Kobe 8 “Shanghai Fireworks” drops Wednesday at $200, but asks start at $250

The Kobe 8 System “Shanghai Fireworks” releases on Wednesday, November 11, at $200 retail. It isn't out yet, and the cheapest new pair in sizes 8 to 12 already asks $250 in size 8. That's $50 over retail.

IO6259-800 · Retail $200

Nike Kobe 8 Protro 'Shanghai Fireworks'

$250 Lowest · US 8 · New

Price in every size → Email me when it drops

Size 8 isn't a lucky outlier. All nine sizes from 8 to 12 are listed, and every one asks more than retail. A size 9.5 is $252 and a size 10 is $255. From there, asks climb as high as $296 in size 11.5.

Nothing moved this week

No size from 8 to 12 has changed price since November 1. The cheapest pair was $287 when I started tracking it on September 29, dropped to $250 on October 2, and has stayed there since. When I wrote about it last month, the cheapest pair was $250 as of October 21, so that hasn't moved either.

Every size from 8 to 12

In every size, today's ask is also the lowest I've seen since my checks began on September 29. Even so, no size is anywhere near retail.

What you're paying for

According to the catalog, this is a Protro remake of an original colorway that came out only in China. It has a mesh upper with firework graphics in orange, crimson and yellow, drop-in React foam and a translucent outsole showing a carbon fiber shank plate.

Here's my take: with release day only a few days off, $250 is a premium you pay just to skip the wait. If you have to have a size 8 now, that is the lowest price I've recorded. Otherwise I'd wait until after release and see where the asks go. Other upcoming pairs are on the release calendar.

Prices from our Nov 8, 2026 check: the lowest price of a new pair with the original box, by US size. The model page always shows the latest prices.