Sneaker Yeti...Is it LEGIT???

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Lately I have been trying to find more retailers besides my usual. I came across them randomly through instagram and was wondering if anyone has purchased from them and how the product is? They are forever putting pre orders up on more than just jordans. I saw they had the jordan 11 white black lows and I want them like ASAP but didnt want to place an order without hearing from the community first! Thanks 
 
o0MojoRisin0o said:
Him and his buds lurk here. He is basically the guy in Tampa that grabs all the pairs from House of Hoops. He puts everything up for pre-order but can't guarantee anything...He had pre-order for the 88's for reasonable price then canceled it and raised the price, his buds say he couldn't get them but he DID get some. Their prices are ridiculous you can find better deals off kicks crew and shop my os life, os which might be the best reseller. He won't charge ridiculous prices and won't even get stuff from his connect if price would be too high. And has alot of stuff under retail. I mean if you want to support a guy that takes like 10 out of 15 pairs of a limited shoe for 100 mile radius then buy from him. If they wanna scoop up all the pairs then i will continue to hate its only fair.
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Thanks a lot for the info! Originally I did see the 88's and thought ok the price is decent do I trust it but then like you said it got raised and it brought up doubt. Some of the stuff is ridiculously priced and thanks for the info on the other two spots never heard of them before. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion so its only fair to speak your mind.
 
From what I know about Sneaker Yeti, this dude also pays a bunch of high school kids to stand in line for him. Seems like a shady *** guy to me.
 
9000 Watts said:
From what I know about Sneaker Yeti, this dude also pays a bunch of high school kids to stand in line for him. Seems like a shady *** guy to me.
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I googled it after putting up this thread and Ive read a lot of random things about this dude. No bueno 
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I have first hand experience with Sneaker Yeti.

Pre-ordered some Royal 1s from him.  Emailed him the DAY BEFORE release date just to make sure my preorder was still guaranteed and he said YES.  Five days later without a tracking # i follow up with him and supposedly he wasnt able to fill my order.

Needless to say I got a refund.  I wouldnt deal with him again.  Check out his ebay feedback; seems like a lot of people have had similar experiences.

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...rid=sneakeryeti&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true
 
only thing i know about this dude is that Chumlee (fat guy from pawn stars) always endorses him on  his IG.  he probably sends him free kicks.
 
Nice. Thanks for this column. For I was also wanting to order at Sneaker Yeti.

Change of mind now.  Thanks Fam!
 
o0MojoRisin0o said:
Him and his buds lurk here. He is basically the guy in Tampa that grabs all the pairs from House of Hoops. He puts everything up for pre-order but can't guarantee anything...He had pre-order for the 88's for reasonable price then canceled it and raised the price, his buds say he couldn't get them but he DID get some. Their prices are ridiculous you can find better deals off kicks crew and shop my os life, os which might be the best reseller. He won't charge ridiculous prices and won't even get stuff from his connect if price would be too high. And has alot of stuff under retail. I mean if you want to support a guy that takes like 10 out of 15 pairs of a limited shoe for 100 mile radius then buy from him. If they wanna scoop up all the pairs then i will continue to hate its only fair.
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Can you really vouch for kicks crew? It definitely isn't early release/grey market shenanigans?
 
haha sneaker yeti is a joke.

you can pay to become a VIP member.  i had to unfollow him on IG after i read a couple of stuff about him. also PAYING TO BECOME A MEMBER OF RAPE PRICe is pretty stupid. i mean if i have to pay 50 bucks (I forgot how much it cost) to become a VIP member i exprect more then a 1% discount. LMAO! Mark your shoes at 1000 after retail and get a 1% discount LMFAO!?!?!?!
 
xnolix said:
Nice. Thanks for this column. For I was also wanting to order at Sneaker Yeti.

Change of mind now.  Thanks Fam!
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You're welcome lol I know more people had doubt besides myself so I had to start it. I knew people in the community would know a thing or two. 

