Steve Jobs’ Birkenstocks Sold at Auction for More than $200,000

• Steve Jobs’ Birkenstocks were sold at auction for more than $200,000 Saturday.
• According to the auction site, the sandals had been “well worn but still look intact.”
• TikTok’s popularity has caused Birkenstocks to soar in popularity in recent weeks.

Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a bit minimalist.

Mark Sheff, Jobs’ estate manager, said that he kept very few items. TelledInsider was there in 2016 when Jobs’ personal items were available for auction. 

His Seiko watch It wasFor $42,000 His black leather jacket was SoldGet it for $22,400 

Fox 7 Austin sold his beloved Birkenstocks for $2,000 reported. 

Since then, the Birkenstocks have circulated through exhibitions across Milan, Berlin, and New York — but the price has definitely risen.

Saturday saw the release of cork sandals and jute sandals SoldGet $218.750 Rock N Roll: Icons and IdolsJulien’s Auctions held a three-day auction called. 

Fortune reports that Julien’s organizers had only anticipated the sandals selling for $60,000 reported. 

Most vintage items are reduced in price due to wear and tear. But in the case Jobs’ Birkenstocks the value was in what the damage did. 

Their Description pageJulien’s website stated that the Birkenstocks had been “well used but still look intact.” The sandal’s footbed retains the imprint of Steve Jobs, which was shaped after many years of use.” Additionally, the page noted that the rubber soles show “heavy wear from use”. 

Jobs literally rubbed his sandals into his feet during pivotal moments of his journey to Apple. Julien’s claims that Jobs’ feet were cupped as he walked through the Los Altos garage, where he and Steve Wozniak built Apple’s first computer. 

While the hype around Jobs’ Birkenstocks is due in part to his glorified status within Silicon Valley, the sandals might have fetched more money this time around because Birkenstocks themselves have skyrocketed in popularity. 

TikTok has made the Boston clog from Birkenstock a rare commodity. It’s a closed toe shoe with a unique design. 

The New York Times published the October issue reportedResellers charged double the retail price for the same shoe because it was sold online. 

This is because Jobs had a special fascination about Birkenstocks.

Margot Fraser, a German-American entrepreneur, founded Birkenstocks’ US division. She told Julien’s that he was curious about where the form is from. He wanted to know all about the materials, and he was also curious about the technical side.