delicious cheese?