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I wasn't always into shoes. I remember having a pair of steel Xs in 5th grade and a pair of White/Red XIVs in 8th... but until after highschool my number one pair of shoes since then were a pair of light up shoes They weren't even LA Gears.. some super generic shoe from payless.
I remember getting somewhat into shoes during highschool after getting a hand me down pair of Air Metal Max's.
View media item 1032318But my Nike shoe game was short lived, as the popular trend then were K-swiss. My best friend was into fashion, so he'd always be onto the next trend. I went shopping with him and he ended up picking up a pair of white/grey/obsidian Dunks telling me to get a pair cause they're going to be the next popular shoe after AF1s.
"Nah, I'll stick with my K-swisses."
Two years later I end up buying my first pair of Dunks from TRUE SF.
View media item 1032339Euro exclusive Stone/White/Obsidian Dunk Low Pro
(Don't let the time stamp fool you, I didn't start documenting my shoes until the following year.)
Around that time, SBs were starting to make head way. But it wasn't anything particularly hard to cop. In fact shoes like the Lodens, Sharks, Hulks, were all shelf warmers on Haight street. I was a bit more conservative with my choice of shoes back then. So I decided on something from the 3rd series SBs.
View media item 1032357Not being a fan of the True Red SBs, this was something I thought I could wear on a daily basis... and I still have the same pair to this day. Though I did want a pair of heinekens, but thought $150 was too much to spend on shoes at the time. Ha.
This pair started me looking at the Nikeskateboarding website. The one where it showed all individual shoes, and even what inspired the rider to pick the color. I think this is when I first one of my favorite SBs...
View media item 1032373
I searched for awhile, but no one was ever selling a pair in my size. But I remember offering a substantial amount when a pair came up on ebay.
My friend then told me about an online forum. One of the threads talked about some scammer, and how three members went to his house with Tennis rackets to get people's stuff back. Of course that site was Niketalk.
I was hooked. My little collection of dunks quickly went from two to many very quickly.
View media item 1032380I was really into red shoes at the time.
Its kind of crazy looking back at how I never really had to camp out for shoes at that point.
View media item 1032384The Buck SB I drove to SF with my friend at 7pm the day they released and we both go the size we wanted. With no real hassle other than having to drive 45 mintues.
The Artist series Dunks were my first real campout for shoes. My best friend and another one of my friends stayed in line overnight at Niketown SF for these. I contemplated getting the espos in a size not my own, but decided I'd most likely wear the Pharrell Dunks more.
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View media item 1032382And obligitory WDYWT shot.
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Collection was growing pretty rapidly.
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Realized I was never really going to wear my Pharrells, so I traded them away for something I was going to wear and had a hard time finding.
View media item 1032411Co.Jp Nike Dunk Halloweens. Like my black/true reds, these I still own and kind of ended up turning them into beaters.
View media item 1032368(From top left; Haze dunks, Grunge Dunk Lows, JD euro exclusives, Euro exclusives, Women's Chili Red dunks, FA patent leather dunks, black/gum griptape Pro Bs, Buck SB, Black/True Red SB, Black/white/Gum Ross dunks, Halloweens, Wheat Dunks.)
The Ross dunks were also hard to find at that time. Only pair I ever saw was on eBay same seller always relisting this kind of beat up pair for the pretty high amount of $75.00. I sent him an offer of $40 just to see, and he accepted it. I ended up selling my black/gum griptapes because of the similarity between the two.
View media item 1032415I regretted that a lot, since a little while after that I started collecting all of the griptape dunks.
Bought the Smurf Pro Bs, wore them once and thought way too much blue on my feet. So I sold them. But the suede was super buttery!
View media item 1032559View media item 1032560
Around this time I was frequenting Nikeoutlets a lot. Usually to give people heads up at what was available at the Vacaville outlet.
View media item 1032418View media item 1032419A lot of NTers were on those carnival AF1s like white on rice.
Around this time I started to vary my collection a little by picking up the Zoo York Blazers, and some Air Max 1s from the nikeoutlet.
View media item 1032422View media item 1032425View media item 1032426Huf Air Max 1s.
View media item 1032433Mowabb Air Max 95s.
View media item 1032440Geoff Mcfetridge Tearaway Vandals.
View media item 1032442Carnival Rifts.
Side note, had I known how much the these AM1s (especially the currys) would appreciate in value. I would've stocked up.
Sadly though, those turned into beaters too.
With all of the new incoming shoes, had to change up my setup. Otherwise the boxes would've collapsed under the weight.View media item 1032438
Besides all of the outlet pick ups, I was also picking up some more dunks and SBs as well.
