Former “Sneakerhead” revelation

I know the title is a bit dramatic, but I cannot look at this situation any other way. I love retro Air Jordan’s and even the newer stuff, like Yeezy Boosts and Rihanna’s Puma creepers, but the hype surrounding these things makes it damn near impossible to get your hands on a single pair of shoes.

Literally 30 minutes after the Yeezy Boost 350 released, this was the official website and Ebay reseller listings. Talk about ridiculous

The retail price is cringe-worthy but the reseller price tags are completely ridiculous! (Plus determining authenticity).

Retail stores have shied away from carrying major releases in-store. Instead, they have turned to the internet as a means to sell the most talked about kicks. From raffles (which I never win), to membership only apps, to literally just hitting the refresh button on your laptop in hopes that an internet bot hasn’t stolen your size from your shopping cart. Getting some of the most sought after sneaker releases this past year seemed impossible.

I personally wouldn’t call myself a sneaker head. I do have a love and appreciation for sneakers. But the internet has over saturated the market. From sneaker blogs giving all the details of where we can find the kicks, to retailers trying to combat the leaked information and switching their approach to the release entirely.

These Ovo 12′s where first previewed by Drake over a year ago, sneaker blogs reported release dates in July 2016, then Sept 2016. However, they are finally being released Oct. 1, 2016, on the Nike SNKRS app only!

As a teenage, the biggest issue I faced was saving enough money to purchase the kicks I wanted by release day. Now, as an adult I have the money, but getting certain kicks is like a scavenger hunt across the internet. I don’t I guess that’s one of the reasons I don’t collect sneakers the way I used to, it just seems ridiculous to go through that much to still pay an OVERPRICED amount of a single item, hmm guess that’s just me.