are you looking to build your sneaker
collection and have it looking something
like this
or this well you're in the right place
because in today's video we're going to
be talking about the beginner's guide on
how to start your own sneaker collection
let's get into it
welcome back to the channel what's up
with you guys how you doing how you been
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much okay first things first i want to
put this disclaimer out there right now
when i tell you this is the most
important note that i think you should
take
and that is simply buy what you like
when you are new to the sneaker game
there are a lot of different ways that
you can be influenced by different
sneakers the culture and the type of
people that collect different shoes
around the sneaker game not every
sneaker collector is the same and i
completely understand that i'm not
telling you exactly what to do
but all i'm saying is i hope that you
buy what you like
and that way you're satisfied with the
money that you're spending because nine
times out of ten most of the people that
are watching this video right now are
new sneaker heads
and they are young no disrespect to you
being young or anything like that
all i'm saying is i remember back in the
day when i was your age
and how i was easily influenced by other
people around me
big homies other people on youtube
whatever it may be that can cause you to
buy the sneakers that you buy
you can easily fall into the trap of
buying sneakers just to look cool or fit
in
and they're not even sneakers that you
actually like and all i'm saying is
if you like shoes that everybody else
doesn't like that's completely fine
because at the end of the day you're the
one that has to spend your hard earned
money on the sneakers that you want for
your collection so another big thing
that i want you to focus on
is knowing what you are buying and what
exactly does that mean
you got to have an understanding behind
the game i wouldn't say just go out and
just buy anything right i think a lot of
people jump into the shoe game and don't
have a full understanding on even
knowing what the shoes are that they're
buying i'm not saying you need to be the
sneaker expert
and know all the models and all the
colors i feel like over time that is
something that you slowly adapt
over the years but don't expect to be
the best most knowledgeable sneaker head
i'm still learning things to this day
and i've been collecting for almost 15
years now all i'm saying is have an
understanding of what you're purchasing
so that way
say somebody walks down the street and
they see you with the shoes on your feet
and they're like yo
those are some dope flint sevens and
you're like wait what
you gotta have an understanding on what
shoe you're actually rocking you know
what i'm saying
i personally think that there is a very
rich history when it comes to sneakers
dating way back to the 80s 90s
especially and there are definitely a
lot of shoes that are coming out today
that people thought are the first time
they've ever came out and they're
actually re-retros from multiple times
in different occasions
anniversaries you name it and that's
what caused the shoes to be so dope over
the years
prime example we have the air max 1
right here this came out
30 years ago and now we're seeing
different colors and iterations
with special collaborations causing this
shoe to be more limited because of the
color
and people love this style the next
thing you know it's coveted and worth a
lot of money but when you don't know the
history behind the original version in
the original colorway it's hard to
understand and graphs why is this shoe
worth even so much in the first place
in another example this is actually the
retro version of the og
and this came out in 2017 and has been
retro plenty of times over the years so
one big way to do some research and just
having a better understanding is simply
going to google
and searching up different sneakers that
you may have seen finally found the name
of the shoe and then just start digging
down because there is a huge wormhole
every single sneaker has a crazy story
behind it there's a lot of nostalgia and
memories for a lot of different sneaker
heads and
and collaborations and you name it there
are a bunch of things that happen for
each and every shoe
and as to why they are what they are and
all those different factors so the best
thing i can say again is just check out
the blogs and once you open that
pandora's box you're probably never
going to want to stop collecting next
thing you want to figure out is how
and where you can buy the shoe now
there's a bunch of different things to
think about on this aspect as well
because you have sneakers that came out
in the past you have sneakers that are
coming out in the future
you might have a pair of shoes coming
out this week when it comes to sneakers
that came out in the past
they could be maybe 17 10 15 even 20
years old
some shoes are even older than 20 years
old that people want to get in their
collection when it comes to stuff like
that you're gonna have to look at local
consignment shops online shops and i'm
telling you right now
there's probably a high percent chance
you're not going to be able to find the
shoe for retail
if it's something that's highly coveted
which is a whole nother level to the
game when we talk about reselling and
the market value and everything like
that
which we cover plenty more of that in
the hobby to hustle program if you're
interested i'll have the link for you
down below in the description so when it
comes to trying to purchase new sneakers
that haven't came out yet that are
planning to come out in the future maybe
this year or next year
that's when you're going to look at blog
sites twitter posts ig posts
different things like that stay tapped
in with your friends and again we cover
plenty more of that in the hobby to
hustle program as well one of the
biggest questions that a lot of people
ask me is
where do i get shoes for retail i have a
couple videos linked for you guys down
below in the description as well
that explains more about where to buy
specific sneakers for retail
and one that everybody knows of and i'm
not sure if everybody knows but
i know a lot of people know of is the
nike sneakers app that's a place that
everybody goes to
some people love it some people hate it
i'll let you be the judge of that one
but at the end of the day that is
definitely a great retail source
that you can buy sneakers from and get
all the new latest and greatest drops
if you're able to hit what i've noticed
over the years is a lot of sneaker heads
that are getting into the game typically
don't have the money to actually afford
the lifestyle and sometimes they only
got 100 bucks to work with but i'm
telling you right now
i started with that same hundred bucks
just like you when i was 15 years old so
don't ever let that discourage you when
it comes to the funds and everything
like that and come up with excuses
how about think outside the box and
start coming up with creative ideas in
ways that you can make additional money
on the side
so that way you can actually afford the
sneakers that you really want to
purchase for me back in the summer time
when i was in high school
i was always hustling cutting grass you
name it cleaning up shoveling people's
snow in the winter time
whatever i could do to make some extra
