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Sole Sanity Sneaker Podcast EP 2 SNEAKER OF THE YEAR IN HAND! KICKBACK EXPO AND SOCIAL SNEAKS
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Talking sneakers and more on todays episode.
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Introduction and Fit Check
00:00:14
Speaker
Welcome back to episode two of Soul Sammy's Sneaker Podcast.
Unreleased Sneakers and Pricing
00:00:18
Speaker
We're actually going to do a podcast as this time. We've got a few things to talk about. shouldn't be too long. Do you want to go ahead and give us a fit check?
00:00:28
Speaker
Do you want me stand right there? Yeah. Well, just just tell us. okay um regne and i I got the the vintage Miami Dolphins tee today.
00:00:40
Speaker
ah I'm carried at hype. flare sweatpants, the Wave Runners on today. Nothing too crazy. thumb I have on some gray. Got it. Not gray.
00:00:54
Speaker
Sorry. I have on some green Nike sweats with the Atmos Japan Atmos two lights and a black neighborhood tee.
00:01:06
Speaker
yes I ain't never seen them before. i know what the, what was the multicolored ones that came out, the Atmos ones?
00:01:15
Speaker
yes Yes. So this is this is the, these came out in the U.S. These did not come out in the U.S. But I mean, I'd say like $240 or something. one I mean, that was a while ago. like i was I was getting anything for $240 back then. yeah yeah I got Kentucky Ducks for like $210 or something like that. That's back when Goat didn't even charge.
00:01:38
Speaker
All they did was charge shipping. Like at $10 flat shipping rate and you didn't have any like fees and other shit. What a time to be alive. Yeah, right? What a time to collect some sneakers.
Sneaker Conventions Experiences
00:01:48
Speaker
Let's talk about that.
00:01:56
Speaker
The Kickback Expo and the the two sneaker conventions we went to. One was in Raleigh. One was in in Concord. I wasn't at the Concord one, but Spence was – um both events were great for marketing and getting the the podcast out showing off the brand and the clothing.
00:02:16
Speaker
Um, to me, what it seemed like was a lot of people like the clothing. I feel like the Carolina blue hoodie was probably the most popular one just because of the, the little extra details that are on it.
00:02:27
Speaker
Um, that seemed like the one that was the most eye catching that people like, but a lot of people obviously bought a lot of the Brown teas probably for the price point, but also, um A lot of people were like the black tees as well.
00:02:41
Speaker
So what I'm finding interesting is that like random brands like can charge $100 for a t-shirt. And then i was like, oh, yeah, I mean, you know, but like as soon as you give them a cheaper option, like they wouldn't they won't take it. Right. Like, you know, like, oh, yeah, i like the hoodie.
00:03:00
Speaker
It's like, oh, it's only $50. It's not a lot. But then it's like, you know, you don't actually you know want to get it. And I mean, I'm not you know knocking it. I'm just saying like theres it seems like if I was to charge $100 for it, they'd be like, hmm, that's nice. And it's the same quality or whatever.
00:03:14
Speaker
I don't plan to do that because it's not like you know what I want
Reseller Culture and Vendor Behavior
00:03:17
Speaker
to do. For sure. don't have that kind of energy. yeah Speaking of the Kickback Expo versus like the Social Sneaks, the culture in the two... like Well, first of all, the culture in the buildings gets under my skin in general.
00:03:33
Speaker
um it it seems like a lot more resellers buying from resellers than anything else like not a lot of like like actual consumers that are wanting to um want to buy yeah yeah yeah going in there to you know enjoy and meet other people and stuff like that and i feel like it didn't always used to be like this obviously it's my first one but you know yeah and whenever i went to sneaker con like back in the day when it was in Charlotte, I think that was like 2016 or something like that. Like it was cool because, um, it was cool because like you've seen the people on YouTube and everything like that.
00:04:12
Speaker
But like at that time, like it just seemed like, yeah, there was like kids my age. I were trying to sell stuff and make money, but they were also trying to buy stuff that they wanted. Like, you know, it just seemed like at one point people were buying stuff that they actually wanted. But like you said, now it's kind of,
00:04:29
Speaker
I mean, resellers buying from resellers, just, okay, let me get them at, let me get these Yeezy slides at $120, $130, so then I can take them and charge $160, $180 for them or whatever. it's It's just crazy. Like, all of this money is in this little circle, and it never leaves the circle. yeah You know what I'm saying? Like, it gets passed from this reseller to this reseller, but it never leaves that hand. It's crazy.
