Water is wet, lawn is green, as well as even now in 2022, ultimate is continuing to resell at some eye-watering prices. Listen, having been fans of streetwear as well as sneakers for rather a long time now, we’re no complete stranger to the concept of reselling, however jeez, ultimate is still managing to take it to a new level, as well as it’s somewhat perplexing.
Amidst the prospective supply chain shortages, doubtful collabs as well as decline of brand popularity (according to GoogleTrends browse volume anyway), ultimate is still seemingly dominating the resell market. If you’re a non-believer, one look at the likes of StockX or Grailed will definitely modification your mind.
So with all that said, we’ve made a decision to recount a few of the a lot more economically considerable ultimate products to ever release over the years. From the industry-breaking ultimate x Louis Vuitton collab to a few of the brand’s a lot more subtle items, we’ll be taking a look at a few of our favourites.
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Supreme x Coleman tiny Bike
Spring/Summer 2017 saw the release of the ultimate x Coleman tiny Bike, a small-framed pit bike, suitable for getting clout at the regional dirt track. This bike features a 196cc one-cylinder four-stroke OHV engine together with a little frame draped in (you guessed it) Supreme’s signature red color as well as white logo combo.
The rumour is only 100 of these bikes were made worldwide, so it comes as no surprise that they command a large cost tag. The present least expensive providing for this product is $2,700 (£2,006) on Grailed, however one is currently estimated at a staggering 50,000-70,000 HKD (£4,764-£6,669) on the Sotheby’s auction website.
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Supreme x Everlast Punch Bag
Ideal for any type of streetwear-loving pugilist, the ultimate x Everlast heavy Bag was very first introduced as part of SS16’s variety of accessories. This 70lb punching bag comes total with a big ultimate logo, triple-reinforced sound tabs as well as a reinforced filling. in spite of its condition as a collector’s item, this piece is both practical as well as durable.
The piece retailed at $543 (£402) as well as is now valued between 80,000-120,000 HKD (£7,600-£11,398) on Sotheby’s. in spite of this large figure, one lucky purchaser did handle to pick one up for $1475 (£1,093) on Grailed, indicating a great cost can still be discovered if you’re ready to look difficult enough.
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Sopranos x ultimate Box logo
At some point in 2005, ultimate utilized the hit HBO show ‘The Sopranos’ for motivation on one of its famed box logos. To the untrained eye, this tee shirts may look like your common knock-off or rip, however on better inspection, you will notice a gun in location of the routine ‘r’ on the logo. This, of course, is a nod to ‘The Sopranos’ logo that pioneered the signature.
Only 100 tee shirts were ever made, as well as one surfaced back on Grailed around 4 years back under the individual account ‘seattle_supreme’ provided at the cost of $5,400 (£4,000). It’s uncertain precisely exactly how much the tee shirts offered for, however the last quote was rumoured to be just under $4,000 (£2,966). Currently, two other lightly utilized Sopranos Box logo tee shirts are offered on the site commanding $1,512 (£1,121) & $2,430 (£1,802) cost tags.
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Supreme x Damien Hirst Skate Decks
In 2009, ultimate revisited their connection with legendary English artist Damien Hirst for a quintette of skateboard decks. Each of the 5 decks features a fundamental identified pattern on the screen side, in addition to a variety of provocative logos on the top of each piece.
Given Hirst’s significant following, it comes as no surprise these pieces would command such a weighty fee. Currently, the full untouched set is offered for $12,000 (£8,885) on Grailed, which some may state is a little cost to pay for any type of work of Damien Hirst.
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Supreme x Fender Stratocaster
In 2017, ultimate x Fender joined forces to produce the utmost grail for any type of streetwear fan with a musical side. The pair worked together on a traditional Fender Stratocaster guitar total with a clean white body as well as of program the signature as well as contrasting ultimate box logo. As expected, the guitar is completely playable as well as even includes a black difficult case, total with a crushed red velvet interior.
Currently, costs are ranging from around $6,500 (£4,800) to $10,000 (£7,400), however these guitars have apparently offered for as high as $15,000 (£11,100) in the past.
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Supreme x Stern Pinball maker
In 2018, ultimate joined forces with arcade game business Stern to create a handful of collaborative pinball machines. These full-sized pinball machines come dressed in a bright white color accented by the brand’s signature red tone as well as logo. The interior of the maker sports a variety of ultimate logos likewise set across the machine’s components.
Despite only being released back in ’18, these machines are extremely hard to find by, so naturally, they command an eye-watering cost tag. One was offered without reserve on Sotheby’s auction web site for between 400,000 HKD (£37,866) – 600,00HKD (£56,799). even if you do have the money to purchase this grail, you may discover some difficulty. One Reddit individual even stated that they were “willing to fly as well as pick up” the maker as long as it was still completely boxed.
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Supreme x Louis Vuitton Skateboard Deck
It may come as no surprise that the most costly products on this listing are part of Supreme’s legendary partnership with Louis Vuitton. For SS17, the two brands joined to create an substantial collection of products with garments as well as accessories on offer, with choose products from the collection now being a few of the highest-priced grails of all time. very first up from these offerings, we have the ultimate x Louis Vuitton skateboard. This deck shown up in Supreme’s signature red color with the LV monogram pattern displayed all over.
It likewise featured a matching cowhide leather difficult situation to store as well as secure the item. only 10 of these decks were ever made, so it may come as no surprise that these collector’s pieces now offer for a verified cost of $88,200 (£65,122). Surprisingly, one of these decks is still offered to get from Crepslocker, however unless you have £125,000 spare, don’t get your really hopes up.
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Supreme x Louis Vuitton Trunk
Topping the listing as the most costly ultimate product of all time, we have the ultimate x Louis Vuitton Malle carrier 90 Trunk. only three of these pieces are understood to exist in the world, as well as they were only used solely to VIP clients of Louis Vuitton.
The trunk very first introduced together with the previously mentioned skate deck as part of Supreme’s partnership with Louis Vuitton for SS17. The piece itself sports an all-over Louis Vuitton monogram print together with a ultimate logo on the front face. The piece likewise features wood panelling as well as silver studded detailing.
One of the three understood trunks was auctioned at Christie’s Auction home in 2017 as well as ended up selling for a whopping $125,000 (£92,256), making it the highest-selling piece of ultimate of all time.
