today we're gonna be talking about how to rate the condition of your shoes I'm
gonna show you my process on how I do it and then also so you guys can understand
what the sneakerhead lingo is so that way when you go to buy a pair of shoes
you know what they're talking about
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other people can see it as well but let's go ahead and get on to the topic
why are we talking about how to rate your shoes in the first place well cares
about that topic well personally I do and I know other people do as well
sometimes when people get ready to buy shoes they don't understand what PA D s
means in V NDS and NDS and vvvvvv NDS and all these different things and what
a beater is what a rocker is and the conditions when you read it 7 out of 10
and 8 out of 10 and all these different things this helps the buyer understand
what the condition of the shoe is to determine the value of it and all these
different things and when also when you're looking to sell as well so I
always want to help people with this topic because they end up buying shoes
and they don't know the condition they get it in the mail and I think they got
some shoe and the next thing you know they're like oh I didn't know pre owned
me that they actually wore it so there's things like that that happen so let's
start with the first shoe this one is considered dead stock or des or
brand-new or fresh out the box or whatever you'd like to call it you say
number one but this is the one that is the one that has never been worn and
that's obviously like the one that a lot of people like to wear but when it comes
to buying and selling Andry buying and all these different things in the market
people buy you shoes they continue to hold value and people are able to sell
their you shoes as well five thirteen hundred bucks
okay that's not bad what do you go for now
so you definitely want to understand the difference between new and used and
never try to sell a shoe as new when it is used you can be deceived people have
taken shoes worn them before cleaning them up really well and a nice thing you
know they say that the shoe is brand new you need to get detailed photos and
understanding is this shoe truly deadstock I want to see up-close photos
of the soles I want to see if there's any scuffs on the shoe or anything like
that because that will help you determine has this shoe actually been
worn did they try to clean up the sneaker and say that they didn't wear it
you want to make sure that you're safe from that when you're buying the shoe
because that can immediately devalue the sneaker that's like buying a brand new
car and driving it off the lot that's like somebody wearing a shoe and saying
that it was new they're lying to you you got to get your money back all these
different things so deadstock vs all those things brand new this is that
version of that that gives you guys a look at it now I want to take it to the
next one this is the one that's actually very very interesting this one where the
money it's worth like I can get a great shoe but because it was use I got it at
a good price this one right here be NDS so now as you can see from the
difference between the first one and the second one there are a little bit of
creases on the back you can see from the sole this shoe has been worn but it's in
a very very nice condition and because of that we call it V NDS so nine times
out of ten when it's a V n DSU or a PID is passed as dead stock those are the
type of shoes that people have tried on maybe worn around the house or worn to
an event some time and only wore on the shoe a couple times or they kept it
really really clean and they it almost looks brand-new but you know it's not
brand new this is that type of shoe and when you're looking to buy an expensive
shoe you always want to kind of find a shoe that's like in that condition
because now you know you can still get that dope sneaker
yeah that's might have been worn a couple times but you can you know
sterilize and do all those things you're able to get it for a discounted price
because the shoe has been worn so it's always dope to look for shoes that are V
NDS very near dead stock or PID as past as dead sock those are a couple things
that people say when they're talking about a shoe like this other people like
to say vvvvvv and yes meaning they only wore it once
all those people love to say those things with the extra V's and all that
stuff none of it matters either has the shoe
been worn or is it brand new dead stuck I need to know the difference between
the two so when you see all those V's and all that passes dislike all the
other stuff don't worry about that is the shoe new or is this shoe use so
another note is whenever I am buying a used shoe I always like to use this
rejuvenator deodorizer I have a link toward down below if you're interested
in it but this is obviously something that's gonna do dereyes and sterilize
the sneaker so that way you can make sure that it is fresh even if you want
to clean the insoles out on different things like that but even after I clean
the insoles out I still spray this down so that way I know I'm wearing a
sanitary shoe with nobody else to split juice all opinion and it's just mine
okay now taking it to the next one we have the near dead stock right here now
this is the one that is like a rocker but it's clean you take care of it but
it's still like fresh but like you don't care if it does get that a little bit of
dirt on it because you know you're gonna clean it off later type thing it's been
