The pair of sandals that Steve Jobs wore for 20 years as he grew Apple into a tech giant was sold for $218,750, more than three times as much as expected.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks at an Apple event.
As he was coming up with the beginnings of the first Apple computer, Jobs wore the brown suede leather Birkenstock Arizona sandals.
The rubber bottom of the shoes shows a lot of wear, according to the auction house.
Mark Sheff, a natural foods chef who managed Jobs' home in Albany, California in the 1980s, told Insider that Jobs would throw out or give away his possessions.
Since Jobs' death from cancer in 2011, the Birkenstock sandals have served as a symbol of the Apple founder and have been part of multiple exhibitions.
Chrisann Brennan said that the sandals were part of Jobs' simple side. He wouldn't have done anything to stand out from the crowd. He was convinced of the design's intelligence and practicality and that it was comfortable to wear. He didn't feel like a businessman because he wore Birkenstocks.
Steve Jobs' Birkenstock sandals were sold at their Icons Rock N' Roll auction.
The NFT of a virtual representation of the sandals is unique to the Birkenstocks.
More than $1 million. That is the price of the most expensive shoes ever sold.
Jobs was worth $7 billion in 2011.
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