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** How would you describe who you are and what you do?**

I have a fairly large personal shoe collection that I have been selling on my Instagram page, @corgishoe. Beyond that, I enjoy listening to local and national political shows and sports on AM talk radio. I enjoy calisthenics on pull up and dip bars and think handball is the best sport.

LOL. How exactly did you come into a lot of the sneakers you're sitting on. Like the tower of 1994 Jordan 1s, 1995-1996 Jordan 11s, 2000-2001 Jordan 11s, etc?

I wish I could say it was some exceptional talent. But really it's just because, back in the '90s and '00s, I was submerged in this odd hobby where I would buy many pairs of the same shoes. At the time, I had the money to pick up large quantities off of sale tables and clearance racks.

What's the most intense thing you went through to get a collection of a specific sneaker?

The landscape was truly different when I was actively buying shoes. All you had to do was simply show up. Starting in 2003, sometimes I had to place a call or text to have a size held.

Where did you do your sneaker collecting?

Los Angeles. The area used to be thriving with independent and mom and pop stores along with the traditional mall chains.

How has your business changed in recent years? Before you moved everything to Instagram, you used to have a Wordpress blog, right?

Everything has been simplified. I used to have to upload nine or ten photos onto my blog to create a post to sell a shoe. And when I started selling on Instagram in 2011, I used photo collages. Now I upload a detailed close-up video on Instagram. That allows me to highlight every angle and aspect of the shoe to confirm its exact condition. It's incredibly fast and easy to show any shoe in detail. I'm amazed that others who sell shoes aren't using detailed close up videos. They're still taking photos from five feet away.

How do you store your collection?

In a few storage units. The traditional answer would be, "I store my shoes in a climate-controlled room, with each pair in Ziploc bags, silica packs, etc." But I never put that amount of effort or concern into it.

How do you decide which sneakers to sell, when you have so many to choose from?

My organization is minimal at best and I don't have an inventory. So I just grab from the front of a storage unit until, one day, I'll be at the back and I won't have to sell my shoes anymore.

Any favorite memories from your buying days?

I always liked getting a pair of shoes when it reminded me of the athlete who wore them. Whether it was a professional or college athlete—or just someone from the neighborhood that had the shoe—that I looked up to as a kid.

You admit the hobby was odd at the time, but what motivated you to keep buying?

I still feel the hobby is odd. I'm odd for being such a fan. The only motivation was that I privately enjoyed the pairs I owned. They had meaning and significance to me.

Were you expecting to wear all these shoes?

Not at all. I wore the same pairs of shoes over and over. New Balance 496. A few colorways of original Air Max '95s and '97s. Black or navy canvas Air Force 1s. Air Bursts. Adidas Top Ten. The first retro program of the Dunk Low and Hi in '99-2000. And some of the first Team Jordans from 1997-'98.