Detroit Residents Spend Days Waiting in Line For $1,000 Sneakers

Some Detroit residents spent days waiting in line for a chance to buy rapper Kanye West’s new $1,000 “Air Yeezy II” sneakers.

“Detroiter Nik White…got in line at downtown Royal Oak’s Burn Rubber Shoe Boutique [just outside Detroit] Tuesday for the shoes that went on sale Saturday,”  CBS Detroit reports.

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Once the sneakers officially went on sale, they sold out almost immediately.

Watch the CBS Detroit news brief:

White, the fan who waited for in line for four days, bought himself three pairs of the pricey "kicks."

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“If you collect shoes, you want to have the style that are harder to find … it’s more the value, whether you keep it or trade it, sell it -- whatever -- it’s the value of it,” said White.

There has been so much hype and anticipation behind the shoes that a pair allegedly pre-sold on eBay for $90,300.

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But some of you may be asking: Who is Kanye West and why would someone drop $1,000 on shoes with his name on them?

Allow us to refresh your memory:

Oh, that guy? Yeah, that guy:

Well, at least he knows how to market a shoe.

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This story has been updated.