Eminem Auctions Over 100 Signed Sneakers To Benefit Detroit Youth

Eminem’s signed sneakers go up for auction August 25, with 100-plus pairs and rare Jordan collabs all benefiting Detroit youth.

Eminem is putting his personal sneaker collection on the auction block, and every dollar raised goes straight back to Detroit.

Julien’s Auctions opened bidding today on more than 100 pairs of Slim Shady’s signed kicks for a live sale on August 25 in Los Angeles.

All proceeds benefit the Marshall Mathers Foundation, which supports at-risk and disadvantaged youth in Detroit and surrounding Michigan communities.

According to the auction house, this marks the largest single-owner Eminem collection ever brought to public auction, covering two decades of iconic signed footwear.

The lineup spans his brand relationships with Nike, Adidas, Carhartt, Jordan Brand and PUMA, with every pair signed and boxed. Starting bids dip as low as $25, with most pairs in size 10, giving collectors at every level a way in.

The crown jewel is the Air Jordan 3 “Slim Shady PE,” one of only 25 pairs ever made, estimated at $25,000-$35,000.

Eminem wore them during his Super Bowl LVI halftime performance with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, which gives that shoe a provenance you can’t manufacture.

The Carhartt x Nike Air Jordan 4 sits at $15,000 to $25,000, a collab that’s been moving serious collector money for over a decade.

The charity connection goes back to 2006, when Eminem launched a Nike Air Max series after losing his close friend Proof.

That quiet, consistent giving has run through almost every big moment in his career since, with the foundation rarely making headlines.

The Air Jordan 4 “Encore” 2017, limited to 23 editions, also falls in the $15,000 to $25,000 range and has held serious collector value for years.

Shady Records president Paul Rosenberg described this as a rare chance to own pieces of Eminem’s personal collection, including what he called “some grails.”

Nike Air Max 90s that Eminem wore onstage at the MDLBEAST Soundstorm Festival in Saudi Arabia carry an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000.

Eminem and Carhartt’s sneaker charity history goes back years, with previous collab auction rounds raising hundreds of thousands for Detroit.

Royce 5’9 has served as Director of Community Engagement and Social Justice Initiatives at the Marshall Mathers Foundation since 2020.

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