A Pair Of Donald Trump's Sneakers Have Already Re-Sold For $7,500, Is This The Start Of More President Kicks?

Last week we had one of those "definitely not on anyone's 2024 bingo card" moments when former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump launched a line of sneakers.

There were a lot of people ragging on the "Never Surrender" sneakers. Frankly, it is easy to do that. They look like something Goldfinger (or Goldmember if you're an Austin Powers fan) would trample fellow Black Friday shoppers to get his hands on.

However, as we talked about when Trump dropped his signature kicks last week at Sneaker Con, there were only two ways that this could work out: no one would touch the gaudy gold sneakers and their $399 price tag, or they would instantly become sought-after collector's items.

Well, it appears that already — just days after the release — the latter seems to be the case.

Darren Rovell shared an eBay listing that showed a pair of the sneakers selling for an astounding $7,500. That's just shy of 19 times the retail price, so pouncing on the sneakers was a smart investment.

While that was one of the higher sales, Rovell also reported that the average price that the shoes were going for was over $3,000.

I don't know if I'm super pumped about politicians launching signature sneakers, but if we're going to do this, let's really do this. I want to see signature kicks for every president released in chronological order (which means that there would be two, non-consecutive Grover Cleveland releases).

Maybe we could do some fun stuff that pays homage to the man and/or his presidency. Like Nixon's signature kicks have a built-in tape recorder, the Gerald Ford Sneakers could have no tread on them so you fall over the place, or Biden sneakers are just a pair of those orthopedic shoes with Velcro that geezers wear.

The FDR sneakers? Throw some wheels on those bad boys for some Oval Office-worthy Heelys.

The Clinton sneakers?  Vanish under mysterious circumstances after the first time you wear them.

The Reagan sneakers? …they come with a bag of jelly beans… maybe?

I don't know; we can always workshop these ideas.

Considering how much attention this got — I mean, the shoes overshadowed Trump's loss in a fraud case less than 24 hours earlier — I wouldn't be shocked to see more of this kind of nonsense. 

Especially if there's not only demand for them, but some real publicity juice in dropping sneakers too.