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AKA x NikeiD Charity Auction Nears $15,000 by Josh Rubin
On 10 May 2006 Also Known As put seven pairs of NikeiD patent leather Dunk Lo's on Ebay in an auction to benefit Free Arts NYC. The bidding has already reached $14,800 with over 100 bids! The colors were inspired by vintage spray paint and the sneakers made exclusively for AKA, the New York based graf art collective. Free Arts NYC is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the healing powers of the arts into the lives of abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families. Bidding ends tomorrow so if you're rolling in cash jump in, better yet—convince your company to help a good cause, take a nice write-off and put them on display in the lobby.
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