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The whole concept of “Buying sneakers” isn’t fun anymore. We use our phones now cause we can’t line up and HOPE the “ALGORITHM” picks YOU.
But wait, it isn’t that easy either
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But wait, it isn’t that easy either
You need to engage with the apps for a certain amount of time a day
Watch videos
Vote on questions
Favorite & Share the shoe you want
If it’s a women shoe, Gotta change your gender for better odds of hitting
Look at photo slides of other people in the sneakers u took a L on
Watch videos
Vote on questions
Favorite & Share the shoe you want
If it’s a women shoe, Gotta change your gender for better odds of hitting
Look at photo slides of other people in the sneakers u took a L on
The other big boy makes you engage with app less but now you gotta ...
Spend $ to get points.
Make multiple different accounts
Get each account to level 3
Buy head-starts.
Patiently wait for the app to allow you to buy coupons before they sell out with your points u earned
Spend $ to get points.
Make multiple different accounts
Get each account to level 3
Buy head-starts.
Patiently wait for the app to allow you to buy coupons before they sell out with your points u earned
Not to mention most of the time the servers don’t work so then ...
You can’t accept your reservation win
They cancel your reservation
App crashed for hours
Your waitlisted
Resellers have the most points so they have the most head starts so they win the most pairs
It’s crazy
You can’t accept your reservation win
They cancel your reservation
App crashed for hours
Your waitlisted
Resellers have the most points so they have the most head starts so they win the most pairs
It’s crazy
So now your sick of missing out on all these sneakers so now you ...
Buy a bot (good ones cost A LOT and some even only can be bought on a monthly subscription)
Upgrade ur computer (more $)
Call ur internet provider for faster speeds (more $)
Buy proxies/slots/etc. (more $)
Buy a bot (good ones cost A LOT and some even only can be bought on a monthly subscription)
Upgrade ur computer (more $)
Call ur internet provider for faster speeds (more $)
Buy proxies/slots/etc. (more $)
But now after all that upgrading & bot/proxy/etc buying u paying over resell so now u need to buy more then 3-5 pairs to recoup just for retail
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Now you’ve been turned into a reseller by the companies that all say resellers are bad
What a insane cycle wen u think about it
I say all that just to say this ...
I got my pair of 1s today. But not off a app or website. My pair was secured in New York City from a relationship I made years ago at a popular sneaker store
That shop owner in NYC & I met on a camp out line years prior to them owning a shop
I got my pair of 1s today. But not off a app or website. My pair was secured in New York City from a relationship I made years ago at a popular sneaker store
That shop owner in NYC & I met on a camp out line years prior to them owning a shop
Relationships in this sneaker shit was once a HUGE part of the fun
Meeting people & making friends “USED TO” be a big part of this culture
IDK wen it stopped but this new shit is wack. It doesn’t feel like a culture anymore
Sneakers isn’t about $ “to me”
Shit is different now
Meeting people & making friends “USED TO” be a big part of this culture
IDK wen it stopped but this new shit is wack. It doesn’t feel like a culture anymore
Sneakers isn’t about $ “to me”
Shit is different now
