Ever since I first saw the original Hyperdunk “Marty McFly”, I’ve become a huge fan of the Back to the Future inspired kicks that Nike continually puts out. There were the McFly versions of the Zoom Tre AD, the Hyperdunk low, the Hypermax 2010, and the Hyperdunk 2010. Which leads us to the recent release of the Nike Air Mag 2011, the updated & version of the shoes that Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future. With the first pair auctioned off for $37,500 to Tinie Tempah, I thought us regular folk would be priced out of getting a pair. But as I monitored the 1500 pairs being auctioned off on eBay, benefiting the Michael J. Fox Foundation, I soon realized that owning a pair would not be out of the realm of possibility.
I actually contemplated dropping as much as $5000 on a pair of these limited edition kicks. I thought this was a bargain compared to what Tinie Tempah paid. But then fiscal responsibility stepped in and made me realize that this would also be 20 times more than Ive ever spent on a pair of kicks. And when you spend $5000 on a pair of kicks can you really consider or even enjoy wearing them? Maybe if your name is Brian “Fear the Beard” Wilson or Kanye West. Damn you fiscal responsibility.
*Update:10/1/11 – My boy Ciege reminded me that since the auction was for charity it was an easy tax write off. Where was my boy Ciege when I needed this advice?