00:04:53
Speaker
um Also, like, they'll buy a ticket and they come in with a cart, you know, like, and they'll sell shoes there too. Like they'll buy them and then sell them while they're there, which is crazy. Like, that like you can do that. You what You're not a, like you purposely like opted out of buying a vendor pass, you know, but you can still like, you know, it seems like, it's like, you can't legally, you can't go outside and like sell anything on the side of the street because it's illegal. Like, right it's just crazy that you can do stuff like that inside the building. like Right.
00:05:26
Speaker
For sure.
Engagement Strategies at Expos
00:05:27
Speaker
Yeah. I mean,
00:05:31
Speaker
you know, get it how you get it, how you can get it, I guess. But i guess, um, but overall I would say like, um, Well, my my big thing was is when we were at the Kickback Expo, like, I mean, obviously I think it might be a little bit different just because of, like, we have more, like, customer service backgrounds, you could say. So walking up and talking to random people is nothing new to us. um So it wasn't even, like a like, a sales pitch or, like, a marketing pitch or anything like that. it was just like, yo, like, we're giving away these gift cards, but, like, also we're trying to promote the brand as well.
00:06:06
Speaker
um And I think most of the time, like, for me, what I found successful was, like, in these environments, like in the, in the expos and everything like that is like, it's really like snobby. Like people are always trying to wear like the most expensive shoes or anything like that. And it's like, for me, if I see something like, like we were pointing at shoes all day long, like, Oh, we hadn't seen those in a while. We hadn't seen those in a while. or like you might have the best shoes in the building. it's just our opinion.
00:06:36
Speaker
But like, I feel like that when people were walking by and we see something we actually like, we're actually talking shoes and it's like, oh, by the way, why are you here? like like Also, like check us out because i we have the same beliefs as you and everything like that. like The dude I met, ah he was wearing Ferrari fourteen s and they were clean. And I was like, yo, like I told him a story about like how I had him.
00:07:00
Speaker
had to sell him to buy the car and everything like that. And we went on the rant about the Jordan 4 race. a video that we had about green glows, Toros, and like how it used to be back in the day. And, you know, you could get a pair of shoes for 170, 180 all day long, even though people were wearing them twice and getting rid of them.
00:07:21
Speaker
And people were selling them for that price point when it was the good days, I guess you could say. So, yeah, I just feel like, like, why be snobby like just if you like shoes and you see a pair that you like like it might make that person's day like yeah you know we don't have to all act hard and everything like that like if you have a nice pair of shoes like i'm gonna tell you like bro i need those in my life like that uh or my i might make joke like yo what size are those like you know and everything like that like i just felt like for us it was a little and it might be different because you know these resellers they don't work in a
00:07:59
Speaker
They have their price point and they don't work with people a lot, so they don't know how to talk to people or whatever. And that's okay. But, like, for us, i could you know, you could just tell, like, okay, if they don't get $400 for this shoe, like, they don't care.
00:08:14
Speaker
though They'll wait until the third person comes around for $400. I think snobby is the right word for it. Because, I mean, yeah, I would, i would like, somebody would walk by the table and I'd compliment their shoes and they'd be like,
00:08:26
Speaker
Like, you know, they like, like they didn't. yeah and um Also, like, I'm not saying my shoes the best in a building or anything, but I got two compliments. I got two compliments. Right. Which is not a lot, you know, for for somewhere like that. you know what saying? Where if I would worn a lost and found, like, you know, somebody would have said something every 10 minutes. Right. right um Or my Travis's or something. Yeah. Which was weird.
00:08:49
Speaker
I just thought that was like kind of interesting. Yeah, for sure. But and I think like that's like a lot of. Like, I just look at it to, like, if I was a vendor, like, as a, I had all these shoes that I was trying to sell, and I'm trying to sell every single pair.
00:09:06
Speaker
Like, I feel like I would just be on the other side of the table talking to the people, like, yeah yo, like, how's your day been? Like, you been good? Like, I was event treating you to, uh, And then that way, when people come back to an event and they see me, they're like, oh, like, this dude was talking to me. He's nice. He threw me deal last time.
00:09:24
Speaker
Maybe we can work something out again. But a lot of it's just like people stand behind the table. They sit there. And then when you pick up a shoe, then they're like, oh, it's this much. Yeah. At the social sneaks, the dude next to me, first of all, i got there late, mad late.
