From the article: > The fervor for sneakers has been fueled by “sneakerheads” and others who regard the shoes as investment assets. Like beanie babies, perhaps

From the article: > The fervor for sneakers has been fueled by “sneakerheads” and others who regard the shoes as investment assets. Like beanie babies, perhaps? Or is there anything driving the value here other than potentially future value? (Not that different from stocks, some may argue, but..) Edit: Based on votes this strung a cord on some people..