Forget iPhone, buy Apple-branded sneakers for $15,000 this Sunday

San Francisco June 9 (IANS) What would you like to buy in $15 000 -- 15 high-end Apple iPhones or a pair of exclusive Apple-branded shoes produced by the Cupertino-based tech giant over two decades ago?

According to media reports one such vintage pair is available for purchase during a live auction to be held by Heritage Auctions on eBay on June 11.

Heritage is also accepting online bids. While the bidding starts at $15 000 Heritage believes the vintage shoes could go for as much as $36 000 CNET reported on Friday.

Sporting a classic Apple rainbow logo the white-coloured sneakers have a US men s size 9.5. These were produced by Apple exclusively for their employees in the early 1990s.

This isn t the first time a pair of these sneakers went up for sale. In 2007 a pair (size 8.5) fetched a mere $79 on eBay the report noted.

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