Meet the sneakerheads driving the massive $1 billion resale market

Sneakers are a $55 billion global industry. According to sneakerhead data website StockX, the secondary market for rare and limited-release sneakers is estimated to be worth over $1 billion. This is fueled by Nike and its long standing Jordan brand. People wait in lines for hours and spend tens of thousands of dollars just to get their hands on the latest pair of sneakers.
To understand the world of sneaker collectors - better known as "sneakerheads" - we spoke with those who know it best, including collector Lex Sadler and dealer Jae Tips, top New York City resellers Flight Club and Stadium Goods, as well as SOLEcial Studies teacher Fresco Wilson.
Produced by Josh Wolff and Sam Rega. Hosted and edited by Josh Wolff. Executive produced by Diane Galligan.
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[@NFRSZ]

"if you cant find it, we have it" BOI YOU ARE THE REASON I CANT FIND IT

[@megamolo00]

I swear mayne

[@Mandingo391]

Fadhlan Rahim 💯real talk!

[@tamedtiger2429]

Fr that shit bugs me out

[@ugsl5236]

lmao

[@tyozaa]

🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@noecazares2144]

its a great feeling when you buy yourself a pair of shoes. Especially if they are nike.

[@G_Zero127]

My altberg boots would outlive these sneakers while being used.

[@HenryGarciaC]

🔥🔥🔥speechless

[@Ayyalejandro]

BRUH THAT BEAT IN THE BACKGROUND SOUND LIKE SOMEONE BEATIN THEIR MEAT

[@PerocDisgusting]

So ...

[@iknowiknownothing6114]

🔥🔥🔥

[@leoscarpoli1nonly]

Wit baby oil!!

[@hassan_7535]

Djoakcliff hahahahahahahahaha I couldn't focus on the video after that 😂😂😂😂😂

[@wheresedgar]

Sounds like someone's choking the chicken ._.

[@heskicks]

It used to be more about passion than the dollars. Well done vid tho 👍🏽

[@pete3839]

yo!!!!!

[@gamer30497]

wassup hes

[@SeizeMeans69]

suh dude

[@NastyJL]

+Evan Amado suh

[@pulselx6655]

true man hes like oh i just saw how much money i could make. Your a grown ass man selling shoes just for money he probably doesnt even know what half of them are

[@esvbud]

Resellers aren't sneakerheads. They don't care about the sneakers, they only care about the money.

[@unglemergy]

😥😥😥

[@chunkemonkethatrillsterr5970]

Well some resellers do care for some shoes and that is why they resell so they can buy something they actually want.

[@dwiz7243]

half were 2 young 2 watch Jordan play smh

[@jeffreywatson5164]

Eric V No, I am a reseller but love shoes I love getting my hand on rare pairs that I don’t want to wear so I enjoy the time I see them sell them and if I do want a nice pair I will sell to buy them. Don’t blatantly call out people with facts that aren’t true

[@sig9597]

Eric V exactly

[@TR-sg7xf]

Better collecting shoes than doing drugs/harming others/etc

[@joedaddy828]

Gus Fring why so negative?

[@jgmoney]

Some people get killed over some shoes though. It's sad.

[@unglemergy]

yes because these are our only options. go collect a spine and some morals.

[@sasproductions701]

@@jgmoney only in america

[@QuangTran27]

Some people actually die over shoes.

[@WahTzH3k]

resellers r the reason y I don't have nice things

[@biaskitchen358]

If their wasn't reselling their wouldn't be shoe game

[@2dthoughts]

+doodie poodie bullshit Shoe game was around before reselling

[@scotthastings8845]

Chuy 83 I'm a 2000 and I know that the shoe "game" was around much longer than resellers and to be honest I'd prefer if reselling wasn't around

[@applepiethings11]

REVz no it's because you ain't balling

[@applepiethings11]

Philip T if their poor how can they effort expensive cloths

[@thnktank1]

I buy shoes, you buy $5 cup of coffee everyday. Dont hate.

[@DanTejedaFit]

Buying shoes isn't the problem. It's the addicts and asshole resellers that are the problems.

[@Ab-er8ec]

NomadicEmcee facts

[@anoopk4659]

Some people do both.

