Nike has announced that 1500 pairs of this shoe will be auctioned on eBay, nikemag.eBay.com, all net proceeds will be going directly to the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help with research on Parkinson’s disease. The auction will begin from Sept 8th to Sept 18th (150 pairs will be posted on eBay per day for 10 days). The Nike Air Mag has been anticipated for the longest since it was first seen in 1989 in Back to the Future II. The Air Mag is the first rechargeable shoe from Nike, were designed as an identical replica to the originals seen in the Back to the Future II movie. Some of the constant elements include the upper contours, the glowing LED panel and the electroluminescent Nike logo in the strap. The Nike Air Mag actually illuminates with the pinch of the “ear” of the high top, glowing for five hours per charge.
Check out the clips below, first of the original pair of shoes in the movie, Back to the future 2, the latest advert for the shoes and Tinie Tempah buying a pair for £24,000.
Nike Air Mag Advert
Tinie Tempah buys a pair for $37,500.