00:09:39
Speaker
And he sat there with like his head down, like pretty much the entire time. Right. And he got, he didn't get more like views than me, but it's a it's a vibe thing. Like certain people will come to me and certain and they wouldn't go him because they understand that I was going to talk to you. Right. He's not.
00:09:56
Speaker
So the people that were looking for customer service, the actual people who were just, Hey, I want to go to this expo, you know, but he got a lot of the reselling looks. Right. People were really coming to his table, picking up. They kept, he had the Bart Simpson dunks or something on there. and Like people kept picking them up, but like, he wasn't like, you know, he didn't look like he wanted to be there. Like none of that. right It's just weird.
00:10:17
Speaker
Like, you know, how yeah people are still just going to go to his table and avoid mine. You know, I'm not saying I like, I need everybody to stop at my table. It's fine. that you You don't want to be bothered and talked to talk to. But like, you know, he doesn't care about you like at all.
00:10:30
Speaker
For sure. For sure. Just a little like, well, it's like the, you know, the entrepreneur thing and like the, you know, the, the shop, like the big thing of like shopping local, like, like you're going to spend this $50 on a hoodie. And then in the future, like this $50 is going to go drop in,
00:10:51
Speaker
other materials or other, you know, pieces of clothing and everything like that and just growing, you know, the brand or whatever. Like we said, like, or you're giving $100 to, you don't even know who the the person is that's designing the clothes or anything like that. So, you know, it's a real, real shaky situation,
Adidas, Yeezy, and Brand Dynamics
00:11:11
Speaker
but it's like. It makes no sense. Some people will only buy stuff if it's like a certain price. And not not low, but high.
00:11:18
Speaker
Oh, yeah, that's too cheap. you know know Despite what it's made of or what you know any of it, what it's designed. Yeah, it must not be quality. I'm seeing that a lot, especially like where I'm at now. yeah Just being like, what is this brand?
00:11:34
Speaker
And you'd be like, oh, it's just like this new brand that we're just starting to carry. It's like, oh how much is a t-shirt? Oh, $230. Bet, needed. You're like, oh, okay. Like, yeah You don't even know like what it stands for or whatever the case be. You don't know who made it. You don't know what they look like. None that. you know or they're like Or like their beliefs or what they stand for and everything like that. so it's a It's weird in a sense because you know
00:12:04
Speaker
just if it's like you said, if it's not at a certain price point, there's some people that's just like, I'm not and fucking with it. Speaking of ah beliefs, this is the first podcast we've had since you know Yeezy is back in back in effect, back in full effect. Enter clown face. Adidas is looking real silly.
00:12:23
Speaker
um I really hope that in our first episode I said something about this because in one of the ones that We recorded originally. i know I something about it. Oh, yeah, you went in on them for sure.
00:12:34
Speaker
You know, it's it's just silly that, like, you're going to take this hard line stance on something like this prematurely, you know, just to beat everybody else to the punch. and drop him just to pick him back up to get like, you know, you, you may, you took a stance to say our money is not as important as our beliefs right with when it comes to Kanye West. Right. Just to go back on your word and say, well, we need the money.
00:13:01
Speaker
So we're going to take him back. He's still going to get paid and we're just going to donate some money. Yeah. We're going to, we're going to still sit on you know, we're sitting on 200 billion or 2 billion worth of shoes or whatever like that. And then,
00:13:15
Speaker
You know, the rumor was it's like, oh, well, we're going to burn them. And it's like, well, if you burn them, like, and then the Adidas CEO or whatever came out about the environment. He's like, no, we're not going to burn them. And then it was like a whole bunch of back and forth. It's like, yeah, OK, now we're going to sell them. We're going to restock them only on Adidas's website.
00:13:33
Speaker
He's still going to get paid. So we can get the money. um And it's like, ah why didn't we just like. You got to give him away for. Yeah. or just like, just slide just just sell what you have in the warehouse and just be done with it. Like, yeah like that's all you had to say is like, as of right now, like, yes, we don't agree with what he says or whatever.
00:13:54
Speaker
We're going to sell what we have in the warehouse. And then once that, it's over. That's all you had to say. And say, just like you said, just making a ah instant push of being like, no, we hate him. We're going to drop him.
00:14:05
Speaker
Because everybody was dropping him. So it was like everybody was dropping him. And Adidas is the only person that... Or the only company that's picking back up. And so what's crazy about it is... Goodwill said that they would not take Yeezy shoes anymore.
00:14:20
Speaker
And as a non-profit who's trying to help people... right How can you not take a brand new shoe that can be worn by somebody in need? Especially something that they want to wear. right That's just silly.
