【CNN 20150211】北京小伙为交婚房首付典当283双球鞋

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【原文标题】China: 'Sneakerhead' pawns 283 pairs of Nike Air Jordans to buy an apartment

【中文标题】北京小伙为交婚房首付典当283双球鞋

【文章来源】CNN

【文章链接】http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/10/asia/china-sneakers-loan/index.html

Faced with sky-high real estate prices in the Chinese capital, one Beijing man has sacrificed his shoe collection to get a foot on the property ladder.

为了能够在房价巨高的北京拥有一套属于自己的房子，北京一名男子将自己多年来收藏的篮球鞋拿到了典当行。

The man, identified only by an English name, Mick, pawned 283 pairs of limited edition Nike Air Jordan sneakers in exchange for a $160,000 loan, which he plans to use to cover the down payment for an apartment to share with his new wife, the pawn shop said.

这位英文名叫Mick的男子将283双耐克乔丹限量版篮球鞋典当换取了16万元的当金，他将拿当金支付婚房首付。

Wang Xiaoyu, the vice president of marketing at Beijing World of Pawn Co told CNN that a very small number of the sneakers had been worn but most were in pristine condition, wrapped in their original packaging.

淘当铺副总裁王晓宇告诉CNN记者称这些鞋有一部分被穿过，但绝大部分还是原始包装状态。

It was the first time the company had accepted sports shoes as collateral for a loan and they had to find an expert to evaluate them. He valued the shoes at 2 million yuan ($320,390), but Mick only wanted a loan for 1 million yuan.

这是该店首次碰到以球鞋为担保物的例子，因此他们不得不找到球鞋专家来对这些球鞋进行估值。据估计这些球鞋价值两百万元人民币，但Mick只想要一百万元人民币的当金。

Mick told local media he started collecting sneakers more than a decade ago when he was 14 years old. An avid basketball fan, he particularly liked watching Michael Jordan matches.

Mick说他从14岁开始收集篮球鞋，到现在已经超过十年了。他还向记者透露，他是一名狂热的篮球迷，他十分喜欢观看迈克尔·乔丹的比赛。

One of the most expensive pairs in his collection, valued at 110,000 yuan ($17,600), is a pair featuring the signatures of all the players in the Chicago Bulls team led by Jordan that won the 1993 NBA finals, reports said.

在他收藏的系列篮球鞋中，价值最高的一双达到了11万元人民币，球鞋上拥有夺得1993年NBA决赛的芝加哥公牛队的全体球员签名。

Mick said he plans to pay back the loan within two months and reclaim his beloved collection.

Mick称他打算在两个月内赎回他挚爱的球鞋。

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我以前只听说过女人有存一屋子鞋的