View media item 1032444Team Red Griptape Pro Bs. Bought this off one of the cooler NTers I've ever met. SneaksnBeatz. Sold it to me for $25. He offered to sell me his Futura SBs for $125, but I wasn't really feeling them at the time. (This also started me looking for all of the griptape dunks)
View media item 1032459Flash Dunk SB
View media item 1032460Hunter Dunk SB
View media item 1032506Dunk Grey Toe'd Ross Pro B
View media item 1032511Cali Dunk SB.
View media item 1032508Got rid of a few of the shoes I mentioned above, and tried my hand at turning my WMNS chili reds into one of my all time favorite SBs. Denim Forbes... didn't turn out too well IMO.
View media item 1032445Plum Dunk Pro B. I considered getting the rest of the "Ugly Dunkling" dunks. But they were a bit too outlandish for me.
Also made a few Jordan purchases here and there.
View media item 1032505Monthly pickups.
View media item 1032519Retro True blue IIIs
View media item 1032520OG VIIIs. I was actually surprised how in tact those VIIIs were. I was able to get 4 solid wears out of them before I got tired of how clunky they felt on my feet and sold them.
View media item 1032517Jordan XI Low Cobalt. Fell in love with that blue jumpman.
View media item 1032467Remember when I said I had a pair of Jordan XIVs in 8th grade? I still remember getting them at the Vacaville outlet. So I'm guessing they were either B grades or they just weren't selling at the time. Or maybe it was because they were Boys sizes. But for nostalgia reasons I couldn't pass up a DS pair almost six years later. I traded the Hunter SBs with NTer Rio Rancho for them.
View media item 1032429Record pack Air Max 1s.
View media item 1032421Peep the Niketalk in the background and AOL instant messanger. Ha.
View media item 1032522View media item 1032523View media item 1032524View media item 1032525I was able to complete my Ross dunk collection by picking up the more obscure white/obsidian ross dunk.
As well as add another griptape to my collection.
View media item 1032526Lightning/graphite Dunk Pro B. One of the few shoes I regret ever selling.
This I have no idea why I even bought it... I wore them maybe twice. I think it was obscure (Read: Rare), Retrokid mentioned it on his website, and I was able to get it for cheap.
View media item 1032531Digicamo Clogposite. At the time Nike was pretty horrendous at doing camo anything. The camo dunks looked like mold. So I thought it was pretty cool.
Also found some Jordan IX cleats at some big chain sports store that went under, that I can't even remember the name of anymore.
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And then some Doernbecher FCs... cause I liked the glow in the dark soles.
View media item 1032550
Collection so far.. getting out of hand.
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Found out one of my Friend's brother was a huge sneakerhead. To the point where he had a separate house for his collection. He just so happened to be attending a sneaker show in Niketown SF.
View media item 1032490View media item 1032491View media item 1032492View media item 1032493My friend's brother first Jordan he ever bought in 1985. Still DS.
View media item 1032494View media item 1032495RetroKid in some Carmines
View media item 1032496View media item 1032497Debut of Cool Grey IVs
View media item 1032498Obligitory WDYW
View media item 1032499All of those shoes were such a big deal back then, because that is when Gentry still had a stance against retroing OG colorways.
I started picking even more jordans after that event.
View media item 1032555Retro Space Jams... I was looking for awhile for some Concords. But they kept eluding me.
View media item 1032480Cool Grey IVs.
View media item 1032551OG Jordan V. OGs were pretty easy to find, but not with a box.
View media item 1032558OG black toe XIVs. At this point in time I was into picking up beater shoes and trying to restore them.
View media item 1032571OG XIII with home made box label. Around this time Jordanbrand started retroing shoes a little more frequently. Probably had a release every 2-3 months. So I picked up another XIII..
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From here I can't really place time frames or why I picked up... so it'll probably just be pictures from here on out.
View media item 1032578First Nike Air Trainer SB
View media item 1032579Takashi Dunk SB
View media item 1032580Picked up the "Notmos" Griptapes... but never got another pair of Black/Gum Griptapes.
View media item 1032582Terra Humaras and Jewel AF1s. (Only AF1s I ever owned)
View media item 1032583I got a little crazy when the History of Air packs came out. Started slowing down on dunks and buying more Air Maxes.
View media item 1032584View media item 1032628HOA Infrared AM90s.
View media item 1032585I remember picking up the women's AM1s from Vacaville outlet. They had a FSR for weeks!
View media item 1032588View media item 1032589View media item 1032590Two AM1s IDs I made back in 06.
View media item 1032591Pinstripe Blazers.
View media item 1032593Mita Delta Forces.
View media item 1032595Restored 94 Jordan IIIs. Didn't even need to midsole swap these bad boys.
View media item 1032596OG 1984 Jordan fire red IVs.
View media item 1011311Finished the midsole swapped just last month.
View media item 10326002000 Laney Vs.
View media item 1032602Finally got my Concords!
View media item 1032604OG Schumacher zoom turfs.
View media item 1032606Cork Pack AM1s.
View media item 1032607Women's Navigation Burst.
View media item 1032610OG Orange Air Max 95s.