00:14:31
Speaker
And at that point, I feel like you're taking...
00:14:36
Speaker
it's just a shoe at this point. You what saying? I don't agree with the beliefs of probably anybody that designed any of these sneakers because I don't even know all of the designers. know what saying? Just because we know Kanye and he is very, you know, he's just famous. Yeah, influential, like, with everything.
00:14:53
Speaker
Everything that he's done, like, has, you know, either had a good thing or a bad thing to it. I mean, it's just how it's always been. yeah, I yeah Big clown emoji for Adidas right now. Yeah, looking real silly. like that and they And they dropped um like the Beyonce, like, Linkin Park stuff. They announced like they weren't going to a collab with Beyonce anymore, so they dropped her.
00:15:18
Speaker
They put all her stuff on sale on the website like for half off. Still couldn't sell it. Still couldn't sell it. um Yeah, I don't know what Adidas is about to do.
00:15:29
Speaker
It's just like they try to make it seem like it's not about the money. Oh, we don't have to sell the shoes. We don't need the money. But then you came back immediately. we're not going to give them away. we're not going to away. going to destroy them. We're not going any of that. We're going to sell them and give a partial proceeds to, you know, everybody else. And then we're still going to pay him because he probably wouldn't have came back. Otherwise, I mean, as he should, you know, probably would have demanded more. Like after what you just did to me, they froze his bank account. Yeah. Because I think they, that and then this number could be wrong, but I think they said that he was still getting like 60% of the sales or something like that.
00:16:02
Speaker
i mean I better be back on time. Yeah, so I think he's – Down to number two coming. Yeah, so I think he's – like he's still – okay, i I mean good for him because he got what he wanted off his chest telling people how he believes.
00:16:17
Speaker
And then he just fooled him and was like, okay, well you can't sell him without me. Yeah. brought me back and you're still going to pay me. Oh, they were there. So what was even more silly is like, Oh, we don't believe in what he's saying. So we're not going to sell his shoes anymore, but we're going to take his name off and we're going to sell the model that he designed anyway. yeah Then you're still profiting off of the man. Like, you know, like just because you're not giving him any of the money doesn't mean you're not still supporting his design. Right. It's just silly.
00:16:45
Speaker
And I'm not one of those guys who's like, Oh, Nike is better than Adidas or Adidas is better than Nike. But Nike has been way more strategic about stuff like
Nike vs Adidas: Handling Controversies
00:16:55
Speaker
this. Especially like who they who they pick to partner with and then who they think they need to cut ties with. But yeah, I mean, so they cut ties with Kyrie and that's fine, cool.
00:17:05
Speaker
But like they understand that it, I mean, it is about money at the end of the day. But that's why. Every time something comes out about John Morant, I haven't heard Nike say much at all. and They keep their mouth shut, and then you don't have to eat your words. yeah And so they they wait, and oh, we're going to hold off on the launch. right But they don't they don't just scrap him completely. and They understand that he's going to be more lucrative in the future than what this is worth, and right this will blow over. for sure So I'm not saying that's necessarily the right thing to do press-wise, but...
00:17:38
Speaker
they're not coming under any scrutiny like, yeah like, uh, they're also not losing $400 million dollars this year. Yeah. And I think, I think Nike is, you know, Nike makes some decisions on their own, but it's like, even when, uh, like Kobe's passing, it came, it came around, like Nike wasn't the first people to like make up a statement about it, you know, about, you know, whatever product they were releasing or whatever like that. They just said, you know, at the time,
00:18:08
Speaker
we're going to wait a minute. I'm going to let things kind of chill out. Basically we'll have to work with Vanessa and Kobe's team or whatever.
Sneaker Retros and Consumer Expectations
00:18:16
Speaker
Um, and then, you know, the whole mom, mom, a Cita sixes thing happened. And then Vanessa was like, nah, I'm done with y'all. And then they ended up working it out or whatever. So, um, yeah, big clown face for Adidas right now.
00:18:33
Speaker
Looking real silly. Um, Speaking of the Kobe thing, the kobe the people who had been asking for for Kobe's to be retroed anyway look real clown-faced after they retroed and all they did was sell them.
00:18:46
Speaker
you know like It's just silly. yeah i know people I know people personally that like, oh man, Kobe, Kobe, Kobe. And they're they're all actual basketball players. right And as soon as they get them, they're done. I got my Kobe grandchildren. I wear mine.
