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Nike's original Air Yeezy launched over nine years ago, and it's fair to say that a lot has changed in the world of Kanye's sneakers since that time. The fans who camped out for that first Nike release in 2009 couldn't have possibly envisioned what was coming.
For one thing, the days of camping out for sneakers are all but over. Online-only releases and app-based reservations, like Adidas' Confirmed, have now become the norm for the most hyped releases. And speaking of which, Adidas and Kanye teaming up is another change we never saw coming back then.
We also probably never realized just how expensive those first sneakers, and the Yeezys that have released since, would become. As if retail prices haven't gotten high enough, the resale prices on Kanye West sneakers have reached unimaginable levels.
Just how expensive have those resale prices become? We've compiled a list based on sneaker stock market Stockx's numbers for every Yeezy release to date, and it turns out that buying pairs even for their expensive retail prices were a hell of an investment.
Nike Air Yeezy 'Zen Grey'
Colorway: Zen Grey/Light Charcoal
Release Date: 04/04/09
Original Price: $250
Average Resell Value: $2,139
Nike Air Yeezy 'Blink'
Colorway: Black/Black
Release Date: 05/02/09
Original Price: $250
Average Resell Value: $3,142
Nike Air Yeezy 'Net'
Colorway: Net/Net
Release Date: 06/01/09
Original Price: $250
Average Resell Value: $1,888
Nike Air Yeezy 2 'Pure Platinum'
Colorway: Wolf Grey/Pure Platinum
Release Date: 06/09/12
Original Price: $250
Average Resell Value: $3,448
Nike Air Yeezy 2 'Solar Red'
Colorway: Black/Black-Solar Red
Release Date: 06/09/12
Original Price: $250
Average Resell Value: $4,239
Nike Air Yeezy 2 'Red October'
Colorway: Red/Red
Release Date: 02/09/14
Original Price: $250
Average Resell Value: $6,075
Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost 'Light Brown'
Colorway: Brown/Carbon White-Light Brown
Release Date: 02/14/15
Original Price: $350
Average Resell Value: $1,578
Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost 'Core Black'
Colorway: Black/Black-Black
Release Date: 12/19/15
Original Price: $350
Average Resell Value: $882
Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost 'Glow in the Dark'
Colorway: Light Grey/Light Grey/Gum
Release Date: 06/11/16
Original Price: $350
Average Resell Value: $917
Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost 'Chocolate'
Colorway: Light Brown/Gum
Release Date: 10/15/16
Original Price: $350
Average Resell Value: $727
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost 'Turtledove'
Colorway: Turtledove/Blue Grey-White
Release Date: 06/27/15
Original Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $1,279
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost 'Pirate Black' (2015)
Colorway: Pirate Black/Pirate Black-Pirate Black
Release Date: 08/22/15
Original Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $865
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost 'Moonrock'
Colorway: Agate Grey/Moonrock-Agate Grey
Release Date: 11/14/15
Original Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $851
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost 'Oxford Tan'
Colorway: Light Stone/Oxford Tan-Light Stone
Release Date: 12/29/15
Original Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $847
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost 'Pirate Black' (2016)
Colorway: Pirate Black/Pirate Black-Pirate Black
Release Date: 02/19/16
Original Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $910
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost Infant 'Turtledove'
Colorway: Turtle Dove/Blugra/Core White
Release Date: 08/27/16
Original Price: $130
Average Resell Value: $279
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost Infant 'Pirate Black'
Colorway: Pirate Black/Blugra/Core Black
Release Date: 08/27/16
Original Price: $130
Average Resell Value: $254
Adidas Yeezy 350 Cleat
Colorway: Core White/Core Black/Gold Metallic
Release Date: 09/15/16
Original Price: $250
Average Resell Value: $240
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Beluga'
Colorway: Steel Grey/Beluga/Solar Red
Release Date: 09/24/16
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $691
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Black/Green'
Colorway: Core Black/Green/Core Black
Release Date: 11/23/16
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $605
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Black/Red'
Colorway: Core Black/Red/Core Black
Release Date: 11/23/16
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $954
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Black/Copper'
Colorway: Core Black/Copper/Core Black
Release Date: 11/23/16
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $630
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Oreo'
Colorway: Core Black/Core White/Core Black
Release Date: 12/17/16
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $719
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Black/Red'
Colorway: Core Black/Core Black/Red
Release Date: 02/11/17
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $822
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Zebra'
Colorway: White/Core Black/Red
Release Date: 02/25/17
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $330
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Cream White'
Colorway: Cream White/Cream White
Release Date: 04/29/17
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $274
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Semi Frozen Yellow'
Colorway: Semi Frozen Yellow/Raw Steel/Red
Release Date: 11/18/17
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $290
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Beluga 2.0'
Colorway: Grey/Bold Orange/Dark Grey
Release Date: 11/25/17
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $455
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Blue Tint'
Colorway: Blue Tint/Grey Three/High Res Red
Release Date: 12/16/17
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $392
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 'Butter'
Colorway: Butter/Butter/Butter
Release Date: 06/30/18
Original Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $256
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 Infant 'Black/Red'
Colorway: Core Black/Core Black/Red
Release Date: 02/11/17
Original Price: $140
Average Resell Value: $248
Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 Infant 'Cream White'
Colorway: Cream White/ Cream White
Release Date: 04/29/17
Original Price: $140
Average Resell Value: $208
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Sesame'
Colorway: Sesame
Release Date: 11/23/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $283
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Static Non-Reflective'
Colorway: Static
Release Date: 12/27/18
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $329
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Static Reflective'
Colorway: Static
Release Date: 12/26/18
