The sandals were auctioned off by US-based Juliens’ Auctions, with bids ranging from $60,000 to $80,000. Unidentified bidder, however, paid over three times as much as was anticipated.
The brown suede leather Birkenstock sandals were reportedly worn and personally owned by Steve Jobs, according to the auction company. According to the auction house’s website, Jobs would wear this particular pair of sandals in the 1970s and 1980s. By the way, Mark Sheff, Steve Jobs’ home manager, formerly had this pair of Birkenstock sandals. In a previous interview, Sheff claimed that jobs kept just a few things. Jobs allegedly worn these sandals during several important occasions in Apple’s history, according to the auction site. Jobs in fact found the inventiveness to be pretty fascinating . The sandals have appeared in numerous exhibitions, including the Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy in 2017, the Birkenstock Headquarters in Rahms, Germany in 2017, the company’s first U.S. location in soho .Comment your views below.
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