00:19:03
Speaker
on I had to. i mean, because that's, once again, like the Green Glow 4s and you know that time period was when Nike basketball was at its peak. like you know When those shoes came out, those were $1,000, $1,200, $1,500. was like, I can't afford that. So then when they retro it, that's one where i was like, yeah, I need this. made it I paid my $500 or whatever it was because I paid resale at the time.
00:19:31
Speaker
But now that shoe's going for $500. a thousand or whatever it is now. So it's like, yeah yeah, it's like, you know, but I wear my shoes and that's a, that's a shoe that I had. And I was like, if ever comes back out, I'm getting in, I'm never getting rid of it. So it's understandable. Let's see.
00:19:49
Speaker
Um, the leaked photos of DMP Silly. silly I really hope these don't look like that. Yeah. The leaked photos that came out. I mean, like, they're supposed to be Concords. Just give us Concords and then, you know, gloss over do, yeah, yeah. You know, like, it's very simple. I don't understand what's the malfunction. Maybe these are bad bears that we're seeing so far. Like, I really hope so because DMPs are one of my favorite. don't even like Concords like that, to honest with you. I don't. I had Concords and got rid of them.
00:20:18
Speaker
Yeah, I'm good. um I don't understand, like. Yeah, these the leaked photos that came out are true. rash who is in charge of this quality control who is in charge of like the design in general like you know i'm saying especially on a shoe that has already come out like you have the blueprint follow it yeah yeah it's just i don't know and it's it might be little things like you know i think the original one was like the like the bread 11s that came out like the mesh material and then now with this one they're doing all leather and it's like you know just
00:20:55
Speaker
Literally take the shoe from, when when did that shoe come out? The D&P pack. What, like 09 or something like that? Yeah, maybe. Something? Just, yeah I know somebody at that Nike corporation has a pair. Yeah, or they should. Or they shouldn't be working there. Give me a job. Bring them, or just even Google a picture and look at the league. Oh, it's that simple.
00:21:17
Speaker
And just be like, okay, we know what materials we're using on this because we've already used this before. thatdada Da-da-da, da-da-da. Gold chain on the side, whatever. And then... It can't be that hard to get a pair of some of these old shoes in hand because I see videos. I saw a video of these getting compared to the 1980s. Oh, yeah, yeah. You sent me them. You know i'm saying? And it's like, okay, we're looking at these differences.
00:21:39
Speaker
Okay, Nike, I need an explanation of why you chose to retro this but not making an actual retro. Yeah, like, come on If you give us an explanation, oh, this is more supportive, blah, blah, blah, blah I understand. Cool. Just tell me that. Release a statement. Put it in the box.
00:21:53
Speaker
I don't care. Give me a little card.
Sneaker Collaborations and Trends
00:21:55
Speaker
yeah But if you're going to call it retro, just give us the shoe that it's supposed to be. yeah It's very silly. I'm go in on these. these these ima Yeah, go ahead. Because you do your thing and then I i got something to say on top of it. I don't understand. This really bothered me. When I saw this, I knew I wanted to talk about it.
00:22:15
Speaker
I don't understand why. Well, no, actually, I do understand. It's it's frustrating. So we haven't got 17s in years. Right. And now all of a sudden we get the lightnings that are coming back out next year. Okay, we drum up some hype about it.
00:22:30
Speaker
Oh, now Amma is doing a 17. Have you been thinking about doing a 17 the whole time? Why is it 17? Why is it a 15, 16? Yeah.
00:22:40
Speaker
yeah anything else besides a model that already has success in the last two or to two years or even he is projected to have success in the future like can you not just take a chance on anything or yeah come up with something that has has nothing to do with the market at all you know and they don't look nothing like any of the other amas in my opinion no and they don't at all so it looks like a trophy room yeah that's why i wanted to write trophy room so bad right but i mean it's like shit if they were trophy room nobody's getting them yeah But Marcus got that backdoor on lock. um
00:23:13
Speaker
um But like like you said, seventeen s like they said that you know the Lightning's were coming back and like there might have been like the Carolina Blue ones that were going to come back or whatever. But don't know. It's just...
00:23:29
Speaker
Amar is known for this, like, burgundy color. And then it's, like, they do this white and, like, little burgundy. But it's not even, like, it's, like, mainly to me, it's, like, almost an all-white shoe with, like, a little bit burgundy. And then the other one was, like, I could be wrong. Like, the all-white with, like, a little bit of gray or, like, a little bit of... You're talking about the 17?