As for Shop OS Life and Kicks Krew... does anyone have any personal shopping experience with them and can verify the product? Just went on both sites found a couple things i might want 
 
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Here is my experience with Sneaker Yeti. I pre-ordered the Cement 3's.  Got an email 3 days before release saying they weren't getting them and that I would receive a refund.  A week goes by with multiple emails sent to him and still no refund.  Called him on the phone and they guy seemed tripped out, asking who this was and how I got his number.  Told me over the phone that he would refund me right away.  Two more days go by and I had to file a paypal claim.  He never responded to the paypal claim and I got my refund.  I would stay far away from this guy.
 
I have ordered from Kicks-Crew for my am90 infrareds shoes got here super quick they look fie. People are skeptical about the fact they have alot of older shoes restocked some times but when that happens I have never seen a FSR usually just 5 pairs of random sizes. Never ordered from OS life but I follow him on twitter and hes seems like a cool guy and has some good deals under retail alot of the time. Its first place I look to see reasonable prices for shoes on the resell market.
 
this sneaker yeti is the nickel and dime resellers i'm always typing about

AVOID these sites/reselles what ever you want to call it

pay extra at your local mom and pop
 
You should just use ColdCity's site...JsForDays.com got my royals for 215 shipped through him, came through on corks,
'88s etc, probably bought 6-7 pairs and never had an order cancelled.
 
caponaso20 said:
As for Shop OS Life and Kicks Krew... does anyone have any personal shopping experience with them and can verify the product? Just went on both sites found a couple things i might want 
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I've had experience ordering twice from Shopmyoslife. Let me explain what happened and let u guys make your judgements. Before I get into my experience, I just want to say that when I first heard of them, I was a little skeptical. They have a LOT of current stuff for under retail, which is pretty unusual in the reselling industry; however, the more sought-after stuff is marked up, but not as much as other sites, I'll give 'em that. Anyways, after doing a little research, it seemed like they were solid. Plus, I never read one bad review about 'em. So I decided to pull the trigger.

First, I ordered a pair of Jordan 1 OG "Knicks", a size 10.5. They shipped quickly, if I remember right, double boxed and all that. But when I opened the package, the pair was a size 8.5 instead of a 10.5. I emailed them immediately and they said it was a mistake with mixing my order up with another person's order. They said they'd fix it by having them send me my pair, and me sending them their pair. They also said they'd refund me the cost of shipping for my troubles. I understood that with an up and coming business, which it seems they are, mistakes can happen sometimes. It sucked, don't get me wrong, but I wasn't super heated about it. The night that I opened that package and found the wrong size, they were having a small restock on their site; stuff like Area 72 Chuckposites, Air Force Maxes, Lebrons and a few other things. They let it be known that there would only be one size for each pair, and didn't list the sizes in advance; pretty much if it's your size, cool - if not, tough luck. Which is cool. This was a couple weeks after the release date and pairs were probably hard to find for a decent price. Anyways, I was able to get the pair of Area 72 Air Force Maxes (after they pushed back the release time for 2 hours or something like that - can't remember, it was a while ago) that happened to be in my size, 10.5. Well, my true size is 11, but I can fit a 10.5, so I was psyched. For the retail release, I actually tried to get that shoe and struck out (but was able to get 2 pairs of the Chuckposites... go figure), so I was glad to be able to get a pair in my size, for a fairly decent price ($250 shipped, i think). The next morning, I got an email from them, letting me know that the size 10.5 I ordered was now a size 10, which really sucked, because there's no way I could fit a 10. I decided to keep the shoe, because I figured I could flip it or trade it for a pair in my size. The shoes arrived in a reasonable amount of time, and were legit (same as the size 8.5 OG Knicks, btw), so that was good. But still, 2 mistakes on my first 2 orders? That's not too great. Anyways, a week or 2 later, my 10.5 OG Knicks had finally arrived. I let the box sit for a few days before opening it (I'd been getting a lot of shoes delivered the last few weeks, and just forgot about it), but one evening I noticed the box and decided to crack it open. What I saw next was so unbelievable, I had to literally blink my eyes several times to make sure I wasn't asleep or hallucinating; IT WAS ANOTHER 8.5!!! Now, keep in mind I had already sent back the size 8.5 that they originally sent me, but not fast enough to where they would've gotten the shoe and sent it back to me fast enough for this second pair to be the pair I sent back (confusing enough? lol). Don't ask me how the person who supposedly had gotten my size 10.5 instead of their 8.5 sent me an 8.5. Believe me, it was really confusing, odd, and upsetting. Of course, I emailed them immediately with a pretty scathing email. Now, I follow both of the main cats of OS Life on Twitter (both of whom seem like really cool cats); if I was a d-bag and really angry, I could've just went off on twitter, but that wasn't my intent. But I was definitely upset. I basically said it was unacceptable to do this to me TWICE, that it was the most ridiculous thing that had ever happened to me when buying shoes, that it was messed up, that they would be just as mad if it was them, yada yada yada. But mainly, I said if u guys can't handle your orders and are making this many mistakes, you either need to stop or hire more people. The next morning, I got an email from Eric, the owner. Basically, he said he totally agreed with what I was saying, that he was working to fix these problems, and that he was extremely sorry for what happened. Just off of the email alone, I felt he was being sincere. There wasn't any "quit crying" type emotions in his email, and to his credit, he emailed me the next morning (I had emailed him late at night, around 11 my time). Besides his apology, what he did next was really solid. Not only did he refund my payment ($210 shipped or something like that - again, it was a few weeks ago), but he also sent me out the size 10.5 I was supposed to get (which were also legit). Even though all that stuff that happened was pretty wack, what he did to make it right was above and beyond what other people would've done, even the biggest brands/stores.

