Check it out quickly! With these shoes you dust off incredible sums of money

Those who collect sneakers are usually aware that some shoes can bring a lot of money.

We reveal which kicks are particularly valuable.

Surprise egg figures, rare coins * or ancient VHS tapes: collectors occasionally

on

things that look inconspicuous

.

Before you muck out your closets the next time, it is worthwhile to find out what one or the other item might be worth.

This also applies to your shoes

: you can hardly get rid of old kicks that are already broken.

But if you want to sell brand-new or barely worn sneakers, a quick internet search is worthwhile in this case too: collectors would

pay

for some shoes

.

Do you own these sneakers?

They can be worth a lot of money

The auction house Sotheby offered a particularly valuable sneaker collection some time ago.

The most expensive pair of shoes, namely the

, sold for

.

A buyer spent even more money on the

.

After an auction in New York, they went to a new owner

for around

.

The likelihood that you will discover sneakers with this value in your closets is very low, as they were never sold in normal sports shops from the outset.

Still, it's worth taking a look at your shoes, because who knows?

Perhaps you own one of these three pairs, which are on the

alongside the two mentioned pairs

:

• Jordan 4 Retro Eminem Encore (2017) - Value: almost 29,000 euros (only 23 pairs in circulation)

• Nike Dunk SB Low Staple NYC Pigeon - Value: almost 29,000 euros (only 150 pairs in circulation)

• Nike Dunk SB Low Paris - Value: around 25,000 euros (only 200 units in circulation)

Source: GQ

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That's why sneakers are not the best investment

Anyone who is now considering

their

be warned: If stored incorrectly, for example in rooms that are too humid, the shoes can break after a few years and

.

As WirtschaftsWoche reports, it is not uncommon for the soles to crumble - depending on the material they are made of.

An Instagram picture shows the result of incorrect storage:

Check out this post on Instagram

1987 & 2014 White & Red II's merged.

A post shared by Sneaker Enthusiast (@dunksrnice) on May 17, 2016 at 3:01 am PDT

Extensive storage and possible restoration of the shoes does not necessarily make sneakers the best investment, especially if the value of the pairs you have collected does not cover the costs of repair and correct maintenance.

So it takes a certain amount of expertise to

.

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