00:23:50
Speaker
Yeah. That's blue. Yeah. Yeah. as well it's like It's, like, a little bit of blue in it. It's, like... Yo, like, y'all haven't done any blue any blue shit since now. Like, why are we... Where did this come from and why now? Which, I mean, like we said, they they know what they're doing and they know the hype that they build. Like, the fours were going crazy, so we need an AMA four.
00:24:13
Speaker
Ones were going crazy, so we need an AMA one. And the threes before, and like... that's That's cool. I just can't respect it. Right. Now, fours are fours are cool, so we made a four is video. Right. Cool. Cool.
00:24:25
Speaker
That's not the same as literally hopping on the actual, like, you're we' they're riding the the wave. Like, I really got to, like, Supreme, yeah, they they made dunks or whatever, whatever, but they made an air bacon this year. They're coming out with flight posits. Like, when the last time you seen flight posits? Right. You know, I don't think I'd ever seen the the clog, flight posits clog. Right. I'd never seen that before, you know? Which I think Supreme is real good about doing different stuff like that, Yeah.
00:24:51
Speaker
So I don't have a problem with Supreme, like you said, doing the different stuff. And they did like the, um what was the Jason Kidd shoe? The the flight flight, Zoom Flight 92s or whatever. Like they did that blue pair and then they did like that um that black pair and like the tan pair. Like nobody wanted that shoe, but they did it anyways. And it's like, if you they really were like, if you like you you like it, cool. If not, like.
00:25:14
Speaker
to sell out anyways, but if you want it, you can get it. They make Wallabies. Supreme makes Wallabies all the time. I think that's cool. like um They just do stuff that they want to do, and they're going to make it regardless. I think those are the brands that deserve to succeed versus the brands that are just trying to sell something to you. The Supreme Shrek shirts.
00:25:34
Speaker
Need it. Need all the cards. It's like... Because they're like, okay, we're going to do this collab because it's the Shrek movie or whatever. We're going to put Supreme, but we're going to have the green with the ears and everything like that.
00:25:48
Speaker
So they know when they make it, they're like, okay, resellers might like it. But Spence, who's a big Shrek fan, is going to end up getting this shirt. And if he pays retail for it, okay. If he pays $20 over, okay. But at that point, they're literally...
00:26:03
Speaker
catering to people that yeah want these models or like these collabs or whatever like that which i think big ups to supreme yeah no i think that's that's really really cool um i mean feel like i mean they did phone posits at a time where they were super popular right but even like not a lot of people got the come de garçon phone po right like know i'm saying so it's not like they jumped on a model that was just guaranteed a sellout now cdg jumped on it when like You know, people aren't really wearing foams a lot right anyway, and they press them too high. $500 for the... I mean, you give them to me, I'll wear them. Right. No, i yeah, I mean, if I can get them for $200. Yeah, yeah, right, for sure. um
00:26:44
Speaker
Which we both like foams anyway. Now, I shouldn't say, like, love foams. Yeah. um So, yeah, I mean, that yeah, I'm not paying $500 for them on retail, so... um But, yeah, if they gave them to me for...
00:26:57
Speaker
200 or that 225 or whatever cool i'll pay the regular routine right but yeah this is can't do it yeah i'm ah this is a loss um sorry i didn't really respect the brand that much in general yeah i don't know too much about it to like have a ah valid opinion right so like yeah this just through so i know he i know he is the guy that um I want to say, I know he is the guy either he owns social status or he's like tied into social status. Like, so I know like social status is in Greensboro and everything like that. like, that's about the only thing I know about Amon and Yarab.
00:27:41
Speaker
I think it's the guy that owns social status and then he made the Amon Meniere brand and then put it in the store and then it sold and then he ended up making the shoe. I could be wrong, but that's the only thing that there's like a ah relationship with social status. So speaking of social status, there's supposed to be some social status mag attacks. I need all of them. go ahead and let, let you know, Charlotte social status, Greensboro social status, wherever there's one in Raleigh, I think Raleigh social status.
00:28:07
Speaker
I need them. Right. For sure. There's like a blue pair. they They all have like this like faded like thing. It looks like some of the paint might come off too, but there's a blue one, a green one, an orange one, I think. Yeah, need all of them.
00:28:20
Speaker
Speaking of Magatex. Yeah, um this is one of the shoes that is taking out SB4s for shoe of the year. um I mean, it may may not be number one, but I mean, this is top five.
