Eminem x Carhartt Air Jordan 4

Cost: $30,100

Marshall Mathers has a history with Air Jordan, producing a few extremely limited collaborations like the 2008 Air Jordan 2, which had Slim’s printed lyrics on the upper. But when the pair invited Carhartt in, to create a pair of Air Jordan 4s in the brand’s signature canvas, things got real.

Only 10 pairs were ever made and, instead of queues and raffles, were only available through eBay auction, with all proceeds going to Michigan State University’s music school (alma mater of Eminem’s daughter Hailie).

The collab netted over $227,000 in total, which proves that a sneaker obsession isn’t a good-for-nothing waste of your damn time. OK, mum?

UNDFTD x Air Jordan 4

Cost: $15,000

Seems there’s something about the Air Jordan 4. In 2005, Nike handed the silhouette over to LA sneaker store Undefeated for a new paint job.

It designed a military-inspired olive green take, with a velcro Jumpman patch on the tongue that hides the words ‘Rare Jordan’. Collector catnip already, even before production being limited to just 72 pairs, handed out to friends and family.

Shoes that never ended up on sale tend to end up on resale for nosebleed prices. The Undefeated 4 is bloodier than most – a boxfresh pair went for $30k on eBay in 2015. Which will leave your bank balance very defeated indeed.

Diamond Encrusted Air Force 1

Cost: $50,000

Some shoes are expensive because they’re rare. Others get a five-figure price tag because someone covered them in diamonds. Back in 2007, Outkast’s Big Boi took the non-queue option.

The Swoosh on his Air Force 1s was outlined with champagne diamonds by Ernel Dawkins, from Big Boi’s hometown sneaker mecca Laced Up Atlanta. Perhaps in recognition that ever stepping out in them would get him jumped, Big Boi auctioned his kicks off to raise money for his Big Kidz Foundation charity.