The first dude to help me out in the sneaker reselling world, @danposite (RIP), told me he’d show me the ropes in New York shortly after I moved there in 2003 or 2004 (we met over Niketalk). We didn’t really look at it as reselling, it was more ‘trying to build a collection’. But he had me meet him in line at Supreme Lafayette. I never even knew lines were a thing before I moved to New York. I met plenty of dope people in these lines - people I still talk with to this day - guys like @solesupreme , @johncoco , and @saistv . Waiting in lines was SUCH a thing in New York…we used to joke that people in New York would be walking around and just see a line and figure ‘eh, I might as well stand in it.’ P (@solesupreme) used to always joke with gawking tourists - no matter the day, no matter the line - some tourist would come up and say ‘what are you guys waiting in line for?’ and P would always say ‘American Idol auditions’. The thing about lines - I NEVER copped anything from waiting in lines. Ever. I was never in a position to push myself up towards the front and I never cared enough to do it. Dan was a different beast, though. We’d go and he’d make his way all the way to the front…he was there for a reason and it wasn’t to schmooze. It was to walk away with something. And it’s how he managed to make the cover of the New York Post’s infamous ‘Sneaker Riot’ page…(funny enough, Dan lost his eBay account so had me sell the pair of Pigeons he managed to cop from that day).
Related to "Jordon": There was a time I was looking for OG Reebok BB4600 hightops on eBay. It didn't take me very long to learn that most sellers don't know what "BB4600" is. They just know that they have old Reebok hightops. Adjust search terms accordingly.
Related to "Jordon": There was a time I was looking for OG Reebok BB4600 hightops on eBay. It didn't take me very long to learn that most sellers don't know what "BB4600" is. They just know that they have old Reebok hightops. Adjust search terms accordingly.