1. Jordan Michael Geller was born on 1977 and is an American sneaker collector who founded and operated the ShoeZeum, the world's first sneaker museum.
24 Facts About Jordan Geller
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In 2012, Geller was certified by Guinness World Records for having the largest sneaker collection in the world, at 2,388 pairs.
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Jordan Geller earned a Juris Doctor degree and passed the bar examination but has never practiced law.
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Jordan Geller moved the ShoeZeum to Las Vegas in 2012, where he was featured on an episode of the reality TV show Pawn Stars.
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Jordan Geller has auctioned off numerous other coveted sneakers during his career.
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Since closing the ShoeZeum in 2012, Jordan Geller has sold the majority of his sneaker collection.
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Jordan Geller's father was a real estate agent and a 10-time marathon runner, who reportedly only wore Nike sneakers, while his mother worked as a contemporary artist.
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Jordan Geller was an avid collector of Garbage Pail Kids, baseball cards, and basketball cards during his youth.
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Jordan Geller later earned his MBA and his JD from the University of San Diego, and he passed the California State Bar Exam in the early 2000s but has never practiced law.
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Jordan Geller received a letter from Nike in 2009 informing him that he was banned from shopping from any of their stores.
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Jordan Geller sent invitations to Nike executives to tour his museum.
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Jordan Geller told the Las Vegas Sun he wanted more people to experience his museum, so he moved the ShoeZeum to Las Vegas in 2012.
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Jordan Geller acquired a pair of Moon Shoes owned by American runner Mark Covert for an undisclosed amount in 2015.
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Jordan Geller revealed the shoes at an event at the Oregon Historical Society in 2016.
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Jordan Geller auctioned off a pair of Moon Shoes belonging to retired runner Bruce Mortenson for $11,200 in 2016.
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Jordan Geller drove to Eugene in a DeLorean to personally deliver the shoes to the hotel where they were to be displayed.
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In 2019, Jordan Geller broke a world record for the most expensive sneaker sold at auction when he sold a pair of 1972 Moon Shoes at Sotheby's for $437,500.
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Out of the twelve Moon Shoes in existence, Jordan Geller had the only known pair that have never been worn.
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On May 17,2020, Geller broke his own record when his autographed, game-worn 1985 Air Jordan 1s sold at Sotheby's for $560,000.
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Jordan Geller acquired the sneakers in 2012 via an eBay auction, and referred to them as the "crown jewel" of the ShoeZeum.
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In 2009, Jordan Geller purchased the late DJ AM's personal pair of Air Force 1s for over $3,000 at auction, with the money benefiting the DJ AM Memorial Fund.
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In July 2018, Jordan Geller sold an original Nike Air Mag, designed for the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II, for $92,100 at auction.
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Jordan Geller had slowly started selling off his sneaker collection after closing the ShoeZeum in 2012.
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Jordan Geller has donated to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, which has an ongoing partnership with Nike.