A couple weeks ago we learned that the two lucky fans that got Drake’s giveaway of a pair of unreleased OVO Air Jordan 10s were auctioning them off — and they were up to $100k on ebay. Some thought that they could be fake, others didn’t believe that the kicks would sell for that much —- so what ended up happening?! Check out what happened to the white pair…
Via YahooSports:
Several weeks later, we now have confirmation that these listed bids were not credible. On top of that, the misdirected hysteria over these sales made the seller of the second auctioned Jordans — the white pair, not the black ones — uncomfortable even keeping the shoes in his home. From Tyler Munro for AUX.tv:
Toronto-based photographer Devon Little, one of two people to nab a pair as a giveaway at the Toronto Raptors’ Drake Night, says he wasn’t planning on selling the shoes until a friend told him how much the first pair was going for online. While he calls himself a huge fan of Drake, telling us he listens to Nothing Was the Same daily, the realities of being a broke 22-year-old student with a chance to make a wad of cash too good to ignore. Little put his shoes up for auction and watched bids climb to more than $100,000 throughout the day, and that’s when things got stressful. Devon elaborates: […]
At this point [when the bidding reached six figures] I was very stressed. I didn’t feel comfortable with the shoes in my house, so we took them out of the city and put them in a safe box. Family members were calling me saying they saw me on TV. People I haven’t talked to since high school were messaging me. Even the head of eBay Canada called us and said how lucky I was and that I hit the lottery. He recommended that I start messaging the top bidders to see if they were serious and comfortable with their bid. So I did. No responses, so I started climbing down the ladder and messaging the lower bidders. Still no response. […]
The ‘winning’ bidder [at 20k] just messaged us and said that his account had been hacked and it wasn’t him who placed the bid. We messaged the other girl that was selling the shoes. Her auction ended at 100k, and she has received no payment. So based on those few early bids, I think the real value of the shoes is around $3000-$5000.”
Even as a broke 22-year-old student, Devon says that at this point, he’s not concerned with actually selling the shoes; he’s just happy to have the ordeal over with. “I have a great story to tell that started with a gift from one of the the greatest entertainers in the world. I’m very blessed to have amazing friends and family in my life. I had my 15 minutes of fame, and I hated it.”
