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A year-by-year read of what The Sneaker Savant noticed, argued, and chased — sourced from the IG archive.
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Top 5 of 2026
And yall thought shoes just came from the internet 😂 For every ONE person that Nike employs in the United States - they employ THIRTEEN people in Asian factories (through factories…
A story in 3 parts…and a prediction: I, for one, couldn’t imagine complaining to eBay about a manufacturing defect - a missed stitch on a Nike shoe. I, for two, cannot comprehend t…
Soles on the Yeezys were cooked and the traes were just gathering dust… heard from the man himself @stevensmith that the soles were within his purview so I thought it only fitting……
Is there a better way to sell shoes on eBay than with a title like this? This auction is clearly going to the moon. If anyone is afraid me putting this here will alter their chance…
Yeah, aside from the 'early looks' and the rumors I had heard from my source, it took me a few weeks to actually pinpoint how I was feeling about this shoe...and...in my desire to…
Themes explored
How do I belong?
The Receipts
Was thinking of starting an IG series called ‘what is the worst thing about [this shoe]’…more from a technical aspect but I’m sure most would go over peoples heads…including this o…
More of a personal statement than anything but my interest in anything above $60 goes down substantially as the price increases. Just ask everyone that sells me shoes on IG 😂
I’ve just gotta assume that when DJT went to that sneakercon in Pennsylvania or wherever the hell that was, he saw all yall rockin’ your $1500 shoes and said ‘we need to tax the he…
Saw these on eBay a while back (no clue if still there). If JB offered you these as an IG PE and you had to post yourself wearing them - are you?
I’m sure I’m not alone… Fill in the blanks: “sneaker IG has _______ sneaker culture” A. Ruined B. Improved C. Cracked open IMO Sneaker IG is an entity unto itself now. (For the sne…
Top 5 of 2025
I think this is the bulk of it. I think that strange alphanumeric one near the bottom left is an internal stock code but I really don’t know. Did I get anything wrong?
Last weeks post gotta lotta eyes…hope they won’t be burnt out by the (last slide)… Keep in mind this is only my opinion (right) 🤞
@ye can we get these for $20 next?
This isn’t like the be-all, end-all, but I find it fascinating that chucks seriously ruled the league for like 40 years. 40 years!
Question as it stands…I think about this often 😂 Plenty of come ups that I don’t celebrate nearly as much as the fumbles I regret…I think my list of come ups more than makes up for…
Themes explored
The hype recession.
The Receipts
Saw this on the Twitter machine thing and thought it looked close. To me it’s kind of a reach but also…who knows? For all the religious Yeezus zealots - does it look like the AE 1…
Sitting in a baseball field the other day (for my kids practice) some 9 year old came up to me and said ‘nice shoes’. It’s one thing for a grown up to say something to another grow…
Yea yea yea I know I know ‘but it’s not my size’ blah blah blah…And yea yea I know I know…StockX gonna tack on another $30-something dollars for fees and shipping and… Fact is, no…
Saw these Jordan 1 zooms yesterday on an auth and was immediately transported back to the early 90’s… Not that these are an old release or anything, but it reminded me of the way s…
Part of the thing about creating content for IG is that I take screenshots or save images with plans of posting but never really remember where or why I decided to save the image……
Top 5 of 2024
I think we got some more Travis lows releasing today but I dunno this isn’t really stuff that I follow…Don’t know where I found this image (I think it was the Twitter machine). Wha…
Well, this was kind of a nice surprise…Not sure if I realistically would have thought they’d be like a massive high dollar amount - maybe $250 or so…but $130-something is nice. For…
Last weeks question (‘Lebron vs. Ye’) seemed to fall in favor of Ye (in this context), but this time I think it might be a bit closer… I brought some receipts…see the second slide……
Had a short convo in the DMs this morning regarding the accoutrements some of these collabs have been adding to classic silhouettes…some are hits, some are misses…what exactly make…
R dunks ded? Don’t yall remember the plethora of articles and thinkpieces from 2021 that stated Nike was killing off the dunk? Pretty sure I wrote one myself, too. But wow. How tim…
Themes explored
Skeptic in the room.
The Receipts
Pretty sure I shared this before, but this is wild to me. As much as I'd love to suddenly unload ~75 pairs for a single pair...I'm just not sure how *worth it* it actually is. I ha…
Every once in a while, you get a pair of shoes where one of the shoes feels nothing like the other. That was the case with these 98’s…I loved the colorway but the right shoe felt s…
Came across a pair of Yeezy 2's the other day...looks like the font on the tag is improving but there are still differences. Which one is real? Left or right? (and why?)
Well well well…what have we hereeeeeeee?
My toxic trait is screenshotting images and then forgetting where I found them and/or in which context. So I found this image and I'm pretty sure they said this was actually logos…
Top 5 of 2023
Posted by @flipitsf the other day I got super confused super quick - ‘wait, what AJ1 release came in a Blue and Silver box?’ Watched his video til the end and realized it was the P…
Lemme be clear - I will absolutely not be wearing any of these shoes at this point in my life. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like them. I like them all, they look interesting and n…
Jerry Jerry Jerry. Yeah, they look dope. And they look *a lot* more comfortable than those Nikes. But. I dunno. My interest for this collaboration was really dampened after seeing…
IMO…these look fun. Maybe for like a fashion show or a video game or virtual reality or walking around the Bowery…not so sure about hooping or running or walking around the mountai…
What's funny is that most *authentic* pairs from like 2001 (and earlier) actually had the buttcrack jumpman. Jordan Brand phased out the buttcrack, tho, and only terrible fakes now…
Themes explored
Restoration as reverence.
The Receipts
I want to say like 15 years ago I sold an OG pair of Air Raids on eBay and was STOKED that someone FINALLY bought them. And the buyer was SO STOKED that he filmed an unboxing video…
To kick off #kobeweek I thought I'd bring out a few Kobe-related ideas I've been thinking on for the past few months... I grew up playing basketball and played for a multitude of r…
Are shox back? I know shox haven't been all that popular for the past 10 (15? 20?) years, but I, for one, am happy to see them getting some attention from the collaborators... When…
When this shoe dropped, I was absolutely sure it was going to be a hit. A collaboration with a proven brand and a strange, unnecessary piece of plastic jutting out the heel…what’s…
(This meme template is so perfect...I bet these kids are in the mid/late 20's runnin' around as lil content kings) I know we got the Lost & Found AJ1's coming soon...but I see thos…
Top 5 of 2022
Pretty sure I posted this a few years back. Caught this on one of the many AM1 FB pages and had it saved on my phone so I can't give OP any credit. Seeing stuff like this is so fru…
This stuff never ceases to amaze me...I look at these and I see 'restaurant worker' (I worked in restaurants growing up and the black on black has become a STAPLE in the kitchen).…
Yea...I would never... BUT. I do, sometimes, feel like lacing shoes can be an art... It's so dumb and it's so ridiculous but that's kind of what makes some things interesting. Do y…
Saw these in an auction the other day... "Wack as ever... ...patent leather..." (Not sure if these are actually considered patent leather but I will say they are for the sake of ju…
Saw this pic on FB a few weeks ago shortly after the AM1 ‘Hemp’ drop…obviously these shoes are of a different size and whoever set up the photo didn’t take that into account, but k…
Themes explored
When the chase ended.
The Receipts
Good morning to everyone except those that think these aren’t real. These are Air Maxes you WON’T find in the @thesneakersavant x @sonsofblackmaria Air Max Pax coming 3/26. #Nikeai…
Good question. For me it’s the Nike Air Max 1 ‘Master’ - even at $300 it was too much for me to justify…
I think this is such an interesting topic…after collecting sneakers for the better part of 25 years, I still can’t call it with any degree of certainty (other than the fact I belie…
Say you’ve been hunting for these AT3’s for years and FINALLY come across a pair. (First person that came to mind is @sneakerpreservationsociety ) Say you purchase the AT3’s on one…
Sometimes I like cleaning my shoes but other times I end up just screwing things up even worse… I was kinda scared with this particular pair and the pre-cracked leather. Quick shou…
Top 5 of 2021
Looks like the IG and Twitter world wants to talk about @lilnasx ’s ‘Satan’ shoes…so i guess let’s talk about it. For those who aren’t aware, @lilnasx announced a CUSTOM Nike sneak…
Old news, but @nikesbornothing (not affiliated with Nike), held a ‘design-a-Dunk-SB’ and got a ton of submissions…the winner was the ‘Welcome to Virginia Beach’ Dunk Low. The winni…
#nft saturdays! If y’all aint following... IMHO... #ether is about to make another run. Currently at it’s all time high of $2.1k, we’ve all seen what Bitcoin has done over the past…
Sorry y’all...I’ve been SUPER busy living in the matrix over the past week or so...had this idea I really wanted to execute on and the due date is LOOMING, so I’ve been pretty dist…
I like this question. Even though I was wrong and I realized after the tweet - they’re actually 1986’s - these are mine...something I could see Stanley Hudson from the office rocki…
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The year shoes stopped being just shoes.
The Receipts
The point of grading shoes (or any collectible for that matter) is to distinguish between the condition of one vs. the condition of another. In several cases - there are *peerless…
#gluestainrevolution - someone reached out to me in the DMs to show me glue stains on his brand new DS @travisscott #dunksb - he asked if anyone knows what’ll get it out. Help woul…
After working on these cards for the past few months, I haven’t really done much physical grading. With local businesses struggling to survive, Inventory has mostly dried up so I h…
Now this is a box that I think might be somewhat worth it... It's been popping up on my timeline the past few days... If you can't tell what it is or understand it's connection.…
Oh so y’all thought This was a game? Supreme Oreos doing better than #bitcoin right now. Doing better than the #nasdaq100 ! Oreo isn’t messin’ around this time. King. Kong. …
Top 5 of 2020
Something similar happened to me the other day...copped a pair of FOG Mocs for a dope sole swap. Sent them to @govrn_ and he hit me back - ‘bro these are two different sized mid so…
I keep hearing people in the comments make this claim that it somehow costs anywhere from $2 to $15 to make a pair of shoes that Nike sells for $100+ and resellers sell for $500+..…
Lemme be clear - I dig the Wotherspoon 97s - but I absolutely refuse to spend asking price on them. Like I wouldn't even consider dropping $200 on a shoe produced in these numbers…
Another #toystory custom. These aren’t that bad considering some of the other crap that’s out there, but again - I’d like to believe I’m too old for this kinda stuff...(keep in min…
Again - @russbengston’s tweet comes to mind. Seriously, if I had my hands on these shoes - I wouldn’t think they would have even gone for more than a few thousand. Granted - I didn…
Themes explored
When the experts started getting it wrong.
The Receipts
Posting that *single* Vin Baker PE - and the price jumped from $850 to $1000 after we posted it - “By simply posting, The Sneaker Savant helps you get more for your single shoes” 😂…
(2/12) Now, it's a couple of months later in 2013, and my phone dings and its an eBay alert. It’s a message from eBay telling me that I’ve got a message from another member. I open…
(7/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont’d … After several painstaking hours and several pixel-by-pixel reviews and several discussions with colleagues and several image…
After we had been dating for roughly 9 years, my wife and I got married in July of 2012. I met her a month after moving to New York in September of 2003 and we have been together e…
(2/2) So the day after I bought the Fake IV’s on eBay, I told my sneaker buddies @danposite (R.I.P.) (and I’m pretty sure @solesupreme was there but I could be wrong) and we kinda…
Top 5 of 2019
It took me a while to think of what I wanted to post...to me, these ‘social media platforms’ have always been like this self-aggrandizing thing and I’m always shocked to think that…
And could I forget about the *single* greatest *single* left shoe sale of all time? Yup, the Nike Air Mag (from Back to the Future II) that recently sold on the @shoezeum ebay acco…
(Interlude) Funny enough, in 2006, Jordan Brand got called out for that last image I posted that was used by almost every fake seller on eBay in like 2005. ... An important thing t…
(1/12) So the year was 2013 and my girlfriend and I had just moved down to San Francisco after spending the prior two years up in Tahoe, and I was fresh on my thrift store grind. I…
(4/9) $21,000 Jeter XI High authenticity check Cont'd... … Being that every major sneaker blog published '5 pairs released', I set out to locate them. I searched high and low and I…
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The year the seams started showing.
The Receipts
This man can really rock anything huh? 👀 ✓ Feel like we been seeing a lot of #LeBron on this account lately, but couldn't pass up sharing the shoe choice he had at #NBAFinals pract…
Name that shoe!
Jordans down by the Bay. Can't lie I thought about picking them up and flipping them. But JB has flooded the market so heavy they're probably next to worthless... 😂
With all this finals talk, can we talk a moment to reflect on the #GOAT (do you agree with that statement) ... And his revolutionary shoe game of course... How do you think Jordan…
2 slightly different versions of the silver bullet 97s - which one do you prefer? Vapormax or Breathable?
Top 5 of 2018
With all this concord hype...first the armless Jumpman I posted a few days ago...but why does this Jumpman look like he’s wearing a backwards Kangol? For some reason I can’t tag th…
And one more of @coolio And @bustarhymes Wearing the @filausa @realgranthill IVs posted by @onfootarchives (they've got one helluva feed). My white/silver/black pair is a MUCH clea…
Anyone know what these are called or when they are droppin? I think I these are 🔥
Because of the aforementioned SNL spoof (see last post) I'm always reminded of the impact Reebok Pumps had on our adolescent brains. We were so young and dumb and really had no ide…
The Rock’s Project Rock 1 shoes from Under Armour was supposedly sold out in 30 mins - limited release. It’s touted as having great heel support for stability while lifting weights…
Learning out loud.
Top 5 of 2014–2017
NFS...I don't know how things are in different parts of the country, but out here in the Bay Area, these Under Armour Curry MVPs are in very high demand. I remember hearing a lot o…
Anyone luck out on their favorite releases of the weekend? I copped my @asics @ronniefieg x @diamondsupplyco yesterday...and...this being the Bay and all, I saw a middle aged Cauca…
Question - would you or do you know any collectors (with big enough feet) that would or do actually wear Jordan PEs? Shoutout to @dependablejay and @nicekicks for the pics (not sur…
This is a series of images from my local Facebook group. The seller in this post rated these an "8/10"...I guess he forgot the rips in the leather, the smooth sole with significant…
Shoe: NIKE KOBE 8 SYSTEM "YEAR OF THE HORSE" Size: 11 Grade: 8.00 Grade ID: FK18935 To purchase/bid or for high-resolution photos, visit thesneakersavant.com/lookup and enter the G…