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TIL The eBay secondary market for Nike shoes is conservatively estimated at $230 million which would represent 8.5% of Nike earnings for 2014. Nike is happy this market exists and isn’t trying to stop it because the sneakerheads that drive it spread the Nike gospel better than they can.

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