Honestly, we knew all kinds of ridiculousness would be in store for the launch of Kanye West's Air Yeezy when we caught word that certain retail accounts were selling the sneaker by way of a raffle, considering the high demand for the $215 item. Simply crazy because practically no one has any money! We mean, look up. Isn't the sky suppose to be falling or something?
Anyways, undeterred fans, from as far as Cincinnati, camped out in front of the Niketown in Chicago for an opportunity at snagging the rapper/artist/designer/mullet aficionado's latest creation.
According to the Chicago Trubune:
"...About 40 people, most of them men in their 20s, were lined up outside Niketown early Saturday. James and a few others started to camp out as early as Thursday, but on Friday store officials gave them red wristbands and told them to come back Saturday. The store wanted to prevent a large crowd from forming and leaving an unsavory impression on the visiting International Olympic Committee, a Niketown employee said.
Shortly after 9 a.m., employees let a few customers enter the store to purchase their shoes. The store sold out of its supply of the sneakers -- 25 to 30 pair according to customers -- before it officially opened at 10 a.m. Niketown officials wouldn't disclose the number sold..."
Further, the article goes on talk about how owners of the Air Yezzys are now starting to hawk them on Ebay for $700. Unreal. For those who missed out on this first drop, like 20-year-old Terrill Tucker who drove all the way from Michigan only to end up empty handed, cheer up: the second in a total of three different Air Yeezy styles drops sometime next month.
In the meantime, check out this video of Young Jeezy giving away pairs of his pal's sneakers.
