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Sacrilegious samples?
Oct 5, 2021
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So, for me, initially, samples were easy to authenticate. Are they a shoe that hasn’t been released before? Do they have a sample tag? Do the fonts match? Is the source of this pair reliable? I really
Oct 3, 2021
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Second pair of these that have come across my authentication screen in as many months. Tbh if I were a Laker fan these would be a dope pair… Size tag is way off but the exterior tag is pretty spot on
Sep 19, 2021
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Got these in (in addition to THREE MORE PAIRS) for grading and was told they were @kimkardashian ‘s pair. Notice anything that would indicate they were hers? Tbh - I never understood the allure of t
Aug 20, 2021
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My first pair of 'bootlegs'
Jul 29, 2021
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@checosbi tagged me in this post the other day (@860_kicks ) shortly after the newsletter I sent out regarding this pair of ‘lost’ Yeezy 2’s and @shoef__cohen and I talked about it for a few minutes o
Jun 27, 2021
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The (not so) subtle art of scum-baggery
Jun 24, 2021
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After last weeks ‘what are your most comfortable’ sneakers, it was only natural to take the conversation to the other side...what about your ‘least comfortable’ sneakers? Air Max 95’s, 97’s and 98’
Jun 9, 2021
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No, they’re not Jordan’s, Dunks, Yeezys or Travis Scott’s....but I’ve gotten way into waffles over the past year so I’m probably the only sneaker person who is actually pretty excited to hear this...I
May 4, 2021
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Well, shit, man. $1.8m for some Yeezy 1 samples...Who in their right mind could have predicted this? I suppose I can understand OG Player Exclusive, Game-Worn Jordans selling for half a million, but...my god. If it makes you feel any better, it wasn’t a single buyer - it was a ‘sneaker investing platform’ called ‘Rares’. It looks like their goal was to spend as much money as possible on a pair of shoes so that they could get all kinds of free marketing and publicity to go along wit
Apr 27, 2021
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Well, shit, man. $1.8m for some Yeezy 1 samples...Who in their right mind could have predicted this?
Apr 27, 2021
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Selling on eBay before the ‘eBay sneaker authentication guarantee’: Day 0: Prospective buyer knows what they’re looking for. Sees my pics, sees my profile, decides I’m legit, shoes are legit and comm
Apr 2, 2021
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(1/3) Before the bots, when online releases were a relatively new thing, you’d try your damndest to cart something and checkout asap. The thing was, you had to be quick with your fingers and quick wit
Jan 12, 2021
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I remember the first nike.com sneaker ‘release’ that I tried for...the Fire Red Jordan 4 Laser back in 2005. I remember sitting at my Sony Laptop in my tiny apartment in Bensonhurst and me and all my
Jan 9, 2021
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I remember the first nike.com sneaker ‘release’ that I tried for...the Fire Red Jordan 4 Laser back in 2005.
Jan 9, 2021
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That first @raekwon x @diadoraofficial N.9000 collab (purple pair) came out right around the same day that the Yeezy 350 Pirate Blacks came out...back in like 2015 or so. I remember this because...whe
Dec 23, 2020
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Correction on yesterdays post...several people DM’d me and hit me in the comments telling me I had the wrong pic of the first Yeezy pic.
Dec 14, 2020
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Some of y’all probably not old enough to remember when Kanye left Nike, but most of us were waiting on pins and needles for his first Adidas release.
Dec 13, 2020
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Someone sent me this screenshot the other day and asked what I thought. I said “photoshop?” Dude then replied with ‘no, this is actually a screenshot I took earlier today.’ The question he’s asking
Dec 11, 2020
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I always have trouble coming up with good content for days like today...it happened a lot during the early days of the pandemic where it all just felt so superfluous and vapid.
Nov 3, 2020
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Not sure if you heard, but Kanye West was on Joe Rogan the other day. Not sure if you understand why that’s a bit of a big deal, but the numbers that these guys put up are staggering. We all know that
Oct 27, 2020
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A great question popped up in my comments yesterday and I just had to address it...I’ve heard similar questions but thought now would be a good time to go for it…from @shreddsledd was: “Could yo
Oct 22, 2020
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Why are ‘authentication’ and ‘grading’ two different things? First - when it comes to ‘authentication’ and ‘legit checks’ - I don’t think ANYONE has the keys to the castle. EVERY SINGLE SNEAKER CONS
Oct 9, 2020
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Time to draw some connections! The Adidas Kobe 2. Probably the most well known Kobe shoe on the market. In casual conversation with folks who know nothing about shoes - if I say ‘I made some Kobe
Sep 25, 2020