worn more than five to ten times yeah it's still kind of icy like that type of
thing so this falls in that into that rocker category into that near dead
stock category but a lot of people can switch that VND s2 NDS near dead stock
to very near dead sock and they can try to deceive you with having a near-death
stock shoe and saying it's a very near dead stock shoe so you have to look at
things like the tread on the sole different things like creasing different
things like dirt stuff like that because that's definitely going to show you the
difference between the two just by looking at the soles you can tell
hey this shoe has been worn more I understand that you know it's been
through it and it's a near dead stock shoe or basically a rocker always called
a rocker all right here we go this one is considered the beater this
falls into the beater category the straight-up like when you go to a
sneaker con and they have a box full of beaters that's what that means when
there's just a bunch of shoes that's like this is the one that you thrash
this is the one that you could find like a banger shoe but it's like super cheap
because it's already beat up and you plan on beating it up to this one I
definitely recommend throwing in the wash
sterilizing it before you just go ahead and put somebody else's beater on
because trust me I know they got some foot juice all up in that one so as you
can see from this one you got stuff fraying off the sides it's
really dirty and scuffed up there's wrinkles everything like the soles are
starting to get flat different things like that and that's when it falls into
that beater category these things have been through a lot I've been trying to
beat these for a long time now I've been hoping in time I was in the mud and I'm
out and then I don't know everything in this shoes okay so I was shooting the
b-roll and I forgot about this part so yeah these are what you called past day
I'll let you guys drop a comment down below let me know what you think about
the condition of these oh gosh all right back to the video okay so now
that you guys have a kind of understanding of how to write the shoes
and all that different stuff we're gonna go with a dead star shoe is a 10 out of
10 we're gonna go with a and honestly I don't even know if I should talk about
the numbers and the rating out of 10 we should just literally go on is this shoe
new is it used and when you look on purchasing the shoe can you get detailed
high-quality good lighting photos if they can't send you a good quality photo
with solid lighting where you can see the details of the sneaker and
understand has the Shubin Warren has it not been worn is it worn badly is a
tread coming off the sole if those pictures don't come through honestly you
should be judging about it because you don't want somebody to deceive you and
get something in the mail I want to keep reiterating that because it happens to a
lot of people all the time people crate shoes out of 10 this out of 10 that out
of 10 but at the end of the day that's not the true factor because everybody
has their own rating system when it comes to numbers out of 10 you can use
your own rating system all you want but I've seen people literally take a
sneaker like this and say very near dead stock eight out of ten eight and a half
out of ten especially when the people go oh this is a nine point five out of ten
this one is a seven point four out of ten bro really really you think
everybody's scale is the same no it's not so y'all gotta understand that hey
Dad stock very near dead stock near dead stock beater keep it that simple
understand it get the clear photos when you're looking to buy a shoe and even if
you're looking to sell a shoe make sure that you are transparent with the buyer
and tell them hey these are the flaws of the shoe these are the treads of the
shoe these are all the things so that way they have a
understanding and when they get that sneaker in the middle that they
purchased from you they're happy about it and everything goes smooth because
you don't want somebody to be like oh yeah I thought I got this from him and
next thing you know I get this in the middle like they thought they was
getting this but they got this you don't say be clear be transparent
when you're talking about the condition of the shoe because that is something
that has a huge disconnect when it comes to the shoe game everybody rates their
shoes in different conditions and all those different numbers and all those
things but there are just blatant factors so I hope this was helpful
you guys can write these down below what you think they are out of 10 all you
want but again like I was saying either it's new or it's used is lightly used
all other things you can determine those things and it's hard to say when
somebody says well how many times has it been worn people wear their shoes
differently obviously in somebody wear their shoes five times and it looks like
they were warm 40 I've seen people wear their shoes 40 times and look like they
were twice so I don't know if the number of times they wore a sneaker really
matters it's all based on the actual condition of the shoe again I'm just
trying to reiterate all these different things so that way people can understand
yeah that maybe doesn't really matter what is the actual condition of the shoe
so that should do it my name is DJ I'm signing out if you
have any other questions comments or concerns please drop them down below in
the comment section I'll try to get the answer for you in another video I hope
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