1985 Unused Original Air Jordan I "White/Black/Red" Sneakers with String Tag & Original Box -- Near Deadstock Condition!...

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1985 Unused Original Air Jordan I "White/Black/Red" Sneakers with String Tag & Original Box -- Near Deadstock Condition! Mike himself referred to the Air Jordan I white/black/red colorway as "Devil" shoes and, unlike the famed Breds which he never wore in a regular season NBA game, he wore this colorway for the majority of the 1984-85 season. While they retailed back in 1985 for $64.99, today they cost a bit more. Heritage sold a pair of Breds, in similar condition, for $32,400 in its November 2021 sale.

The pair on OG Air Jordan I, in the white/black/red colorway, offered here are true "Grails" in every sense of that term. They were first released in 1985 when Mike was turning the NBA world upside-down. But the entire story here is condition, condition, condition. They stand as one of the finest retail specimens of the Moore/Hatfield/Kilgore creation we have ever encountered. The uppers, mids, outersoles, and Wings logo are as pristine as could be, with not a hint of use, leather creasing, rubbing, or rubber degradation insight. Only some light "powdering" to the black leather segments on the outer ankles keep these sweeties from being full on deadstock. The interiors follow suit, with the "9 850507TH" stamping and insoles glistening like white enamel. They even smell new! Sort of like tissue paper. Maybe that's because the original tissue paper is still inside each shoe!

Furthermore, the original dual white and black laces remain in a factory export state -- the white is laced on the first lower eyelets, the black is laced on the first top eyelet, with the bulk wrapped and stored under the lower tongues. What's more, these I's come stashed in their original black/red Nike box with "4280 Air Jordan W/BLK-R" labeling! The lid exhibits some understandable creasing and corner separation, but remains intact.

These sneakers never saw the asphalt, hardwood, or even shag carpeting -- they are as mint as the day of issue. Like Haley's Comet, some sights don't come around often. Enough said.