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it's more than just sneaker culture. people "camp out" for everything nowadays....kicks, PS3/XBOX, iPhones, Harry Potter, movie premieres, sports tickets, Black Friday Best Buy sales
ed buying things on their own
I'd say housewives started the campout trend, they would line up for all kinds of sales like Foleys Red Apple Sales hours before the doors open. And there were always store "grand opening" campouts to get a free whatever it was they were offering
But of course things have gotten worse because of the internet which made locating things and selling things much easier
Ebay is probably the worst thing to happen to shoes from fake bidding, to fake shoes, to ridic prices, to fake sellers
But I blame the internet as a whole, looking back, I don't even know how I knew when shoes would drop but somehow, some way I usually knew, that's when SLAM/Kicks mag was ultra popular and Eastbay mag as well. You were that dude if you had either in your hand as you walked into school in the morning. People would gather around like a sermon was in progress
From a shoe standpoint, I'd say the Retro Jordan I's that were numbered and the Olympic AJ VI's, first "important" shoe you almost had to exclusively get off the net. Even though the thread starter said non jordan shoes, I'd still go with these but yes, the Diamond Dunks were the worst example of "hypebeasting" at the time but is now considered the morm. The Tiffs always sucked the big one to me but eh, what can I do
Overall, the word limited killed the shoe game
Back in the day you could see someone rock the new Jordans and you could go AFTER school and cop them but now you'd be lucky to get certain shoes for retail if you get them at all
Glad I got all that out, now I feel better...lmao
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