I seriously hate the shoe game now a days.

Before i start let me start by saying this .  I've literally been buying shoes since the early 2000's...Every shoe I have in my collection I've bought for myself...not to resell... me standing in line waiting for those doors to open up...Rain sleet snow HAIL you name it i legit been in it when i wanted a shoe...every release i was there if i had the money..



Awhile back when kanye west was with Nike getting his shoes were hard as fuck to get.  Stores were back dooring shoes and they were charging hiked up prices to even get in the line to be able to purchase the shoes...the resell market for those shoes were crazy as hell.  I've never though a gym shoe made by Nike would be worth 1-2k at that time...This is when i knew the shoe game was getting really fucked up because by then every shoe that came out had an extra hype on it.  If a celeb wore it chances of you getting that shoe was very slim...DUNKS were even harder to get back in the day as well. at this point i knew the shoe game was getting out of hand with all the hypebeasting going on...

I took a big ass break when i went though my divorce because funds were alil tight and i had kids. So i just bought shoes here and there...or what not but ive always kept my ear around seeing what shoe dropped.  while i working one day kanye out of nowhere released his second signature show Air Yeezy 2 but this time it was in a Red October colorway.  Footlocker.com was impossible to get to and i wanted the shoe but i didn't get paid for another three days so i had to sit back and watch the shit show...i later wanted a pair so when i had "enough" money to see what the resell was going for thats when it fucked me up...these re-sellers wanted 5 fucking k for that shoe....FIVE FUCKING KAY for a shoe that JUST released....i lost my shit and know that the old ways of buying shoes was pretty much over.  shoes dont just sit in stores anymore if you aint the first 30 in line you might just take your L and go home.

Enough of the history lesson ima just explain to you why i really hate the shoe game now.  Its too much going on...more stores but now this era is about the limited releases...companies are now going the "limited" route. create hype so the shoes sell out..but the only problem is the resellers.  The resellers are fucking the game up and i bet your sitting here (if you a reseller)

WhAtEvEr NiGgA sToP hAtInG

But issue i have with resellers is the crazy ass uphike in the shoes...a shoe would cost 180 in the store and yall will legit sit here and sell them for 60 bucks more or some of you resellers will double or triple the price.  Back then in the niketalk days (just showed my age lol) shoes would over the time would be worth two to three times the amount now a days yall trying to get that money upfront...shit is nuts...resellers fuck the game up for people who actually want and wear the shoes...i just literally dislike it...reselling is dumb as shit when your reselling it for an extra 4- 50 bucks...IMO thats a waste of time...Lets go over some different types of reseller.

Broke reseller - This guy right here is the one you actually wanna be cool with:

1. this guy will literally come in clutch for you because he think he's big shit but in the end he taking L's wasting his time...
2. this guy will seriously wait in line buy the shoe, resell the shoe that day for an 60 buck profit. 
3. if nobody bites on his price he will legit sell the shoe for retail taking a L on his time wasted.  

These the type of re-sellers i see in my local Facebook groups on every shoe release lol

Smart reseller:

This the guy your gonna hate. he knows when every shoe is coming out. 

1. He knows which stores is getting which shoe and how many pairs they are getting
2. Cool with most of the managers or someone close that knows the information, and will backdoor every hyped shoe that comes out 
3. Will pay people 30-50 bucks to stand in line for him so he can get the shoes.
4. Will have stores fuck up the raffles so all his pairs win.
5. resells shoes for double or triple the amount
6. Will buy the broke reseller pairs for the LOWBALL and resell at three times the rate or the going rate for the shoes.

Thats just some of the resellers that i know of.  but if you dont wanna go that route of buying shoes you can buy and sell shoes on stock x.  now dont get wrong stock x and goat has ALOT of options of shoes to choose from...some of the resell is high as shit and some you can catch for the love.  at the end of the day i am very careful because now a days fake shoes has gotten better and i would hate to pay 300+ for a shoe and get it in hand and later found out that they are fakes.  i would be pissed off! id be better off buying from the "smart" reseller if thats the case.

Limited she releases:

This year I've taken nothing but L's on EVERY YEEZY THAT HAS DROPPED.  my friend is still holding a pair for me for retail (which i still need to buy lol) but its just crazy that i am unable get a pair...Every shoe now is either a drawing from footlocker,  and if it is a first come first serve you still gotta worry about the back dooring.  the only way i feel i have a fighting chance is the nike app lol Ive taken multiple L's on BOTH travis scott's 1 highs and lows and the resell on those shoes is between 500-1000  ....the shit is wack...when i buy a shoe i actually want the shoe...AGAIN...WHEN I BUY I SHOE I ACTUALLY WANT THE SHOE!!! i cant get with this buying a shoe and reselling it...i feel like i am wasting my time trying to "get these shoes off"  the shit is pointless...for example.:

Travis Scott 6's

This shoe came out this past weekend...and it was either two or three ways you were gonna get this shoe...foot action at selected areas..., travis scott website (dont even bother lol)  or the snkrs draw.  I entered the drawing ready to take my L...on Friday i legit was on my motorcycle on my way to get a lineup and pulled over to enter the drawing and went about my business knowing i was gonna lose.  after an hour later i checked my email and noticed this.

MAAAAAAN I LOST MY SHIT...I WAS HAPPY AS HELL...i legit jumped up and down like i just hit the game winner over craig ehlo

Called one of my friends and told him the good news and the first thing he said was :

"you gonna flip them bitches?"

NO!

and here's my reason why and i will break it down to you as to why i will not sell my pair.  For starters right now the only people that really has their pairs in hand are the people who did next day shipping and the people who got their from foot action...so right now the demand is pretty high because people like me dont even have their pair in hand yet...So right now in my size that shoe is going for at good ole 700 bucks.dont believe me go look..matter of fact here's a screen shot of em right now

YOUR ACTUALLY LOSING PROFIT ON SELLING THIS SHOE! Lets also break it down alil more as to why you are actually taking a small profit...your not really gonna make 700 off that shoe after fee's and such...again lets break it down how much stock x would be taking if i were to sell that shoe for 700

you really getting 621.25 for that shoe...not really fam...you paid 265 for this shoe (yes i am including shipping)..you actually made a whopping 300 bucks off that shoe when you really think about it.  and i bet your sitting here like 

YoU cAnT sElL sHoEs On StOcK x FoR fReE tHeY gOtTa MaKe ThEy MoNeY tOo

Yes i get that.  but the old school sneaker head in me would just rather sell them myself. you can sell them on shoe sites and get your money through paypal invoices. or you can goto a sneaker event and barter a good ass trade for em. or sell em hand to hand (which i would not do in today's world) there are other ways to get rid of these shoes if i wanted too...but i wont....i finally got something thats considered limited in todays world...i still have my OG cool greys XI's and they were considered limited back in my day (old man laugh)

In no way i am dissng stock X ...i actually use their site to see whats the going market for shoes if i wanted to buy something from someone i just think as far as selling on there is not the way to go for me .

at the end of the day this whole new way of buying sneakers sucks and needs to change.  make more shoes and stop this limited shit.  peace.