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adidas Originals does a fantastic job digging in the crates, bringing back pitch-perfect retros as well as radically altered versions by the likes of Jeremy Scott. But let's face it — adi is a company with a long history and deep catalogs. They can't retro everything. And that's where we come in. Check out the gallery for 10 Awesome Vintage adidas Auctions on eBay.
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adidas Stan Smith
Current Price: $100
Size: 10
French-made Stan Smiths with their mustachioed namesake on the tongue? We're talking the tennis equivalent of OG Air Jordan 1s, here — for roughly 1/10th the price. You best cop these before I do.
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adidas Robert Haillet
Current Price: $100
Size: 12
If you're thinking these look an awful lot like Stan Smiths, you're right — the all-leather tennis shoe began as a signature shoe for the lesser-known Haillet before adi smartly re-designated them the Stan Smith. Haillet didn't win much of anything in his career; Smith won the '71 U.S. Open, '72 Wimbledon, and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in '87. Still, these are a unique piece of adidas arcana for just a C-note.
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adidas Pro T/F
Current Price: $120
Size: 10.5
A terry-lined, soft leather tennis shoe in the mold of the Reebok Phase 1, the Pro T/F is an eminently wearable shoe from the '80s. This pair is pristine, and barring an unlikely retro, your best bet.
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adidas Trekking Boot
Current Price: $140
Size: 8.5
These Italian-made suede boots with Vibram soles should be more or less indestructable — and you'll have the only pair on the block. Mountaintop. Whatever.
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adidas Brougham
Current Price: $150
Size: 12
Part of the series of shoes adidas released with Run DMC, the Brougham is seen here in its original French-made form. Would be nice to have the box and tags, but you can't expect everything for $150.
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adidas Torsion Edberg Comp
Current Price: $250
Size: 8.5
The second-best Swedish tennis player in history behind Bjorn Borg, Stefan Edberg received a number of signature models from adi. The yellow, lavender and green stripes on these were 100 percent pure swag.
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adidas Instinct
Current Price: $270
Size: 10.5
Just in case you forgot, adidas has been doing flashy for a long time now. The Instinct basketball shoe may not be the most memorable model, but one look and you have a hard time forgetting it.
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adidas EQT KB8 2
Current Price: $330
Size: 10.5
Yet to be re-released as the "Crazy" anything, the EQT KB8 2 matched the Feet You Wear outsole with a synthetic upper, lightening things up considerably. The purple version here was the Quickstrike of its day.
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adidas Forum Hi
Current Price: $375
Size: 8
Save the Frank the Butcher models, what passes for a Forum Hi nowadays isn't. The French-made originals were high, they were expensive, and they were a status symbol both on the court and off. Well, for a while, anyway — check the original clearance price on the box and weep.
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adidas Ewing Rivalry
Current Price: $750
Size: 8
Patrick Ewing had three signature models during his time with adidas — the Rivalry, the Attitude and the Conductor — before heading off to start his own brand. These Rivalries, in signature Knicks colors, are pure unadulterated '80s cool.
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