Chuck 70 by size: an 8 runs 6% over the low, an 11.5 runs 88%

Size 8 is the cheapest size to buy a Chuck 70 in. Across the 20 pairs I looked at, an 8 typically costs just 6% more than that pair's cheapest size. Size 11.5 is the most expensive, at a typical 88% over the low. The pairs are all in my Chuck 70 catalog.

Here's how the numbers work. For each pair, I find the cheapest new pair in sizes 8 to 12 and compare every other size to it. A premium of 6% means a size 8 usually costs only a little more than the best price on that shoe. A premium of 88% means an 11.5 often costs much more. Each figure is the median across the pairs, so one crazy ask doesn't skew it.

Size by size

• Size 8: the cheapest size for six pairs, more than any other size, and the priciest for only one pair.
• Sizes 8.5 and 9: typically 32% and 31% over the low. Each is the cheapest size for three pairs.
• Size 9.5: typically 41% over the low, and it isn't the cheapest size for any pair in the study.
• Size 11.5: the highest typical premium (88%). It's never the cheapest size, and it's the priciest for three pairs.
• Size 12: it goes both ways. A 12 is the cheapest size for four pairs and the priciest for five, with a typical premium of 48%.

Examples

Here are three pairs from the study. In all three, the top price comes from one or two sizes with extreme asks, not from the whole size run.

Feng Chen Wang x Chuck 70 “Quartz Pink” is $76 in size 10 but $2,000 in size 9, and a 12 also asks $2,000. Seven sizes sell under the $180 retail.

Comme des Garçons Play x Chuck 70 “Milk” is $100 in size 8 and $2,000 in a 10.5. Size 9.5 asks $1,988, and size 11.5 has no listing right now.

Fear of God x Chuck 70 “Natural Ivory” is $122 in an 8.5 and $2,000 in size 12. Every listed size is over its $110 retail, but size 10 is close to the low at $123.

If you wear an 8, start your search with Chuck 70s in size 8. If you wear a 9.5 or 11.5, I'd compare a few pairs before paying the premium.

Prices from our Nov 9, 2026 check: the lowest price of a new pair with the original box, by US size. The model page always shows the latest prices.