Like I said, I follow both of them, and I really do think they are cool cats who just made a couple mistakes. I still have yet to see someone tweet them about issues they've had with them, and honestly, I didn't know if I should write this reply. But my obligation is to this community first and foremost. I'm not trying to diss them in any way, shape or form. Like I said, if that's what I wanted to do, I would've aired them out all over twitter and instagram and wherever else. All I'm doing is stating exactly what happened with my experiences with them, nothing less, nothing more. Whatever you take out of this is up to you.

Now, would I order from them again, after everything that happened, both good and bad? Yes, I would. Some might find that odd, but after the way they handled the mistakes, and the email Eric sent me, I truly believe it was a case of them being slammed with orders and maybe not having their system as fine-tuned as it needed to be. I don't know if it's 100% there yet, but I'm willing to give him another shot, based on what I think about the guy, and what I've heard about his business. The fact of the matter is that the shoes I've purchased from them were 100% authentic. I'd bet everything I owned on it. I don't know if anyone will ever go through what I went through again; hopefully not. But I think with the prices they offer, the great customer service, and the fact that I know they're selling legit items, it's worth giving a shot again. But that's just me. Only you can make your own decisions. One of the main reasons I decided to share this was because I truly believe that we need more of this (sharing experiences with online retailers, good or bad) and less keeping our experiences secret and letting people either miss out on good products or get got by shady businesses, when a simple post or video could've helped so much. I'm a huge proponent of video/text reviews; how else will we know what's up with a business unless people speak up and share their experiences?

Sorry for the long post, guys. I just wanted to be as thorough and as helpful as possible. Again, I'm not trying to diss them or recommend them. I'm just stating what happened in my experiences, and what I would do. If this helps one person, I'm glad I did it. Peace

EDIT: Here are pics of the Air Force Maxes;
 
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i have been buying shoes a long time

don't deal with these NT/ISS memeber's up and not really coming sites

buy from long long established sites

doing trades because the site missed up is corny & has nothing to do with either buyer

i know mistakes happen even with big chain store sites but that's terrible
 
Kicks crew is legit, I have copped and have a few friends that have copped. Everything 100% legit no issues.
 
160jordansdeep said:
this sneaker yeti is the nickel and dime resellers i'm always typing about

AVOID these sites/reselles what ever you want to call it

pay extra at your local mom and pop
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That's good advice if there is a local mom and pop spot. In my city, there are none. They sell fakes. So what do I do? I Pre Order from Jsfordays.com
 
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