The new Caitlin Clark Nike sneakers sold in a few minutes. Now the resale market is booming
- The new Caitlin Clark Nike sneakers sold almost immediately on Tuesday. Secondary market sellers already get up to $ 600 for the Kobe V Protro model. It is much higher than the retail price of $ 190.
Need another barometer of popularity of Caitlin Clark with basketball fans? Her version of a popular nike sneaker sold in a few minutes when she became available for the first time on Tuesday.
And, predictable, the secondary market is already shoes for a huge increase.
Nike released the Kobe V Protro – in the navy, red, orange and yellow colors of the Clark Indiana fever – at 10:00 HE. But before most people could put them in their cart, they left.
The retail price was $ 190. But if you want a pair now, get ready. Prices on eBay generally oscillate between $ 350 and $ 400 per pair, with at least one buyer paying $ 600.
Clark signed an eight -year contract with Nike in 2024, which was worth $ 28 million. This follows a two -year agreement between the two signed in 2022.
Clark has been a phenomenon since his college days and his entry into the WNBA has increased both notes and ticket sales. Last season, the League saw its greatest attendance in 22 years and had the highest audience in 24 years.
Clark is not the first WNBA player to get his own shoe line. Sheryl Swoops was the first to do so with a nike air swoops line. Sabrina Ionescu also introduced the Nike Sabrina 2S.
But Clark’s shoes are by far the most coveted among the sneakerheads. And there is a lot of room for prices to increase.
Two years ago, a pair of Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan in match 2 of the 1998 NBA final sold Tuesday for $ 2.238 million, the most paid for a pair of shoes.
