My problem is that I think Ive been using this as retail therapy, especially the past several years. I havent been exactly too happy with how my life has been playing out, making sacrifices/putting my needs on hold for my spouse and immediate family. I would get that rush and excitement of getting/winning something but once I have them, its like whatever. Prior to sneakers, it was collectible figures. I've accumulated so much its become overwhelming and doesnt make me happy at all.
Its like that quote from Fat Bastard from Austin Powers, " I eat because Im unhappy, Im unhappy because I eat"
Ive come to realization of what I have to do, its just a matter of doing it. Part of me makes me want to just bring the collection to a shop and get rid of it all at once but I dont want to take that much of a loss either
My problem is that I think Ive been using this as retail therapy, especially the past several years. I havent been exactly too happy with how my life has been playing out, making sacrifices/putting my needs on hold for my spouse and immediate family. I would get that rush and excitement of getting/winning something but once I have them, its like whatever. Prior to sneakers, it was collectible figures. I've accumulated so much its become overwhelming and doesnt make me happy at all.
Its like that quote from Fat Bastard from Austin Powers, " I eat because Im unhappy, Im unhappy because I eat"
Ive come to realization of what I have to do, its just a matter of doing it. Part of me makes me want to just bring the collection to a shop and get rid of it all at once but I dont want to take that much of a loss either
What size do you wear Playa?
Me in this thread creepin' on a come up:
Damn, sorry to hear about that. Hope things are all good as can be. Did you ever ask that one guy about whether he was into shoes before and if he went through the "outing" phase and ditched sneakers too?
That's awesome brother..I know the feeling. It has to be something that I REALLY feel is special to me but also I'm going cheap now. I just grabbed the Huarache Resins today. I did for 2 reasons. #1 it was only $64 shipped so that's a steal (and they are STUPID comfy)! But #2, I had the OGs back in 1992 when I did high jump in 9th grade, so THAT color means A LOT to me.
I joined track almost as a lark. I wasn't fast, nor did I have any endurance for distance running. I did it to stay in shape. So I started the team wearing my OG black/infrared VIs, but needed to get running shoes that wouldn't give me issues, so mom took me to Dimmer's in Lansdale (OG Philadelphia peeps know what this was). They had the OG Emerald/Resin color and I grabbed them. The next day, they talked about field events and I gave high jump a try and, wouldn't you know it, I was pretty good. Cleared 5' a few times (this was in 9th grade and I was about 5'8 or so (still growing).
So I actually wound up getting a varsity letter. Never in a million years did I think that was possible. Still have it at my parents house (along with the winged boot pin). So these shoes, I HAD to get. I can count on 1 hand how many pairs I bought in the last 12 months (it's less than 5). So I am getting rid of most of my shoes, but will grab the occasional pair if they are special TO ME (OG Flight Huaraches are next).
I can say, having put up a CL ad for my entire collection I'm selling, I've gotten 5 emails in only a few days. Sold a few so far and have someone who sent me 8 stills of shoes I listed so if I can make it work, I can be close to 10 pairs down in less than a week.
What I then have to delve into is how to get rid of the shoes that don't generate interest. I know some of the Reebok retros, the Fila Stackhouse & Hill & KJ retros may be tough. And I know I'm gonna have to just either take a few pairs of shoes to some place like Plato's Closet for a small amount of cash, or donate a few pairs of UA and Adidas. But the response to my CL ad has me hopeful that this will work better than I hoped.
And I still hope that some collectors are lurking in this thread to see what we all are offing for cheap. I've send my Google Album to several NTers (and will send it to anyone who's a size 11 who wants to see what's for sale), so there's that hopefulness that I can move some to a fellow collector. But once most of these are gone, I'll feel a huge weight off my shoulders.
And about the money. If I can sell a decent number of pairs for the minimum what I wanted for everything, then in okay letting some pairs just got for such small amounts. Hope to keep the positive momentum going.
These last two were the things that slowly took over my life. More so with investing in my future mainly, especially when I went jobless for several months and started to burn through my savings. Lately, it's starting to be the impressions thing as well. Also, what's SM? Sneaker market?
Public Enemy
- I've sold stuff through CL and Facebook Marketplace via meetups at public spots like Starbucks or grocery stores. Definitely takes a bit of patience for sure.
SM is Social Media.These last two were the things that slowly took over my life. More so with investing in my future mainly, especially when I went jobless for several months and started to burn through my savings. Lately, it's starting to be the impressions thing as well. Also, what's SM? Sneaker market?
It's a huge step for us sneakerheads who knows that it's "that time".I know what you mean because I'm in LA and we're so damn fickle here, me included. The truth is we really don't need all these shoes, 10-20 is more than enough. We don't need validation via shoes, if we're good people, people will want to invest time in us, not because we have the latest J's.
