Hey McFly?! People Really Want Your Shoes

Last week, the internet nearly exploded in futuristic joy when it seemed that Marty McFly's 2015 power-laced Nike sneakers seen in Back to the Future Part II had finally become a reality.  Turns out that wasn't quite the case, but what it did turn to be was pretty damn awesome nonetheless.  What Nike actually did was create 1500 replica pairs of Marty's super-cool Nike Mag sneakers (no power laces yet, but they do light up) and auction them off on ebay, with the net proceeds going right to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.  They went on a full-out ad blitz to promote the auction, entitled Back For The Future, which included some promos featuring some old friends:

So how is that auction going? According to We're Going Back's official Facebook page (these are the folks who held the Back to the Future 25th Anniversary event last year), the daily auction totals are as follows:

Day 1:  $911,927.34

Day 2:  $647,890.90

Day 3:  $554,120.31

Day 4:  $508,096.50

So that would bring the total in the first four days to an impressive $2,622,035.05.  Also, keep in mind that Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki are currently matching each donation to the foundation, so that total would be upwards of $5.2 million if the auction ended today.

But the auction hasn't ended yet - it will continue through September 18.  So, if you're a mega-Back to the Future fan with an incredible amount of disposable income, make like a tree and head on over to the Back for the Future ebay page to start bidding.  And if you're like most of us, who can only admire the shoes from afar, you can still donate to the foundation by going to their official site. 

After all, finding a cure for Parkinson's would definitely be way cooler than having a hoverboard.