"The Moccasin of the Piasa"

 

The Moccasin of the Piasa is the rarest shoe in the world. It is a type of shoe that was worn by Native American tribes in what is now modern-day Illinois and Missouri. 

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It has never been found outside of North America, so it can only be bought or sold on Native American trading posts. Historians believe that it may have originally been made out of wood because they were able to find one at an archaeological site.

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The rarest piece of footwear in the world is probably the saker falcon, a bird of prey native to North Africa, Turkmenistan and Iran. There are only about 3,000 pairs of these shoes left in existence.

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There have been a few instances where they've popped up here and there on eBay or through classified ads too.

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 This makes them difficult to find and even harder to purchase unseen - especially when something like this goes for just $200! Along with these qualities come some alarming facts: the saker falcon's sharp talons can strip flesh from bone 

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within minutes, it's known as one of the fastest birds in the world, and it can kill large animals without much effort at all. Let's hope you have a good grip on your shoes or they could be taken away from you!

 

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Hello, my name is Michał. I'm seventeen years old, and I live in Poland. What could be the rarest shoe in the world? Well, it's hard to say. 

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But I'm pretty sure that you can purchase a pair of them for less than $10. Another way to find out what is the rarest shoe in the world, is if you ask me.

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  I would simply reply "It depends.". What?! A shoe can be pretty rare and not have any information about its rarity? This is right,

this article explains why there are some shoes that are so rare they don't even have a rarity ranking on eBay!

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So what do we do now? Well, we go and buy ourselves a pair of these sneakers because... why not? No...way...

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A pair of these sneakers costs around $10. And a pair of them looks just as cool as some that are valued at over a thousand dollars! Let's take a look at some rare shoes and see what people say about them.

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Some of these are extremely rare because very few pairs were ever produced, whereas others were simply hated by the public and never sold (and if they did, it was in extremely small amounts). So, there is a shoe for everyone!

 

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Before we start looking at shoes from the past, let's take a look at some rare shoes that are currently being sold on eBay. So, what do these shoes represent in terms of rarity? From very rare to moderately rare...

 

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The Dreamer 2 by New Balance looks like a pair of sneakers that were always made in the same size, because they are the same. 

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The Dreamer was produced in 1991 and was only available in small sizes that went all the way down to 6-7. There were only approximately 1000 pairs made worldwide - and this is extremely rare! These sneakers have been going under $200 since 2012.

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