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I've actually listed or have sold a lot of my Jordan 1 highs. Too many colorways and with the release of the 85 I'd rather spend money on those than these weird shaped highs
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I’ve been contemplating selling majority of my shoes. It’s not a lot, but I really only wear slides and crocs in the summer and comfy shoes like vomeros and NBs while I’m teaching. Occasionally, I liked to wear my “heat” during the school year on Fridays, but I just had a kid and I want to stop wasting money on stupid stuff and start a fund for him to have when he’s grown.
What I could make from selling my shoes could jump start it. Guess I just needed to type this out so I can take the leap and sell the excess. I think I just need to figure out what my magic number is for sneakers to keep.
Dang that hits. The endorphin rush of a new purchase with the underlying bad feeling of adding to the shoebox pile is a weird contradiction. Hate it tbhIt's the 25 or so vintage OG stuff that isn't really wearable that I want to get rid of. Once that's gone, I'll be VERY content with what I have. Plus, if I feel like grabbing something new, I won't feel bad about it. But only you can decide on what that "magic number" truly is. But it's a wonderful step you've taken so far and should be very proud!
Dang that hits. The endorphin rush of a new purchase with the underlying bad feeling of adding to the shoebox pile is a weird contradiction. Hate it tbh
When I said shoe box pile I didn’t mean literal boxes. Just meant adding shoes to your possessionBut the thing is, depending on the shoe, you may not need the box. My daily show is my Magenta/Neon Huaraches. They're getting beat a little. No box. Shoes stay out by the back door.
And when I say a new pair, I'm taking like a few pairs within a 6-12 month span. For me, I bought the Emerald/Resin Huaraches (I believe that was early 2023), then I got the Mac Attack, and I'm waiting on a pair of the Flight Huaraches that sold out. Contact helped me score a pair for $63. Add in the one pair of actual driving shoes I bought (Piloti Shift, all white so I can paint them a race livery) that's all I've gotten. It's a good feeling to not stress about launches, releases, raffles.
Something that helps is changing the mentality of "buying shoes to wear and potentially sell in the future" to just "buying shoes to wear".And when I say a new pair, I'm taking like a few pairs within a 6-12 month span. For me, I bought the Emerald/Resin Huaraches (I believe that was early 2023), then I got the Mac Attack, and I'm waiting on a pair of the Flight Huaraches that sold out. Contact helped me score a pair for $63. Add in the one pair of actual driving shoes I bought (Piloti Shift, all white so I can paint them a race livery) that's all I've gotten. It's a good feeling to not stress about launches, releases, raffles.
When I said shoe box pile I didn’t mean literal boxes. Just meant adding shoes to your possession
Something that helps is changing the mentality of "buying shoes to wear and potentially sell in the future" to just "buying shoes to wear".
My everyday rotation now is fairly minimal and balanced. Like a pair of white stan smiths, grey new balances, shoes for the gym, and a few "fave/flashy" pairs.
90% of the time, If they haven't gotten beat to the point of needing to be replaced, I'm not buying anything new that fits the mold. I'm good with just appreciating the new releases.
I was tying it to the boxes as well. Like with phones and tech gadgets, I used to keep a lot of their boxes because I knew I could get more money if I ended up selling it with the box, but now I toss them if I'm passed the return or warranty period.Exactly that. Though for me at least, I never bought shoes for future value if I sell. I never got into those type of Hypebeast pairs that some people only go after. I bought because I loved the shoe, the design, the story.
It's the 25 or so vintage OG stuff that isn't really wearable that I want to get rid of. Once that's gone, I'll be VERY content with what I have. Plus, if I feel like grabbing something new, I won't feel bad about it. But only you can decide on what that "magic number" truly is. But it's a wonderful step you've taken so far and should be very proud!
Dang that hits. The endorphin rush of a new purchase with the underlying bad feeling of adding to the shoebox pile is a weird contradiction. Hate it tbh
Something that helps is changing the mentality of "buying shoes to wear and potentially sell in the future" to just "buying shoes to wear".
My everyday rotation now is fairly minimal and balanced. Like a pair of white stan smiths, grey new balances, shoes for the gym, and a few "fave/flashy" pairs.
90% of the time, If they haven't gotten beat to the point of needing to be replaced, I'm not buying anything new that fits the mold. I'm good with just appreciating the new releases.
I've actually listed or have sold a lot of my Jordan 1 highs. Too many colorways and with the release of the 85 I'd rather spend money on those than these weird shaped highs
every time i see these videos i’m like please let me never get to that stage. It’s just so unnecessary to me personally
I think it’s a tough time for sellers right now in general, people not really checking for kicks like they used to. A lot of folks saving their money and have less disposable income with how wild inflation been lately imo and Nike /other brands be pumping so many shoes out every day. It’s too muchIronically, I JUST made another sale on there. I sent an offer for $25 under my listing. I think people like to feel like they're getting a deal, so overpricing a bit so you can take lover offers that you're OK with seems to help. BUT, if you price too high a lot won't even bother with offers thinking you won't accept that.
That said, I'm no eBay master, and still have a lot sitting.
I think it’s a tough time for sellers right now in general, people not really checking for kicks like they used to. A lot of folks saving their money and have less disposable income with how wild inflation been lately imo and Nike /other brands be pumping so many shoes out every day. It’s too much
I'm older so I've gone thru a few phases with this. Once my career got going in the late 90's I started collecting pretty heavy and by around 2003 I was well over 100 pairs (which was a lot for the time). Around then I also started a family, so I sold a lot of the valuable stuff (for nothing compared to what it would sell for now) and pretty much stopped paying attention to kicks entirely, stopped visiting this site and ISS/Sole Collector which were my main pre-social media hangouts. I didn't think anything of it because I had a closet full of rare heat that most new sneakerheads either had no way to get or knew nothing about. Other than 1 or 2 releases a year I was good for almost 20 years.
But during COVID I took the time to really go thru my stash and found that (surprise, surprise) all those shoes are starting to become unwearable as the materials break down. Now I have a stack of classic running shoes that are all basically trash due to foam falling apart, and another bunch of classic AF1's, Dunks, etc that are starting to come unglued, or with deflated airbags. I'm talking all my Co.JP kicks from the late 90's, Europe and Asia exclusive colorways that were hard to find when they were new, now they can't be worn unless I go to the trouble of getting them sole swapped, which honestly doesn't appeal very much to me. No idea what I'm going to do with them except throw away the ones that die on my feet. I just had to toss a beautiful pair of Air Max BW Paris St Germain that fell apart on me last week, it's depressing.
So now I have 40-50 pairs that I can't wear, another 20-30 that are wearable for now, but probably are going to die soon as well. And then about 20 that were bought in the last 4-5 years that I wear all the time. Nothing gets bought and stashed and no doubles of anything anymore. The most important lesson I have learned is that even though I love a shoe (or any other material object), that doesn't mean I have to possess it to be happy. It is good to learn to be able to appreciate things without being in a constant state of consuming and spending.