Last-minute bidding drives up the price on Tamara Mellon's classic "Icon" boots

These Tamara Mellon "Icon" boots sold for an impressive $405.  What's especially impressive is that I was tracking this auction and it went into the final minute of bidding with only a $71 bid.  I thought someone was going to get a real deal on these, but then the bids shot up within the last minute.

These size 39 boots were made in Italy and feature a sexy 105mm heel and nicely pointed toes.  These are the classic black leather knee-high boot style.  They're also trendy in that they can be worn slouchy.  They've just recently been discontinued by the designer, which is interesting considering how popular these are with the fashion bloggers.  Tamara Mellon herself also wore them for several photo shoots.

Someone gets a real deal on $795 designer Tamara Mellon "Icon" boots!

Considering they had a Buy It Now price of $300, someone practically stole these beautiful Tamara Mellon "Icon" boots for $90!  That can happen when you start the bidding at $1!

These $795 boots were in a rare tan and a large size 11.  Although I'd much prefer these in black, I'd snap these up at this price in this size just to try them even with the pricey $18 shipping.

I think it probably didn't help the sale that the seller provided very few photos of the actual boots for sale and instead posted mostly stock and blogger photos.