View media item 1032611Persian AM BWs
View media item 1032624RESN "gucci" Dunk SB.
View media item 1032625Bison dunk SB Found these for a cheap $50 bucks.
View media item 1032609You can see I added some OG Penny IIs. Got them for cheap since it was around the time they were about to retro them. So I paid a bit of $75 for both. You can also see the 06 Retro black/metallic Vs I regret selling those as well. I think this is the last collection picture I've taken.
Theres quite a few I know I'm missing. First Retro AJ KOs, Retro black toe XIVs, Retro Mars Fire red IV..
I've sold quite a few pairs in 2010. Because I either wasn't wearing them enough or needed money. I ended up selling all my griptapes dunks, most of my jordans included the XIs and OGs except for the IVs. I still have those. And a lot of my high priced dunks. Like the Hazes, Flashes, and Wheats.
I ended up regretting the hazes and flashes and bought another pair... but the wheats are too expensive to buy now a days.
I've gone a solid 2-3 (2011-2013) years with out buying shoes... with the exception of the retro true blue IIIs. Those are always a must for me. Until last year when my son was born. The wifey started buying shoes for him, and that got me started all over again. But I've just sticking to recent jordan Releases.
I've tried to keep track of all the shoes I've bought and sold since the 2003. If I had never sold any pairs of shoes, I would have 95 pairs total.
But I feel things have changed quite a bit since:
-Retros Jordans are a lot easier to obtain now a days... good and bad. You don't get the thrill of the hunt anymore, and you kind of have to go through a lot of crap to find something.
-Used shoes are fetching a premium now since the hole restoration boom. I bought my 94 IIIs for $25 on Niketalk. Now people want at least 75-100. Crazy.
-Certain shoes are fetching premium prices... Currys for 300-800 dollars?! While SBs from the earlier generation, sellers are wanting exorbitant prices for them. So there is no way I'm able to rebuild my original collection with out winning some sort of lottery.
I remember getting somewhat into shoes during highschool after getting a hand me down pair of Air Metal Max's.
View media item 1032318But my Nike shoe game was short lived, as the popular trend then were K-swiss. My best friend was into fashion, so he'd always be onto the next trend. I went shopping with him and he ended up picking up a pair of white/grey/obsidian Dunks telling me to get a pair cause they're going to be the next popular shoe after AF1s.
"Nah, I'll stick with my K-swisses."
Two years later I end up buying my first pair of Dunks from TRUE SF.
View media item 1032339Euro exclusive Stone/White/Obsidian Dunk Low Pro
(Don't let the time stamp fool you, I didn't start documenting my shoes until the following year.)
Around that time, SBs were starting to make head way. But it wasn't anything particularly hard to cop. In fact shoes like the Lodens, Sharks, Hulks, were all shelf warmers on Haight street. I was a bit more conservative with my choice of shoes back then. So I decided on something from the 3rd series SBs.
View media item 1032357Not being a fan of the True Red SBs, this was something I thought I could wear on a daily basis... and I still have the same pair to this day. Though I did want a pair of heinekens, but thought $150 was too much to spend on shoes at the time. Ha.
This pair started me looking at the Nikeskateboarding website. The one where it showed all individual shoes, and even what inspired the rider to pick the color. I think this is when I first one of my favorite SBs...
View media item 1032373
I searched for awhile, but no one was ever selling a pair in my size. But I remember offering a substantial amount when a pair came up on ebay.
My friend then told me about an online forum. One of the threads talked about some scammer, and how three members went to his house with Tennis rackets to get people's stuff back. Of course that site was Niketalk.
I was hooked. My little collection of dunks quickly went from two to many very quickly.
View media item 1032380I was really into red shoes at the time.
Its kind of crazy looking back at how I never really had to camp out for shoes at that point.
View media item 1032384The Buck SB I drove to SF with my friend at 7pm the day they released and we both go the size we wanted. With no real hassle other than having to drive 45 mintues.
The Artist series Dunks were my first real campout for shoes. My best friend and another one of my friends stayed in line overnight at Niketown SF for these. I contemplated getting the espos in a size not my own, but decided I'd most likely wear the Pharrell Dunks more.
View media item 1032407
View media item 1032382And obligitory WDYWT shot.
View media item 1032410
Collection was growing pretty rapidly.
View media item 1032367
Realized I was never really going to wear my Pharrells, so I traded them away for something I was going to wear and had a hard time finding.
View media item 1032411Co.Jp Nike Dunk Halloweens. Like my black/true reds, these I still own and kind of ended up turning them into beaters.
View media item 1032368(From top left; Haze dunks, Grunge Dunk Lows, JD euro exclusives, Euro exclusives, Women's Chili Red dunks, FA patent leather dunks, black/gum griptape Pro Bs, Buck SB, Black/True Red SB, Black/white/Gum Ross dunks, