John Charles put his soccer number, his initials and his diagnosis on a Jordan 13. Eleven years later it barely trades.

Sneaker culture talks about “storytelling” a lot, sometimes pretty loosely. Doernbecher Freestyle is one of the places where that word actually means something. The Air Jordan 13 catches your eye with jewel-like green and volt, but the reason to look closer goes well beyond the color palette.

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Air Jordan 13 ‘Doernbecher Freestyle’ Key Facts

Detail

Info

Style code

836405-305

Colorway

Emerald Green/Volt Ice-Black-Dynamic Pink

Materials and design

Snakeskin-embossed black patent base with emerald green patent overlays, Volt laces and branding, Dynamic Pink on the collar and outsole, John Charles’s soccer number and initials, and “Crohn’s” under the clear outsole window

Retail price

$225

Sizing

Men’s; grade school released separately as 836788-305 at $180

Release date

November 21, 2015

Current resale

$325 lowest ask, $278 last sale on StockX, pulled September 22, 2026

Retail status

Sold out since 2015; resale only, on very thin volume

Where to buy

StockX, Flight Club, Stadium Goods

Where Can You Buy the Air Jordan 13 ‘Doernbecher Freestyle’?

StockX shows a $325 lowest ask against a $278 last sale, pulled September 22, 2026, with a $353 three-month average. Search-surfaced listings put 836405-305 on Flight Club, Stadium Goods and Sole Seriouss.

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Should You Buy the Air Jordan 13 ‘Doernbecher Freestyle’ (2015)?

Five sales in three months is the number that matters. This pair does not trade, it gets kept, which is why a $353 three-month average sits $75 above the last sale on almost no volume. The outsole says Crohn’s. That was always the point.

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Sneakers Similar To The Air Jordan 13 ‘Doernbecher Freestyle’

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Why It Connects

Air Jordan 14 ‘Doernbecher’ (2019)

Same Freestyle program, designed by patient Ethan Ellis

Air Jordan 13 ‘Black Cat’

The 13 stripped bare, where this one is the 13 turned all the way up

Air Jordan 13 ‘Flint’

Same silhouette returning to the retro calendar

Air Jordan 13 ‘Dune Red’

Another 13 whose market never matched its looks

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This story was originally published September 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM.

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