money because i knew my money was going
to go to either my
shoes or my car and over the past 15
years i have learned a lot of different
ways
to turn your hobbies into hustles and
that's what kind of brought me the new
program of the hobby to hustle
so if you haven't checked that out make
sure you guys go check that out
that has a full in-depth eight-week
process of showing you
how to start how to get into it how to
make money how to grow your collection
how to turn it into a full-time business
how to make over a hundred thousand
dollars a year
there are a bunch of different ways on
showing you how to invest in the
sneakers
build your network a bunch of different
things it also has private access where
you can communicate with me or other
members in the group as well
we have had some great people in the
group already that have turned this side
hustle into now a full-time gig
and they're making good money flipping
kicks and enjoying themselves along the
way
growing their collections and paying all
their bills so if you're interested in
joining the hobby to hustle group make
sure you check out the link down below
in the description
that will get you set up and send you
over information and how to get signed
up and everything like that but for now
let's take it to the next topic another
very important note is
be patient i'm telling you right now
when you go out and rush to buy a pair
of shoes
and you saved up all your money and you
did all these things and you
say shoes uh five six hundred dollars
right and
uh you found a pair for 550 and you're
like oh that's a great sweet spot
i'm gonna buy it right now i'm pulling
the trigger the shoe just came out it's
worth 550 bucks
i'm buying them i get it but what
happens
we talk about trends and everything like
that sometimes the sneaker goes down in
value you buy the shoe for 550 that was
all the money that you had
and you could have been patient and then
now you could have got it for like 300
bucks or something like that
so all i'm saying is as you learn more
about the game
and you want to buy a shoe immediately
think wait for a second step back
and say is this even a good deal can i
find it in better places
for a better deal that are still
authentic and all these other things
and then from there once you evaluate
and then you make your decision it makes
it a lot easier
for you to feel more comfortable with
purchasing a sneaker at a price
and not having regrets on a bunch of
shoes in your collection knowing that
hey
i got this shoe for a really good deal
and i'm happy for the price that i got
it for and i'm telling you right now
there have been plenty of shoes in my
collection that i have waited for 10
plus years to finally get in my
collection sometimes it takes me a year
sometimes it takes me two months
sometimes it takes me four years
at the end of the day i have to be
patient to get the shoe at the price
that i want to get it at
otherwise i'm going to just be paying
way too much for every single shoe and
then it's just not going to be feasible
for me to be able to collect all these
sneakers
another thing that i really want you to
make sure that you take notes with is do
not
compare yourself to others you don't
know what everybody's situation is
how they get their money what they do
with their money how they get their
shoes
what their connections are if somebody
else is paying for it if they're faking
it to make it
any of those situations you don't know
so don't make your judgments on people
and don't worry about what they're doing
and cause you to feel
insecure about your collection because
you don't have certain amount of shoes
or this type of shoe that came out or
whatever it may be trust me when i tell
you this right now
shoes are going to continue to come out
year after year
month after month week after week and
there are going to be thousands of shoes
that cross your face
over the years that you may love and may
not love and all these other things
but i'm telling you right now don't
compare your collection to anybody else
don't compare anything to anybody else
because then you're not going to be
happy with the things that you have
that you actually worked hard for take
pride in it if you only have two pairs
of shoes
great i'm excited because you are
excited about sneakers
if you have two thousand pairs of shoes
great i'm excited because you're excited
about sneakers please don't let that get
to you because i know a lot of young
sneaker heads
they look up to other sneaker heads that
have been doing it for a really long
time
and they forget it took years to build
these collections
it took a lot of money to do these
things people had to sacrifice certain
things
there's a lot of factors that go into it
so again just don't compare yourself to
other people
stay in your lane do what you need to do
afford what you can afford
and don't worry about keeping up with
the joneses there's a lot of shoes that
come out
i'm telling you right now a lot of shoes
that come out and when that happens
that's a lot of money that you have to
spend if you really want to cop
every single release and you know you
couldn't afford it but you're just
trying to keep
up it doesn't make sense do what's
sustainable and affordable for your
lifestyle
so it makes sense and help you in the
long run so this was definitely a very
fundamental basic
how to start your sneaker collection
guide and i hope that you guys were able
to get a lot of value from this
and again don't forget to ask all these
questions who
what where when and why once you answer
all those questions it makes it a lot
easier
for you to understand where you're
getting your shoes from who you're
buying them from
what is it the shoe that you want and
why do you even want the shoe so i hope
you guys enjoyed this if you are more
advanced as a sneaker head that is
completely fine
this was more of a beginner's guide for
the people that are just getting into
the game
and please share this video with your
friends that may be just getting
interested into starting into collecting
shoes and everything like that
and that's another thing don't knock
people that are just beginning
starting to collect shoes we always have
these og heads or the people have been
in it for
four or five years and think they're so
prestigious and all these things
that doesn't make you better than the
new sneakerhead that's coming into the
game
embrace the new sneakerhead teach them
the way guide them
allow them to understand hey there is a
dope culture behind this and we can
create good friendships and a community
behind all of this as well
not always about all the bad things and
why the new sneaker heads suck and
everything like that
teach them the history teach them the
nostalgia that's the only way we can
create a better environment for all of
us sneakerheads if we got new people
coming into the game and all they're
learning is the bad things then what's
gonna happen
we're gonna be more mad because
everybody's doing more bad things but if
we teach the new people how to do it the
right way or i guess what we consider
the right way
now we can all be more happy in the same
space and everybody enjoy sneakers
together
and not be so shiesty against one
another so that's my two cents i could
go on for hours about this topic i love
sneakers i hope you guys do
if you're new to the game enjoy it if
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