1st annual "Solefest": Sneakers from $100 to $3,000

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From $100 to $3,000, shoe enthusiasts were in heaven today at the 1st annual "Solefest" in West Palm Beach.
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Posted: 03/09/2013

By: WPTV Web Team

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Would you be willing to pay $700 for a pair of sneakers?

At a new festival in West Palm Beach, that would be considered a bargain.

Shoe aficionados getting their kicks at the Palm Beach County Convention Center this afternoon for the 1st annual 'Solefest'.

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Sneaker enthusiasts came together to buy, sell, or trade shoes with other sneaker buyers in the area. Some of these models came with $3,000 price tags.

"You know they created the Lebron court in a celebration; 1500 pairs made worldwide very limited and it's a celebration of Lebron winning his first championship, here in Miami so to me it has a significant meaning," said Anothony Gotti of Boca Raton.

Gotti had purchased shoes that cost $1,000 Saturday afternoon.

Organizers plan to make todays event an annual one and say their next show will be next month in Orlando.