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For $50,000 you can buy 14 Vision Pro headsets or a pair of Apple trainers

The 1990s were a strange time for Apple, marked by the launch of its first PDA, a failed gaming console, a wacky camera and, of course,sneakers adorned with the Apple logo – and you can now own a pair. Sotheby’s Auction House (fave. co/44OI3JS) is selling the trainers as an immediate purchase for $50,000 and describes them as “one of the most obscure in existence and highly coveted on the resale market”. While Apple had a brief line of clothing in the mid-80s, these shoes were never sold to customers but were rather a “one-time giveaway at a National Sales Conference”, according to Sotheby’s. It’s not clear how many pairs of shoes were made.

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