Peter Max High Top Sneakers

Q About 1970 I bought a pair of canvas high top sneakers designed by Peter Max. They were made by the Randolph Rubber Co. of Garden Grove, Calif. Later at a gallery, Peter Max signed the sneakers. I had worn them about a dozen times. I gave them to a young family member who is now in his 30s. What is a reasonable amount to offer to buy the sneakers back from that family member?

A Peter Max (b.1937) created a style of art that is synonymous with the groovy 1960s. His brightly colored cosmic pop art designs appeared on everything from paintings and posters to household items and clothing. In the late 1960s, Randolph Rubber Co. of Garden Grove, Calif., made high top and low tennis shoes/sneakers with Peter Max designs. Asking prices for Peter Max sneakers have been as high as $1,500 a pair, but at auction, selling prices range from $345 to over $800. Prices depend on whether the sneakers were in new or worn condition and whether they were sold in their original box. The higher prices were for sneakers in new condition in their original box. An autograph would add value.