There’s this old Outkast song called ‘Red Velvet' and in the second verse Andre 3000 is talking about measuring a man by his money…and he brings up the fact that cars lose a lot of value the minute they’re driven off the lot. Googling the exact number…it appears that a brand new car loses somewhere between 9-11% of it’s value the moment it’s driven off the lot.
It (obviously) had me thinking about sneakers…and…how we actually quantify what a shoe is worth (to us).
Personally, when a new release drops, I wait. I ALWAYS wait. In the case of those Presto’s/Holi’s, I waited YEARS. And that’s because I have a pretty clear idea of how much I actually want them…I can wait at least a month for most shoes...years if the price still doesn't make much sense to me. Every once in a while I'll grab something if I think it's going to become out of reach, but that's kind of rare (for me). I know immediately whether or not I’m going to expend any energy on it. I have no interest in chasing rising prices. My only interest is catching a deal.
So…the last *new* pair of shoes I got…I waited nearly 20 years for the retro. What was a few more months? The Air Max Plus ‘Scarab’ (which I’ve always called ‘Roaches’) recently dropped and I watched the prices for a good two months…HOPING for a used pair, but would settle on a pair for right around retail. And that's what I got them at...
Anyway, I don't know if I agree with the '2 year' thing she said above, but everything else...yea...give me slightly used all day.