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $545
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Clay'
Colorway: Clay
Release Date: 03/30/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $361
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Trfrm'
Colorway: Grey
Release Date: 03/16/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $418
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Hyperspace'
Colorway: Grey
Release Date: 03/16/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $452
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Glow-in-the-Dark'
Colorway: Glow
Release Date: 05/25/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $492
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Black Non-Reflective'
Colorway: Black
Release Date: 06/07/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $455
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Black Reflective'
Colorway: Black
Release Date: 06/06/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $1437
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Antlia Reflective'
Colorway: Antlia
Release Date: 06/21/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $912
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Antlia Non-Reflective'
Colorway: Antlia
Release Date: 06/22/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $355
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Lundmark Reflective'
Colorway: Lundmark
Release Date: 07/11/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $1,009
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Lundmark Non-Reflective'
Colorway: Lundmark
Release Date: 07/13/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $312
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Synth Reflective'
Colorway: Synth
Release Date: 06/21/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $1292
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Synth Non-Reflective'
Colorway: Synth
Release Date: 06/22/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $424
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Cloud White Reflective'
Colorway: Cloud White
Release Date: 09/19/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $700
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Cloud White'
Colorway: Cloud White
Release Date: 09/21/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $284
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Citrin Reflective'
Colorway: Citrin
Release Date: 09/23/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $501
Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 'Citrin'
Colorway: Citrin
Release Date: 09/23/19
Retail Price: $220
Average Resell Value: $248
Adidas Yeezy 950 'Moonrock'
Colorway: Moonrock/Moonrock-Moonrock
Release Date: 10/29/15
Original Price: $585
Average Resell Value: $678
Adidas Yeezy 950 'Chocolate'
Colorway: Chocolate/Chocolate-Chocolate
Release Date: 10/29/15
Original Price: $585
Average Resell Value: $509
Adidas Yeezy 950 'Peyote'
Colorway: Peyote/Peyote-Peyote
Release Date: 10/29/15
Original Price: $585
Average Resell Value: $497
Adidas Yeezy 950 'Pirate Black'
Colorway: Pirate Black/Pirate Black-Pirate Black
Release Date: 10/29/15
Original Price: $585
Average Resell Value: $628
Yeezy Military Crepe Boot 'Taupe'
Colorway: Taupe
Release Date: 06/06/16
Retail Price: $645
Average Resell Value: $351
Yeezy Military Crepe Boot 'Oil'
Colorway: Oil
Release Date: 08/01/16
Retail Price: $645
Average Resell Value: $254
Yeezy Military Boot 'Rock'
Colorway: Rock
Release Date: 11/04/16
Retail Price: $645
Average Resell Value: $329
Yeezy Military Boot 'Onyx Shade'
Colorway: Onyx Shade
Release Date: 11/04/16
Retail Price: $645
Average Resell Value: $297
Yeezy Military Boot 'Burnt Sienna'
Colorway: Burnt Sienna
Release Date: 11/04/16
Retail Price: $645
Average Resell Value: $417
Adidas Yeezy Powerphase 'Calabasas'
Colorway: Core White/Core White/Core White
Release Date: 03/28/17
Retail Price: $120
Average Resell Value: $232
Adidas Yeezy Powerphase 'Calabasas' - Grey
Colorway: Grey
Release Date: 12/09/17
Retail Price: $120
Average Resell Value: $148
Adidas Yeezy Powerphase 'Calabasas' - Black
Colorway: Black
Release Date: 3/17/18
Retail Price: $120
Average Resell Value: $104
Adidas Yeezy Powerphase 'Quiet Grey'
Colorway: Quiet Grey
Release Date: 09/18/19
Retail Price: $120
Average Resell Value: $119
Adidas Yeezy Powerphase 'Simple Brown'
Colorway: Simple Brown
Release Date: 09/18/19
Retail Price: $120
Average Resell Value: $137
Adidas Yeezy Powerphase 'Clear Brown'
Colorway: Clear Brown
Release Date: 09/18/19
Retail Price: $120
Average Resell Value: $130
Adidas Yeezy Wave Runner 700 'Solid Grey'
Colorway: Solid Grey
Release Date: 11/01/17
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $410
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 'Mauve'
Colorway: Mauve/Mauve-Mauve
Release Date: 10/27/18
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $306
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 'Static'
Colorway: Static
Release Date: 12/29/18
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $466
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 'Salt'
Colorway: Salt/Salt/Salt
Release Date: 02/23/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $317
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 'Inertia'
Colorway: Inertia
Release Date: 03/09/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $338
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 "Geode'
Colorway: Geode
Release Date: 03/23/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $289
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 'Analog'
Colorway: Analog
Release Date: 04/27/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $286
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 'Utility Black'
Colorway: Utility Black
Release Date: 06/29/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $281
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 'Inertia'
Colorway: Inertia
Release Date: 09/07/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $308
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 'Magnet'
Colorway: Magnet
Release Date: 09/09/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $339
Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 'Hospital Blue'
Colorway: Hospital Blue
Release Date: 09/28/19
Retail Price: $300
Average Resell Value: $301
Adidas Yeezy 500 'Super Moon Yellow'
Colorway: Moon Yellow/Moon Yellow/Moon Yellow
Release Date: 12/05/17
Retail Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $279
Adidas Yeezy 500 'Blush'
Colorway: Blush/Blush/Blush
Release Date: 02/16/18
Retail Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $369
Adidas Yeezy 500 'Utility Black'
Colorway: Utility Black/Utility Black/Utility Black
Release Date: 07/07/18
Retail Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $390
Adidas Yeezy 500 'Salt'
Colorway: Salt
Release Date: 11/30/18
Original Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $278
Adidas Yeezy 500 'Bone White'
Colorway: Bone White
Release Date: 08/24/19
Original Price: $200
Average Resell Value: $311