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Vintage Converse shoes sell for RM40,800
The world’s very first model of Converse non-skid shoes in 1917 belonging to a 31-year-old vintage and antique shoes collector, Wan Irfayuim Azim Wan Ab Aziz, was sold in less than a day.
The shoes were sold at the set price of RM40,800 to another vintage shoe collector in Kuantan, Pahang.
Wan Irfayuim said he was contacted yesterday by a Facebook account holder “Dynamo Rasqputin”, who expressed interest to buy the 104-year-old pair of shoes.
“Within a few hours...
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