[@assiase]

@@anoopk4659 I do both lmao

[@aadipattanaik7778]

Totally understandable

[@jsmetalcore]

The kids in China do make good shoes

[@loreaver3882]

Lmao

[@FIGNAS83]

Santa gets his labor overseas

[@nasere6429]

What's funny is almost every single shoes is made in china fakes or real.

[@kiki9791]

Indonesian and Vietnamese

[@luisramirez621]

@Zo Kay It's not artificial because EVERYTHING in the market is scarce, in this case, manufactured scarcity but scarcity nonetheless, it's the most basic tactic you can use to sell your product. And i know cheap economic gurus LOVE to make the example of shoes, and their production costs vs their ultimate price, but thats like saying water is wet; a bag of rice costs 15 cents to farm and another 15 to package plus 20 cents transportation, final cost :1.50 The thing about the guys that make those pathetic and pretentious TED talks about the """"overpriced products"""" always ignore the most basic factor when a purchase is made: happinnes, or utility.

[@johnlombardo7365]

We get it. Anyone who likes shoes are toolbags and are irresponsible with money. Chill comments. Everyone has something they collect...some of us collect sneakers.

[@iknowiknownothing6114]

If they ever made any $ from sneakers they'd know its a good investment

[@johnlombardo7365]

+SwaggyT amen. It is frowned upon in the sneaker community to be a reseller, but it is an honest way to grow your collection, meet people, make money, and stay off of the streets.

[@dsar8262]

Yeah, you collect your sneakers, problem is so many dumbasses wasting 300 dollars on shoes while they are on foodstamps and welfare.

[@iamrobot396]

I agree people will buy what gives them satisfaction. For me it's a z900 with some akrapovic exhausts 😅. I will buy it one day

[@LaSombraa]

FlightClub = overpriced

[@aaronfoster572]

Hella late, but flight club made roddy pay 1200 for travis 6s 🤦‍♂️

[@crackedaim]

“Every Jordan is in Order.” 1s: Shows Adidas 2s: Shows Jordan 3s 3s: Shows Jordan 5s 4s: Shows Jordan 4s

[@brandonrudolph5630]

Some people like shoes lol why does that anger people 🤔

[@napochulo]

It's a generation thing. In my 20's I would spend hundreds on sneakers. Now that I'm in my 30's I won't spend over $60 on a pair of shoes and will only buy a pair when I actually need it. So about a pair every 3 years. Ha. It is silly to me seeing grown men in their 30's and even 40's though wearing Jordans or unlaced tims..

[@Pernection]

You increasing corporate profits while being an ass at the same time. If you guys designed your own footwear, you would not be paying such insane prices

[@PAPITOFLOW6969]

you're a fucking idiot you make no damn sense

[@Pookiebearhungry]

napochulo it’s not silly cause they making bank

[@JosefwitdaCoatOn]

Who knows Bro... just passed em by I figure.

[@mlgfrog27]

i went to flight club back in 2019 and they somehow convinced me to buy creased Jordan 1's telling me that they're supposed to be creased.

[@KSUBIKAYY]

😕

[@Vasbroo]

Basically 90% of the comment section, "what!!!!!??? You want to buy something that you like that I don't like???? Why would you buy $400 shoes?? I'll enjoy my $50 Pumas thanks 🐸☕️" half these people probably wrote their comment with a $1200 iPhone lmao.

[@emilgrantcharov3317]

You dumbass the cost to make an iPhone is $135.75.

[@emilgrantcharov3317]

The iPhone eights are close to 250

[@Pookiebearhungry]

Gunnar no but it is made for about $10 in China

[@Twan_01]

/\ lol 😂 I got swag. But my wallet thin

[@noplsb7141]

lol its not that cheap, about 80 in china and about 30-40 usd for some of the nicer pairs of shoes

[@HeatLedgerKicks]

There is certainly money to be made.

[@astrosfranchise]

FUCK YOU

[@HeatLedgerKicks]

:)

[@ianconnor9767]

Stfu

[@Mystic.ape.]

+ANDY FLORES L

[@sadcomplex839]

Shhhh

[@austingreen236]

As a collector with about 400 pairs of kicks, I can honestly say that this documentary piece has shed light on why the game is unfortunately dead. People no longer buying kicks for the love and the history and the nostalgia. Now we have rich guys buying shoes just to flip and make profit. Look I'm a capitalist, and I understand their right to resell but for those of us who wear our shoes (I have worn all 400 or mine) these guys have destroyed the game. I want Kaws to wear. These guys want Kaws to sell and make a grand. They have the insider hook ups to get them, and people like me are shut out.

[@relentlessmadman]

the reason I want shoes is to keep from haveing to walk bare foot in gravel!

[@RecruitsChannel]

GUYS DONT BUY FROM RESELLERS! LET THEM LOOSE THEIR MONEY! WE WANNA ACTUALLY WEAR SHOES WITHOUT PAYING THOUSANDS!

[@angadbhatia3946]

[44MAG] Legend in pretty sure ppl know what to and what not to do with their money

[@heyalexluu]

What you're saying doesn't affect the rich. I've sold a pair of yeezy's after buying them for retail for 300% profit over the summer. The guy makes 6 digits, while I'm just a college guy. When demand is high, you bet people are going to pay the price for it. Take your high school economics class to learn that.

[@binozia-old-2031]

OK WHY ARE YOU USING CAPS

[@russoformoso]

Pro tip: when buying at a sneaker expo, buy when the event is about to end because the resellers would usually give you a lower price and maybe a steal

[@dcomicsda1087]

Nah m8 we need to leave a jordan or yeezy drop on shelves so that they realize artificial scarcity is not the way to go

[@swellelle1990]

god please never use that clapping track again

[@makpak5552]

You mean fapping?

[@screenc4p]

Bro resellers are lame. They are destroying the business. I understand selling shoes here and there but straight up scamming buying the most pairs every release to make a couple bucks is lame. Killing the hype for ppl who actually have a true passion for shoes and aren’t able to get it because of resellers.

[@Moe1993x]

As long as there is a small supply and high demand, there will be resellers. If there aren't, why shouldn't I come in and resell a pair of Jordans for 10k?

[@thisistotallyfine]

I'll stick with my stan smiths. Fuck the NMDs, yeezys, and ultra boosts. Ain't paying those resell prices.

[@Adroiticy]

you can get most ultra boosts for retail fam

[@nikolasmessinis2859]

you can get many ultra boosts and nmds for retail mate

[@heyalexluu]

That's why you get the shoes retail lmfao. I have a couple pairs of nmd's and yeezy's in my closet. No biggy at all. Ultraboosts, most of them are retail

[@Yos115]

greentealatte Most NMD's and ultraboost don't have high resale.

[@asvg1548]

greentealatte yeah but they dope and comfortable as fuuuuuuck

[@jadenyuki3138]

At this point everyone knows that stadium goods and flight club rip you off.

[@SneakerheadinthebayVlogs]

This was sick...

[@tigerking3574]

Oh shit waddup I was jus about to watch yo vlog

[@WOLFxofxMIBU]

We get it with the "you buy your shoes at Payless" you don't care about sneakers... Some of us love this culture and hunting for our grails... Its nostalgia for buying a Jordan we wore back in the 90's or lucking out and snagging a limited shoe at retail. It's just a fun experience. Not hating on people that have their opinions of sneakerheads; just saying its a cultural experience for some just like music, cinema, and etc for others.

[@WOLFxofxMIBU]

+The True Endless Waltz you act like you are the first one to know that sneakers are made in China lol. And you completely missed what I was trying to explain.

[@WOLFxofxMIBU]

+The True Endless Waltz ok ok hotshot. I guess me and the millions of others are all Sneakerhead idiots. But you go ahead and enjoy your fine Italian made sneakers. I'll keep enjoying mine lol.

[@_slow_6.4]

+The True Endless Waltz 😒 u sayin the same thing but obviously we like our and u like yours. why not leave it at that

[@Avidsaur]

+The True Endless Waltz its all an opinion in the end. You like your little old man shoes, we like shoes with some color and style.

[@Avidsaur]

+The True Endless Waltz everyone has their own style man. Why cant you accept that?

[@SneakerTalk]

great piece!

[@kurtcyrillecamo7660]

Yoyoyoyow

[@yusef21595]

its no more culture smh

[@Angel-34]

i agree

[@flicksh0t822]

yusef21595 you gotta be dumb to say that

[@dcomicsda1087]

@@flicksh0t822 there is practically no culture, its either hype shoe or not hype shoe

[@LIVEINPEACE2023]

Curry ain't no Jordan. Buy his shoes if u like them, but nah. 🏀

[@HermannTheGreat]

I agree, Jordan is iconic, a bball Legend and part of history for both the NBA and the Bulls/Chicago. Curry's won't have a long career due to legs and he didn't change the game, it's not even a comparison that should be made.

[@HermannTheGreat]

Good point, but then I have to ask about the defense of the modern era vs the defense of the 80s and 90s. Sure Curry is an exceptional shooter, as good or better than Reggie Miller or HeGotGame, but he isn't playing against the legends of the 80s/90s either who are playing full out war mode. Even roleplayers back in the 80s were the very best college players who came to the NBA after growing into a 22/23 year old body with higher level competition in college.

[@IlokanoWarrior]

Curry has 3 Championships already, he's no Jordan but he is a better than Kobe.

[@bryanmessi5409]

Ah I still remember when I use to go crazy for Jordan's. Prices literally sky rocketed but the quality of the shoe went downhill. Literally the last pairs I bought were the AJ Cool Grey 9's & Fire Red 5's. Maybe I'll cop the SpaceJam 11's this Christmas. Was a freshmen in HS when I got the 09 release 😁

[@mickfaust1606]

I like how easy it is getting selling stuff for way more than it is worth. Companies must be going crazy knowing it is getting easier to convince people to buy stuff they don't really need.

[@relentlessmadman]

there is a differience between needs, and wants, and insanity!

[@keezytv7854]

Who pays Flight Club prices? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@amd_hawk7318]

Keezy TV people who don’t check anywhere else

[@philsmith4482]

Meanwhile there’s me who can barely afford Walmart shoes 😂

[@stevec6965]

That teacher deserves an award because that's brilliant what he is doing. Get the kids involved in what they like and he found just that. Hard to underestimate how much the kids will learn from him that in any other classroom they would not. We need more like him in the schools that understand what the kids are into and how to incorporate that into the curriculum.

[@thenoob308]

All the dudes talking shit in the comments are probably the same dudes that are broke and wearing damn crocs lmao

[@okay_then8472]

+Frisco Felon Lmao Ikr.

[@thenoob308]

+Frisco Felon shut your dumb ass up

[@rcloading7521]

W

[@milesarroyo8404]

can steal yo bitch with my crocs females don't gaf about shoes they care about your financial stability alot of these fools use their parents money or stupid enough to work their 9 to 5 to spend 2 weeks worth of work on a pair of shoes

[@revhead9897]

:(

[@preetindersingh3396]

Made in China for $1 and sold in U.S.A for $200+ wtf. Supply and demand drives the prices up.

[@chris-dd6uq]

it costs way more than $1 to make. No one ever talks about cost of materials and other costs associated with making sneakers.

[@kennhoodsam245]

THe cost isn't exactly a dollar. But when you consider what these retailers buy the materials for a bulk prices and divide its price into each shoe the price is next to nothing compared to what nike sells to other retailers like footlocker for.

[@preetindersingh3396]

Oooo I did not know that. Thanks for clarifying.

[@Lisa-vz1vq]

it takes 12 dollars to make jordans, 1 dollar is the salary.

[@benjaminsoria3762]

+. Complex made a video explaining the cost of adidas and Nike shoes. Most shoes cost about $20 to make, after that adidas sells them to distributors and they are the ones who mark up the price to hundreds of dollars. Nike and adidas also have to pay for tons of stuff apart from making the shoe from marketing to paying the athlete/celebrity. Don't be quick to judge and if your not passionate about sneakers don't bash on the people who are.

[@xRestart]

Why it sounds like theres someone clappin sum cheeks in the intro

[@AdelAli0]

I'm 18 and I'll stick to buying my 30$ Pumas 😇

[@comic3491]

^^😂😂

[@comic3491]

+The True Endless Waltz why u tag me 😭😭

[@rocketlaunch99]

+Gave Him The Wetwork get the fuck outta here you SICKENING meth addict

[@sansishot748]

I got 2 Jordan 5s dunk from above and fire reds and I have the Jordan 1 bread the return I'm thinking about getting the aqua 8s

[@A.C._]

+The True Endless Waltz that ain't cheap, that's smart.

[@omarseedless]

i've never seen so many broke people look so rich!!! All that matters is looking fly for the present moment, but the future looks grim.

[@user-ku8kd5mq9c]

omarseedless they can sell the shoe in the future doe

[@zackschaefer]

My friend spent $200 on a pair of Turbo Green Jordan 1s and just resold them the other day for $700. It's a passion and a market just like anything else you don't need to be interested in it yourself but at the very least you should respect the industry and the success of people in it.

[@dcta51]

i wish i was stupid rich just so i could get these at a snap of my fingers.

[@hi-mv7eg]

You still have time to be stupid rich one day

[@user-ku8kd5mq9c]

dcta51 you know malls have shoe stores why act like there a couple places that's sell Jordans or nikes

[@Abdullah-ti1uy]

No thanks i'll keep my money

[@andriusval2011]

save for bombs

[@adeni4359]

+Andrius Val Atomic bomb?

[@andriusval2011]

it's openly saving for bombs!

[@walifarah7348]

its sad ..how they fuck up black people with ....buy stocks ...invest in a home

[@lovablevietboy]

No, they're smart. That's what the White people want them to do

[@dannythedon82]

I think It's dying down though a lot of the shoes just sit on eBay and other buy snd sell sites because people are tired of paying the greedy prices. Serves them right though because their bums that don't even care for the product. The best thing anyone can do is just let the resellers get stuck with the product so they realize they made a mistake. As far as the companies their part of the problem because they allow it to go on. All the shoes people want are gone within a day and they don't restock even though they can. Yet celebrities are given them with no hassle at all and they don't even have to pay for them even though they have multi millions of dollars. Sick world we live in. The way to end this system though is for Nike and all retailers and online buy and sell posts to take everyone's Id and any other personal information and if their found selling the item for any more than retail value they'll be charged. Also meet the demand for their supplies. I watched a video recently that was posted the Jordan Facebook page for the new Jordan 3's free throw line and black cements and there is a line in the video by the narrator saying these shoes weren't made for resellers. Really! Then why are you allowing the one day and done stock. It's so easy to fix it but like this world they allow corruption.

[@jeffreywatson5164]

Daniel Schneider that false dream you gave just won’t happen yes many shoes stay there but that means that buyer did poor research. As me a personal reseller you watch the hype and the shoes you know are going to sell out from Nike in an hour. Buy it and resell it.

[@paddyharrigan1530]

Daniel Schneider the resale market is as strong as ever. Everyone who says there is no money anymore is in denial

[@horror7927]

I stop buying resell, I use to buy resell all the time cause it was convenient but the pricing is getting ridicules. I try my luck with retail and if im unsuccessful ill just keep my $400 because thats about average of what I was paying. The resell market has gotten so out of hand that I lost the passion of sneakers

[@MyVetteLife]

over shoes? shit I still got shoes from 15 years ago brand new.

[@itztrxce9792]

The music at the beginning reminds me 😂 LOL

[@frediax10]

it's funny you have to pay a lot for Jordans but it cost probably less than 50$ to make

[@ljchoppa9392]

It's called business A.K.A profit

[@frediax10]

+LJChoppa true but I personally wouldn't spend that much on shoes when there's plenty of good looking shoes that cost way less

[@Imafriend123]

all about the hype and trend.

[@LIVEINPEACE2023]

America 🇱🇷

[@010dx010]

It costs a few dollars to make

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

Anybody who falls for this sneaker hype is a fool.Black people don't fall for this sneaker hustle.Educate yourselves instead.The folks getting rich off of this are laughing at you.

[@Cassify06]

Man, that sneaker class was the cheesiest thing i ever saw.

[@DECYYK]

*"Our community consists of crime, one parent families, drug abuse, no education and food stamps. What shall we do?"* *"SNEAKER LESSONS!!!!"*

[@sourhayes1]

Cássio Azevedo How I mean what’s wrong with it if it teaches kids how to make money out of something that they enjoy? It’s better then them falling asleep in another class while the teacher teaches about some shit that they won’t ever use in life

[@BlujayGFX]

i get that your joking, but that isnt a class about sneakers, its a class about the economy and it keeps the kids attention because it involves a large part of their culture which is sneakers

[@Different-Level]

no lets just teach them algebra which they'll never use in their lives

[@quincylockett7846]

Well their's the night you was conceived

[@okiefreemen]

lol at all these resellers stuck with these collections they cant sell, feel good about their wealth on paper lol

[@penrose.]

Shoutout to firekicks lol

[@sm8476]

all of a sudden

[@NastyJL]

THEE reseller

[@bastidx5874]

Mr. Miecley top 5 top 5

[@PAPITOFLOW6969]

loving that wwe wrestlemania 15th retro shirt featuring the rock vs stone cold steve Austin shirt he's wearing

[@sheelotastic]

ive worn through 2 pairs of pirate black yeezy 350 haha .buy them to wear them

[@smerk429]

HI. THANK YOU FOR UR HARD WORK! I WANT TO GET INTO THIS BUT I USUALLY ONLY BUY WHEN THE SHOES ARE (ON SALE).. BUT I SEE MANY GUYS PAY FULL STICKER PRICE OR EVEN $50 MORE!... EXAMPLE: MSRP IS 250. A GUY PAYS 300 FOR THE PAIR & SELLS THEM FOR "600" SUPPOSEDLY!.. WHAT I DONT GET IS... (WHO) THE HECK PAYS 600 FOR A PAIR IF SHOES WITH A STICKER PRICE OF $250?... (HOW) DO THE SHOES GO UP IN VALUE? SOME GUYS CLAIM THEY PAID 300 FOR 80 PAIRS OF JORDANS WITH STICKER PRICE OF 250 (SO $50 OVER MSRP)... THEN THEY CLAIM THAT THEY SOLD ALL 80 PAIRS FOR IN 2 DAYS FOR $600 EACH SO 300 PROFIT x 80 pairs = $24,000 PROFIT SUPPOSEDLY... FOR ONE, (WHO) BUYS THOSE SHOES FOR 600? (350 OVER MSRP) EACH? MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN AN AREA WHERE THOSE SPECIFIC SHOES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AKA "RARE"? SEEMS LIKE ALL THE PROFIT TO BE MADE WOULD BE GONE AT THAT POINT K NO? AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE? THANX ANYBODY KNOWLEDGABLE PLEASE REPLY SOON

[@GeezerRay]

I get mine at Walmart for thirty bucks. Probably made by the same company in China.

[@AA11196]

Sneakerheads know about shoes and actually wear them or keep them Resellers probably dont even know virgil abloh's skin tone and do it for the money.

[@f1rststring]

Shoes i can kinda understand cause some are comfortable... But spending over $200 for a belt... Smh

[@liladonn5646]

preach

[@benharvey1218]

If you can afford to buy a $200 belt in the first place, that means $200 is nothing to you.

[@leskipbayless3280]

+Rsty1995 No some stupid people still spend a lot of money on hats and belts and shit like that.

[@iknowiknownothing6114]

Lol every dread head at my school has a fake LV belt

[@sansishot748]

Ikr

[@lionelt7882]

Lol. People are saying fuck resellers, but you do realize, you are to blame for resellers existing? I like sneakers, not a sneakerhead, but I have nice kicks...and not once have I had the desire to buy from a reseller. Some of ya'll NEED sneakers and will pay anything for them, rich is why you're getting pimped out by the resellers. Dont hate the hustle

[@TBSSERGIO]

These aren’t sneakerheads they are hype beast

[@anthonyp6413]

Now Jordan sales in resales are declining now since retail prices when up thanks Nike some times them resellers prices be ridiculous

[@Theonecamcam123321]

anthony passley right I got breds from a friend for 170 and on flight club they retail for 350

[@bluetextonwhitebg]

> buys $800+ shoes > blames white people for being poor

[@ReptilesEat]

Lol what??? I've never heard anyone say white people are to blame for a certain group of people being poor.

[@ReptilesEat]

Evo Fume First of all dumbass, what does that have to do with white people being blamed for people being poor? I can assume you're racist since you went the extra mile to say "negro bully" instead of black. Second of all no, I have never seen a white kid being bullied over not wearing a name brand shoe, though I have seen blacks roast each other for that same thing and hispanic kids too, I live in the Bronx where it's mostly blacks and hispanics but there are some white people too, Though it has never been something where it was literally serious, just fucking around and and joking. In school it's not uncommon for people to have a roasting session or anything, people don't take that shit to heart because their doing it for satire. I don't know where you're pulling that shit out of your ass but you should stop.

[@pvmvertigo7095]

Those people aren't poor though, why do you think that?

[@ikermagro6139]

+Donquixote Doflamingo Wow you live in N.Y. and haven't heard that? That's some crazy shit right there.

[@beats41510]

Take a L your comment is irrelevant

[@Mudig]

basketball shoes are so ugly. I can't believe people go crazy over them.

[@ricapica6846]

Fuck that i'll stay with me vans

[@blasta1218]

J Cam not when they're 60-70$ 😂🤧

[@justodeen]

all these broke people commenting ooo "I'll will never buy a shoe that can be made for $20 for $200 dollars ooo" its called save your money I got 6 pairs of jordans now and i'm only 14 and also i got them with the money I saved and jeans that cost $300

[@hidden7249]

i wish that i had a shoe class at my school

[@MrChangCJ]

wow eye opening. i didnt know sneakers were such a thing

[@bobhiber1771]

I don't know why but that look like lil tecca 1:10

[@FreeTenLive]

that clapping was annoying asf

[@Ed336]

Why does the first part of the video sound like someone clapping cheeks in the bathroom

[@1ktroy659]

lol I respect the hustle of reselling but y'all need to get a real job......

[@magicarpet101]

I've seen how some resellers live, its pretty lavish. You'd have to be mad to do a 9-5 in this day and age.

[@paulwilliams2024]

some of these resellers make more money then you do with your "real job"

[@tyronefromharlem2766]

this makes me not wanna buy sneakers.. im a buy a pair but it takes the fun out of enjoying my sneakers with out some body asking if I'm a sneaker head, "no nigga I just like to wear sneakers.. lol but it get it tho make some money

[@harrisonbrown6600]

Its more than the cost and production of the shoe. Its the rarity, thought, and culture that goes into it. Its not the shoe itself its the ideas and creative thinking that went into it. Every shoe is a piece of art, a piece of thinking, a piece of a culture that some misunderstand and overlook.Most shoes even come from an iconic moment or time and the shoe is I portal to the past. You are getting more than just a $300 shoe your getting a $300 moment.

[@khabib29-0goat3]

A piece of art is not factory made

[@PottyMoufMoFo]

never catch me paying resale on a pair of kickx NEVER I'll wait if I can't get em retail.

[@tholfi100]

lives below poverty line; Owns thousand dollar shoes - Logic at it's finest.

[@pvmvertigo7095]

Those kids looked middle class to me, where do you figure they're living in poverty from?

[@tholfi100]

It's been shown most people who buy the latest shoes are below the poverty line. Look it up.

[@pvmvertigo7095]

+Chuck Horris I did in fact look it up and found no correlation specifically between wealth and sneakers. I did find a race correlation, but one cannot assume that because blacks on average earn less that all of them buy sneakers uniformally. The sneaker trend seems to affect upper middle class blacks, with regular 100$ range sneakers being popular with everyone else.

[@tholfi100]

PvMVertigo Have you ever been to a public school? I have, and I can verify the statement. Actually I've been to about 5 public schools, and notice the same thing, everywhere.

[@beats41510]

Don't worry only rich white kids and working people actually pay resale and by lives before poverty line , is that meaning race ??

[@theminoritynyc]

On a Sunday evening I could watch a documentary like this all day. wish I never ended. Great work.

[@rauda3070]

I'm good with some vans

[@MarktheGreenLantern]

vans are life

[@cale4671]

Im chill with my Fear Of God Vans

[@ali-abbassial3176]

Does anyone know what the shoes at 2:49 are? The ones with the colourful stitching they show right before the white Jordan 5s

[@LanceCampeau]

All I see is mass produced plastic... The value is manufactured from cleverly engineered marketing and faux/scripted "exclusivity". Its fun to see people buy into the hype so deeply.

[@mechacharizard101]

Well this hype has been going for 30 years strong.

[@youngpavblo7255]

LanceCampeau it's about design bro and coloways don't be so ignant

[@geforce5492]

Young Pavblo lol still doesn't justify such a heavy price tag. You're just another sheep who buys into this b.s. I used to as well

[@youngpavblo7255]

economics bro the world runs on it search up supply and demand lmao

[@louis1443]

Young Pavblo it would be nice to see these people line up for school or trade that’s where the money is.

[@raiderfrankdatank]

Prices are a disrespect to the young slaves in the other countries.

[@issahvg]

And it costs like 5 dollars to make. smh... maybe even less

[@lookevids]

$16

[@andrewortiz6430]

benefits include free annual physicals, uniforms and clothing, a clinic and health service, a canteen stocked with food, recreation and entertainment, and transportation with there paycheck as well

[@andrewortiz6430]

***** no to the people who work at the sweatshops nike has improved there sweatshops

[@crazysnipez5]

ehh depends. yeezys are like 70 at the least to make

[@refused1]

just like many things made in China?

[@NayanDas911]

Its a crazy 🌎 how people r crazy for just a damn 👟

[@13Namir13]

I like how they forgot the best part. How the shoes are made. Sweat shop

[@randyhendrix5375]

Who chose this annoying background music

[@Jasonmuckonline]

nothing special about these Snicker except the big company knows how to Market them.

[@pong8138]

Theyre making money off it. Not a true sneakerhead

[@walkergotkicks8091]

i recently paid 900 for yeezys and i am compeletly happy. to anyone hating, its the sneaker game. u love it or u dont understand it. its my happiness

[@MarktheGreenLantern]

congratulations

[@andrewortiz6430]

You played yourself HypeBeast

[@johnwatson6659]

+Andrew Ortiz And what makes what you say more valid if he has the money he can purchase the shoes simple don't hate . You country bumkin broke boi go get some money

[@walkergotkicks8091]

+Andrew Ortiz lel shutup u country hick gascan head ass boi.

[@andrewortiz6430]

WalkerGotKicks​ I'm from the city I live in cali that's just a Google image dumbass boy that's like me saying you're a pair of shoes

[@thestever]

probably not a good idea to be teaching kids to invest their stocks in any one company.

[@MohammedRedwan]

No thanks homie g, I'll stick to my Converse and Vans for 30-50$

[@omgitsme435]

Oh god, I would never display adidas Yeezy's on my wall. Nothing but hype, looking like a $75 pair of Roshes.

[@google_was_my_idea]

I can buy similar kinds of shoes here in India for a fraction of the price, they come in from China. There are more important priorities in life which require financial planning and resources, but to each his own I guess.....

[@jamalm.167]

Thanks for being rational, many people think that we are stupid because we want to buy Jordan's.

[@Pernection]

So can I

[@marcuspayne5294]

they also look and feel like complete shit

[@ArunKumar-hy8rz]

yo! where exactly can you get say air maxes or jordan's for lesser than the US price? i cant seem to find any reliable source

[@austinbrown980]

Those are called replicas.

[@max.z.2809]

Reselling is the reason I’ll never own the shoes in my profile pic

[@JacksonHustler]

they;re just shoes... lol

[@kennhoodsam245]

That are worth hundreds or thousands of dollars.

[@VenomKpp]

That will instantly get dirty and crease the moment you put them on. What's your point? Buying a shoe then throwing it in your closet is just sad

[@OMFGLOLROTFLWTF]

shoes are the most "fun" part of an outfit. most clothing in fashion are just staples and very plain, sneakers probably have the most variance and still attractiveness to them. It's also not just the shoe itself but what it represents; Kanye made them? Thus the shoe represents Kanye in all his hip-hop, ridiclousness, fashion-sense, etc. Its a to each and their own kinda thing. If you don't get it, you just don't get it. Some people like collecting toys, tech, books, etc. And sometimes you don't understand, but i bet you have a few interests that some people cant relate to.

[@OMFGLOLROTFLWTF]

VenomKpp obviously.... designed and made can be interchanged. sorry if i wasnt clear enough, but he had his artistic/fashion input into the shoe is what i meant.

[@pearlfountain]

+VenomKpp It's about reselling them because you know someone will buy them for more

[@ravenxrgaming4672]

I got an Adidas nmd do anyone need those

[@jboieri2709]

The copy in the beginning got lowkey annoying asf

[@holysmokes7532]

Real Sneakerheads know flight club prices are BS.

[@BennyC023]

People pay that FC prices because they know they're authentic and know that they're DS.

[@johannhung8579]

*e x p e n s i v e*

[@Pernection]

He's not teaching these boys and girls anything

[@feliperestrepo6499]

What the fuck kinda beat was that at the beginning

[@linux750]

Andre Johnson (from Blackish) would love to tour stores like the shoe stores in this video

[@nixc71]

They also make sure they rip u off - fight club

[@Benny_From_NY]

Sneakers are made to be worn

[@latone4528]

Why it sound like grandma getting her shyt clapped at the beginning