--- title: Kanye West Yeezy Sneakers Offered for Kidney description: Kanye West's Yeezy shoe model may cost an arm and a leg on eBay, but no one said the footwear would be worth a kidney canonical: https://time.com/4016872/kanye-west-yeezy-show-kidney/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-31T13:16:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:10.642Z og:title: Michigan Man Says He'll Trade Kanye West Sneakers for a 'Working Kidney' og:description: He says he's been flooded with responses to the offer og:url: https://time.com/4016872/kanye-west-yeezy-show-kidney/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7bde4b7fb03512c/698861ad8e0601695546221c/kanye-west-yeezy-shoes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kanye West Yeezy Shoes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michigan Man Says He'll Trade Kanye West Sneakers for a 'Working Kidney' twitter:description: He says he's been flooded with responses to the offer twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7bde4b7fb03512c/698861ad8e0601695546221c/kanye-west-yeezy-shoes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michigan Man Says He'll Trade Kanye West Sneakers for a 'Working Kidney' ## Video: Kanye West on Why He Doesn't Care About His Legacy [Watch (HLS stream): Kanye West on Why He Doesn't Care About His Legacy](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/hQZVDnKU.m3u8) (3:58)  _Published 2015-04-16. “Every time I say something that’s extremely truthful out loud, it literally breaks the internet. So what are we getting all of the rest of the time?” asks West, the rapper and designer._ by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Aug 31, 2015 1:16 PM UTC  Kanye West's Yeezy Adidas shoes at the 2015 CFDA Awards at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on June 1, 2015 in New York City. Kanye West's Yeezy Adidas shoes at the 2015 CFDA Awards at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on June 1, 2015 in New York City.Taylor Hill—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Aug 31, 2015 1:16 PM UTC Kanye West’s Yeezy shoe model may cost an arm and a leg on eBay, but no one said the footwear would be worth a kidney. Matt Neal, a 26-year-old Michigan resident, is promising a pair of Yeezy shoes to anyone who donates a kidney with his matching blood type, according t0 a [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156066540115093&set=a.111260855092.199959.771525092&type=1) offer. A pair of ultra-rare Adidas Yeezy Boost normally sells for $1,000 or more on the Web. “People are always joking that they would give a kidney for a pair of yeezy’s!!” Neal says in a [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156066540115093&set=a.111260855092.199959.771525092&type=1) post. “Well here’s your chance, I’m 26 with 2 failing kidneys.” Waiting for a kidney transplant can take years in most states in the country, a luxury of time many do not have. Neal said in a Facebook post that he has been flooded with responses to his shoe offer. Neal’s shoe-kidney trade may not actually be possible, however, as federal law bans the exchange of merchandise for organs on an open market. He didn’t immediately respond to an interview request. “With all the people getting in touch with me about getting tested it is going to be really hard to message everyone individually,” Neal said on Facebook. “I’m going to find time over the coming days to get back to you all individually. 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