(Odd) thrashed pair of (high top) PF Flyers found at Portland Goodwill, Marr's signature etched?

[Anonymous]

I spend a lot of time thrifting (and some of it reselling) and I found something rather strange at a Portland Goodwill. It's a very beaten-up pair of PF Flyers, with what appears to be Marr's signature on the tongue. They're very similar to the special edition PFs he put out, but these are not low-top. They surfaced at the closest Goodwill Outlet to where I understand Marr's home in Portland to be...

It seems possible to me that they were Marr's shoes at some time, and I don't know what to do with them. Would anyone here be interested in such a thing, or have any thoughts on the matter? Sorry if this is a strange, poorly-placed or silly question!

 

[MrShoes]

Let's see a photo please.

 

[Anonymous]

Here we go! Sorry, had to dig out the good camera and wait for the sun to cooperate. I'm... also failing at embedding images here... so for the moment I'm linking to Photobucket. I hope that's OK!


http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/digital_devolution/media/_MG_0359_zps4cq0g1ku.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0


http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/digital_devolution/media/_MG_0357_zpsrgfvelwr.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

 

[Anonymous]

http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/digital_devolution/media/_MG_0358_zps6sbmomzh.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

 

[Anonymous]

http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/digital_devolution/media/_MG_0358_zps6sbmomzh.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

Sorry...

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/04/johnny-marr-gets-a-kick-from-pf-flyers.html

 

[Anonymous]

I know about those, and that's what I would have thought too - but aren't those the PF Flyer Center Lo, and not high-top? That's why I thought it was strange.

 

[g23]

Neat find. The bins on 122nd? The only thing I would say that would make them not very valuable would be the condition.
They aren't exactly collector's quality but I'd still call it a score.

 

[Anonymous]

I spend a lot of time thrifting (and some of it reselling) and I found something rather strange at a Portland Goodwill. It's a very beaten-up pair of PF Flyers, with what appears to be Marr's signature on the tongue. They're very similar to the special edition PFs he put out, but these are not low-top. They surfaced at the closest Goodwill Outlet to where I understand Marr's home in Portland to be...

It seems possible to me that they were Marr's shoes at some time, and I don't know what to do with them. Would anyone here be interested in such a thing, or have any thoughts on the matter? Sorry if this is a strange, poorly-placed or silly question!

Johnny wears a kids size 8. The correct size may help determine if these were truly worn by him.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks, everyone! I especially appreciate the info about the shoe size - that's just what I needed to know. These are a mens 9.5, so they don't quite fit the bill. An interesting thing find, though.

 

[Johnny]

There was a range of PF Flyers came out some years ago with Johnny's signature on them.
Remember seeing a pair in Schuh in Edinburgh.

They were quite expensive if I remember correctly.