From Rubber Rooms to Rubber Soles

I got to campus early today and saw a former student standing in a long line with friends and others - camping out in front of a store. "Concert tickets?," I asked. "U2? 40 Cent? (even 50 is downsizing in this economy)" "No." "Dorm room assignments? "Nah."

"Then what?"

"Yeezy."

"Wheezy? From The Jeffersons?"

"No, Yeezy. Nike Air Yeezy - Kanye West .

According to my student, 24 pairs were delivered to this particular store. Anyone ever remember camping out for sneaks? I was afraid to ask the price, so I looked it up online...

Shopping results for Nike Air Kanye West price
Ds Nike Air Yeezy Kanye West Hoh Quickstrike Sz 9
$999.99 - eBay

Ouch. From Wikipedia: After years of work that West underwent in order to established himself as an artist, after dropping out of college to pursue his dream of becoming a musician, he emerged into the mainstream with his debut studio album. (The College Dropout is the debut album)

Kanye -- Are you footing this student's tuition in the Fall?