The Birkenstocks that Steve Jobs wore have just sold for a whopping $218,750 at auction to an undisclosed buyer. The best part is that it comes with an NFT<\/a>. Yes, you read that right. The co-founder of Apple\u2019s two-strapped, foot-imprinted sandals from the 1970s and 80s received a total of 19 bids.\u00a0<\/span>Let\u2019s look into the purchase and what it included.<\/p>\n From November 11 to November 13,<\/span> Julien\u2019s Auctions<\/span><\/a> ran an auction for Steve Jobs\u2019 old Birkenstocks. Initially valued at $60,000, bidders made offers ranging from $15,000 to $175,000. The ending price is the highest anyone has ever paid for a pair of sandals at auction, according to the auction house.\u00a0<\/span>Moreover, the imprint on the suede sandals isn\u2019t the only thing giving them value. \u201cSteve Jobs wore these sandals during many pivotal moments in Apple\u2019s history. In 1976, he hatched the beginnings of Apple computer in a Los Altos garage with Apple\u2019s co-founder Steve Wozniak while occasionally wearing these sandals,\u201d<\/em> the auction house said in the online description.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting that Steve Jobs adored Birkenstocks. He wanted to know every detail about them, including details about the materials.<\/span> Chrisann Brennan, Jobs\u2019 first girlfriend and mother of his child, said the following: \u201cThe sandals were part of his simple side. They were his uniform\u2026 that\u2019s why Birkenstock sandals were so important to him.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Steve](\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STEVE-copy.jpg.webp)
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\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript>Steve Jobs Birkenstocks NFT\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n