00:28:32
Speaker
um And I'm just going to let you know it's not because of Travis Scott. I don't care about Travis. I'm i'm glad LeBron got a pair you know a couple years ago, and I have mad respect for that, but I'm i'm in love with this shoe. There's a white one coming out. I need that one too.
00:28:48
Speaker
I should not have had to pay over retail for these. um But they were getting botted really hard because they were only on boutiques. they didn't do a sneakers release. yeah They're getting botted super hard. And it's why. I'm not going to see anybody wearing this shoe for the rest
Challenges in Sneaker Reselling
00:29:01
Speaker
of the year. I guarantee it. not not That's not on social media. The thing the thing is, is's like the Travis one that got leaked is literally this same model, colorway, just the backwards swoosh. Yeah.
00:29:16
Speaker
I don't know if they just put Travis on the campaign just to kind of build up some hype. But I like this shoe. um It's not bad.
00:29:27
Speaker
I probably... i think I don't know how they fit. They look big, right? Yeah. that ten That's a tan. haven't even tried it on. That's why I was like, I might need a knot in these. um That's a cool shoe. Like, I mean, it looks like the original shoe. Like the the video that you sent me of the comparisons and everything like that. So... yeah the um this is wider than um the original one yeah and then this tongue is a different color it's not gray like it was right that is a little bit different yeah the he's not as italicized as it's supposed to be so i'm not mad at it though like you know with an old shoe like that maybe they didn't have one to go off of the leathers it's hard for me to think that they couldn't have found one though you know and just a little bit deeper um
00:30:09
Speaker
I wonder what the original retail was, though. but these I think these were $120 this year, but I wonder what the original retail was back then. Leather's not bad on it or anything like that. No, i'm I'm a fan. I like the box. you know this yeah and this This is before a lot of the shoes that we like now know and love.
00:30:25
Speaker
obviously um Air Force Ones and lasers were out before this right and Converses but other than that like a lot of the stuff we wear you know wasn't out before this so like this is a really you know old for sure yeah i mean the the box is cool um like you said I just don't understand why there's a the hypeness to it I feel like you as somebody who wants them should have went on the sneakers app or should have hit at a boutique and yeah and everything like that instead of shouldn't have to jump through any hoops to get this shoe yeah and it's it's very frustrating um you know and it really like um' i'm not gonna stop loving sneakers because of anybody else but it makes you really like like why am i doing this you know like if if these zoos are just gonna ruin it right l.a for sure um but yeah top top five sneaker of the year for me at least um and for the way that people are reacting to them as far as botting them like so hard and reselling them like
00:31:21
Speaker
y'all better put them in your top five too. Right. You know, or top 10. I'm glad they did like that colorway first. Like, because like I said, it's the colorway that like Travis had on, but it's the Travis just had a backwards swoosh, but I'm glad they didn't and like leak that colorway and then came out with something.
00:31:38
Speaker
Well, the thing is they seeded this to him and LeBron two years ago. They both had pairs like, right like they had this pair two years ago in 2021. They just gave them to him, which is crazy. Like,
00:31:51
Speaker
So they were just waiting on the right time and the consumers and everything like that. They show a picture of Travis wearing them They show a picture LeBron wearing them. you know They give it some time and now come back full force. that We got social status collabs already. yeah the The social status collab got leaked way earlier this year, like three or four months ago.
00:32:07
Speaker
And this shoe just came out. you know So it's just crazy like how many how many people are working behind the scenes that and like really are orchestrating stuff like this. cause i mean I guess they're doing a good job drumming up the hype on stuff like this.
00:32:20
Speaker
Speaking of LeBron, can we talk about the all-purples that came out? I hope they're still sitting on sneakers. that's what I want to talk about. i hope I can get them at a reasonable rate. You know what I'm saying? i didn't I didn't want to spend that 210 on Nike that morning. No, no, no. I need those, though. Yeah, I need them as well.
00:32:39
Speaker
You know, LeBron's not my my favorite player. Go. um But, hey, I need these. like And just having like the first shoe. Yeah. I would buy the the original colorway that came out um just to say I have it just to be like, just to have it in the collection.
00:32:56
Speaker
But even when he was in the summer league, when he first went to the Lakers and he had Laker shorts on and then the all purple ones, I was like, his look a little bit different.
