Rally Road offered NBA Rookie sensation Zion Williamson game-worn sneakers on their fractional investment app and promptly sold out in 3 minutes. If you attempted to scoop up a few shares of the collector sneakers as I did, you needed to move quickly. Unfortunately, I was unable to secure a piece of the famous kicks because of the frantic buying. Just as I was submitting my buy order, I was notified shares were gone. According to the Rally Road App there were a total of 104 investors and collectors who paid $30.00 per share, valuing the sneakers at $15,000.
If you haven’t heard of Rally Road yet, it’s a fractional investment company where you can buy shares in collector cars, watches, memorabilia, books, and other collectibles, just like you would buy stock in a company on the stock market. As a frequent user of the app and overall fan and supporter of the company, I highly recommend you download the app. Check out a great podcast with company co-founder Rob Petrozzo here.
Friday, Noon on Rally – Zion Williamson game-worn sneakers…
— Rally Rd. (@OnRallyRd) March 25, 2020
✓ The No. 1 overall pick
✓ His draft lottery was the most watched ever
✓ Scored at least 20 in 8 of his first 10 games
✓ The most hype since Lebron
…and he’s only 19.
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One of the many great things I love about Rally Road is the variety of offerings recently. The company initially began featuring collector cars, and after only a few years, they’ve expanded into many different types of collectibles where now there’s something for everyone who wants to get involved in the fractional ownership and investment community.
Zion Williamson (@ZionW32) can fly! I feel like I’ve seen hundreds of his crazy dunks and he’s only in high school. pic.twitter.com/1zqvZ8VY0B
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) July 27, 2017
The latest collectible to hit the market was a pair of game-worn sneakers by an NBA future superstar. Zion Williamson is a 19-year-old basketball star playing for the New Orleans Pelicans. Although he’s only in his first year in the NBA, in many ways, Zion has been a superstar for some time already. Zion was offered his first college scholarship when he was a freshman in high school. After playing for Duke in college, he was the first overall pick in the draft. NBA player Kevin Durant has described him as a “once in a generation type athlete.” Others simply call him a “freak of nature.”
The Rally Road Zion sneakers were valued at $15,000, which could potentially be a bargain if Zion continues his path to super-stardom. Last year a pair of his size 15 Nike Kyrie 5’s sold at a Goldin Auction for $20,000 with the minimum bid for the Duke worn shoes beginning at $7,500. The Rally Road sneakers are game-worn from his senior year at Spartanburg High School, making them even more appealing, in my opinion, than the $20,000 Goldin Auction shoes.