Would you buy this pair of beaten down Vans? I certainly would not, but a lot of people are willing to put down a lot of money, as they have already reached $10,000 on eBay… and I am sure I wouldn’t even consider them for a Goodwill donation. However, these red Vans belong to Mac DeMarco !! This is what he wrote in the listing:
‘I’m selling an old pair of my shoes. I’ve John Hancocked the left shoe. Will anyone buy an old stinky pair of shoes? I don’t know. lets wait and see.
I’ll probably throw some other crap in the box before shipping it, I dunno what.
If you’re one of those kids who tried to take them off my feet while I was crowd surfing at some point this year, nice try jackass. But hey, here’s another opportunity for you to have them.
All of the profit will go to Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls.
These shoes were at all of these shows:
07-14 Denver CO – Bluebird Theater
07-15 Lincoln, NE – Vega
07-16 St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
07-17 Columbus, OH – Skully’s
07-18 Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall
07-19 Washington DC – 9:30 Club
08-01 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival
08-02 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon
08-03 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon
08-08 Gothenburg, Sweden – Tradgam, Stay Out West Festival
08-09 Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08-10 Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08-13 Tel Aviv, Israel – Barby
08-14 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukklepop
08-15 Glanusk, Wales – Green Man Festival
08-16 Saint Malo, France – La Route du Rock
08-17 Hamburg, Germany – Dockville
08-18 Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
08-21 Parades De Coura, Portugal – Parades de Coura Festival
08-22 Paris, France – Rock En Seine
08-24 Los Angeles, CA – FYF Fest
08-30 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot
09-06 Chicago IL – A.V. Fest and Hideout Block Party 2014
09-13 Philadelphia PA – Mann Center
09-19 Monterrey, Mexico – Hellow Festival
10-04 Austin TX – Austin City Limits
10-04 Austin TX – Scoot Inn
10-11 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10-12 Miami, FL – MANA Wynwood
11-04 New York, NY – Terminal 5
11-05 Montreal, QC – Rialto Theatre
11-06 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
11-09 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
11-10 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
11-12 Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre
11-11 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
11-13 Seattle, WA – Showbox
11-13 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
11-14 Santa Barbara, CA – The Hub
11-21 Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen Neukölln
11-23 Brighton, England – Concorde 2
11-24 Leeds, England – The Irish Centre
11-25 London, England – The Forum
11-27 Lyon, France – Epicerie Moderne
11-28 Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
11-29 Nimes, France – Paloma
11-30 Milan, Italy – Magnolia
12-01 Zurich, Switzerland – Clubraum Rote Fabrik
12-05 Lisbon, Portugal – Music Box
Bless,
Mac D.’
What can I say? I don’t know what surprises me the most, that some hipsters are willing to pay thousands of dollars for shoes I wouldn’t even wear to bring the garbage downstairs, or that Mac Demarco has worn the same pair of shoes for 5 consecutive months? Did he even bother washing them?
He is probably amazed himself by the price these have reached, and there’s still 6 days to go, how high will the bid go? But Mac is a sweetheart, this is all for a charity and he is graciously answering the question fans have posted on eBay:
Fan: ‘Do they smell :-)’… Mac: ‘They don’t smell very bad’
Fan: ‘are the shoes in good condition??’… Mac: ‘They’ll probably last another two months if you wore them every day’
At least, the guy is honest and sweet as this exchange proves it:
Fan: ‘Hi I’d just like to let you know me and my buddy tried ever so hard to go to your london show. he took a 5 hour coach ride up from torquay and we tried to buy tickets on the door, but there were none, or they were too expensive, so we gave up and we went home filled with sadness I just wanted to tell you that when will i see you mac?’… Mac: ‘I’m sorry, message me before the best show and I’ll put you guys on the guest list’
So I guess DeMarco has just realized that he is a big deal now, because when someone can sell his worn out shoes for $10,000 on the internet, he has totally made it.