00:33:06
Speaker
Yeah. Like a darker purple, but these are still clean. Yeah. I definitely need them. Yeah. I would go for that original colorway too. i would go for the, um, like ah the green, like St. Vincent colorway too. yeah Um,
00:33:17
Speaker
But yeah, I'm all for the Zoom generation. Please ah bring it back. you know yeah It looks like a classic. Yeah, but then if them all-purpose keep sitting on on Nike, well I can pay a smooth 150. Yeah, we'll take them for sure. And please, please keep sleeping on them. Yeah. Please. Got my got them my wish list on Trey Block. So, you know, somebody simulates Trey. Yeah. I got some stuff over here that I'm looking to get rid of. If anybody wears
Sneaker Trading and Inventory Management
00:33:38
Speaker
an 8.5 through 10.5, you know, you hit my line. I got some ah some decent SBs in here. I got some airships and some dunks, some regular dunks and some SBs. Yeah.
00:33:46
Speaker
um I might have a, how many 10 and a half you got? Um, only have one 10 and a half and it's probably not something that it's not a heavy hitter, but I'm not looking for a lot of money. Okay. There's a guy I work with now. He's, he likes older SBs, but he's an 11. So 10 and a half is not an SB. Unfortunately, it would have, you know, a dude with eight and a half, I can give him, and give him a deal. or some those be's even I got more committes in here and the, um, big lows.
00:34:11
Speaker
So yeah, y'all come my way. Um, Speaking of all purple, shout out my man's Grimace. It's his birthday this month. You know what I'm saying? McDonald's, you know what saying? i'm trying Trying to get the sponsorship. you know Go ahead and try that McDonald's. What's that? The Grimace meal. yeah the milkhack I'm going to go get one today.
00:34:29
Speaker
I hope it's not a vanilla milkshake with purple food coloring. I'm going to be real disappointed in you, McDonald's. but Right now, trying to get that deal. Right, for sure. Aim for the moon. Yeah, aim for the moon. And it and he we didn't even know, but he matches the all-purple LeBrons as well. Yeah, shout all-purple. Yeah. I wish I um had a... ah No, do have all-purple shoe, but don't have one for it.
00:34:51
Speaker
It's just some for real. Speaking of, if you watch episode two, the Purple Canyons have been shipped out of the closet. Sheesh. They have been shipped out. I had to get rid of them.
00:35:03
Speaker
No, whoop, whoop. We'll make a turnaround. We'll come back for them. But as right now, they had to i had to get going. I need the Purple Canyons. You could have got rid of something else. Yeah, the Purple Canyons had to... They left. But they'll make their way back around, I feel like. oh Yeah, I feel like you just got plugged in real good. Yeah. so they're they're they're They're coming back. You got get whatever you want. Yeah.
00:35:23
Speaker
On speed dial. Yeah, no. They're going to come back. Yeah. we just We just needed to liquidate them right now. Hey, man, I'm doing the same thing, bro. I got rid of a whole bay. yeah you know I got some Fear God essential stuff you know for sale, too. Like I said, I'm not looking for a lot. I just need to clean out some of this stuff so I can... Add more stuff. yeah That's all it is.
00:35:44
Speaker
I can't even get to this bay because I got that stack and that stack and another stack. Just rinse and repeat. I got boxes in here. i got boxes over there.
00:35:56
Speaker
I'm just trying to and organize a little bit. For sure. Speaking of the all purple LeBron's, there actually a 16 that came out or 17 that came out of a while ago. It was all purple.
00:36:09
Speaker
Yeah, i got these are cuffs. They became basketball shoes. okay But it was it's just ah a similar all purple. yeah And he wore them before they released and all that. And then like they set hard. So I really hope those these next ones do the same thing. right i was I obviously was a fan of these. Yeah, for sure. I'm glad my footlocker got them because I didn't expect them to.
00:36:28
Speaker
yeah If only these would be you know as a easily accessible. Right. For sure. Or at a retailer to where we could get yeah the discount or something on them. you know you know Not with the release date.
00:36:42
Speaker
You know how that go.
00:36:46
Speaker
She's like, alright, time to wrap it up. Go. maybe the ah Maybe the next t-shirt or hoodie. We got Petra Foxy on there.
00:36:59
Speaker
As the mascot YouTube merch. Alright,
Conclusion and Listener Engagement
00:37:04
Speaker
Foxy, what you got to say to him on the outro? You anything to say?
00:37:14
Speaker
We can hit the outro with Foxy in the lap, right? Yeah, I'm not tripping. Alright, you know, I appreciate y'all tuning in to episode two of Soul Sandy's Sneaker Podcast. Make sure you guys follow us on Instagram.
00:37:26
Speaker
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00:38:03
Speaker
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