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Yeezy Does It: Kanye West-Designed Sneakers Drop in Royal Oak Saturday

People started lining up Friday for the $1,000 shoes at Burn Rubber on Fourth Street.

Tony Avilez, 28, of Chicago, was in town for a weekend graduation party when he decided to drop by in Royal Oak on Friday.

After learning the store would get an installment of Kanye West-designed Air Yeezy II sneakers, Avilez decided to stick around – for eight days.

The shoe doesn't drop until Saturday.

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"I called Chicago and they were already lining up," he said. "I knew if I went home I wasn't going to get any so I decided to stay."

Alivez said he is blessed. He's been wearing Nike Jordans since he was a baby.

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"I have over 400 pairs of shoes," he said.

The Burn Rubber manager, who goes by AZ, said the Air Yeezy 2 retail for $245, but he'll be selling the eight-16 pairs he expects to get at his store for $1,000.


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