Nike Dunk High Wu Tang

Cost: $15,000

Think Wu shoes and you picture a pair of ass-kicking Timberlands. But back in 1999, Nike gifted New York’s finest their own Dunk, embroidering the group’s logo on the heel. Legend has it only 36 pairs were ever made, a nod to the group’s era-defining debut, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

Like much of the group’s history, what became of them is more myth than legend. Did a few pairs sell at New York store Training Camp? Did the FBI open a file on the Clan just to get their mitts on a pair? Wherever they went, they re-appear rarely – but if you’ve got tiny feet and $15k, then rare sneaker specialists Flight Club have got your back. Seems cash rules everything around me.

Worn Air Jordan 12 Flu Game

Cost: $104,000

Of the many pairs of limited edition Jordans, these are perhaps the hardest to come by. In 1997, Michael turned up to Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz with what appeared to be flu. No matter – he struggled through for a game-winning 38 points, which set up his fifth championship with the Chicago Bulls.

After the game, he gave the shoes to a ballboy, Preston Truman, who’d kept Jumpman supplied with applesauce every time he played at the Jazz’s home court. Jordan signed the sneakers in the locker room and Truman kept them untouched for 16 years, eventually auctioning them off in 2013, with the legend’s game socks still inside. A gross bonus.

Nike Air Yeezy 1 Grammy (Prototype)

Cost: $50,000

On 10 February 2008, Kanye stepped onto the Grammys stage with Daft Punk to perform his new single ‘Stronger’. But sneaker fans weren’t looking at the lights. They were drawn to the strange shapes on his feet. A never-before-seen, tongue-strapped Nike Air. It seemed the rumours were true.

The Air Yeezy that finally got released was markedly different from the Grammy original. Which means ‘Ye’s onstage shoes were one-of-a-kind kicks that, when they eventually leaked out, boasted a price tag the size of Kanye’s ego.