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Immigrant CEO Wins Trump’s Autographed ‘Never Surrender’ High Tops After Bidding 9k

The immigrant CEO and founder of a luxury watch retail business bid $9,000 at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia for a pair of gold Never Surrender high-top sneakers autographed by former President Donald Trump.

roman scharf immigrated On Saturday, the man, who came to the United States to flee the Soviet Union at the age of 13 and later founded a luxury bazaar, sold a pair of newly released Trump gold sneakers featuring an American flag and a personal signature for $9,000. (Related: President Trump unveils new $399 million Never Surrender shoes at Sneaker Con following $355 million judgment against him)

In a video posted to He said he was looking forward to a “victory celebration” for him.

“Mr. President, I'm the one who won your autographed sneakers here at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia. I'd love to meet you, see your face, and watch you speak to the crowd. I was very, very, very happy to see it. Hopefully we can come out with a win – oh, hopefully damn it. We're planning on having a victory celebration in November of this year. “I'm going to wear these sneakers signed by Donald Trump, the only president I've recognized in the last four years, Donald J. Trump,” Scharf said.

President Trump unveiled a limited edition pair of gold sneakers as part of a new sneaker line at the Philadelphia Convention Center on Saturday, selling a pair for $399. At the time of its release, the line was limited to just 1,000 pairs, which reportedly sold out within two hours of release. according to to the New York Post. The launch of Trump's shoe line comes shortly after he was fined $355 million by a New York judge for ongoing financial fraud while setting up his business in the state.

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