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Sandals Once Worn By Steve Jobs Auctioned Off For A Whopping $218,000

The Apple founder's “well used” brown suede Birkenstocks set a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals, Julien’s Auctions said Sunday.
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Steve Jobs' Birkenstock sandals have been sold for nearly $220,000, according to Julien's Auctions. (Julien's Auctions via AP)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California house where Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000, according to an auction house.

The “well used” brown suede Birkenstocks dating to the mid-1970s set a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals, Julien’s Auctions said Sunday.

“The cork and jute footbed retains the imprint of Steve Jobs’ feet, which had been shaped after years of use,” the auction house said in the listing on its website.

The sandals were expected to bring $60,000, but the final sale price with an accompanying NFT was $218,750, Julien’s said. The buyer was not named.

Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1976 at Jobs’ parents’ house in Los Altos, California. In 2013, the property was named a historic landmark by the Los Altos Historical Commission.

Jobs died in 2011 from complications of pancreatic cancer.

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Steve Jobs: In Pictures
Steve Jobs 1955-2011(01 of07)
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In this Jan. 24, 1984, file photo, Steve Jobs, chairman of the board of Apple Computer, leans on the new "Macintosh" personal computer following a shareholder's meeting in Cupertino, Calif. Apple on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 announced the death of its visionary co-founder Steve Jobs from cancer at age 56. (Paul Sakuma, AP)
Steve Jobs 1955-2011(02 of07)
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In this April 24, 1984, file photo, from left, Steve Jobs, chairman of Apple Computers, John Sculley, president and CEO, and Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, unveil the new Apple IIc computer in San Francisco. (Sal Veder, AP)
Steve Job 1955-2011(03 of07)
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This 1993 file photo shows Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers. (AP)
Steve Job 1955-2011(04 of07)
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In this May 6, 1998, file photo, Jobs unveils the the new iMac computer in Cupertino, Calif. (Paul Sakuma, AP)
Steve Jobs 1955-2011(05 of07)
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In this Jan. 15, 2008, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new MacBook Air after giving the keynote address at the Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu, AP)
Steve Jobs 1955-2011(06 of07)
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In this June 7, 2010, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds a new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. (Paul Sakuma, AP)
Steve Jobs 1955-2011(07 of07)
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A statement on the Apple.com website Oct. 5, 2011 announces the passing of Apple's founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," the company's board of directors said in a statement. (Robyn Beck, AFP / Getty Images)
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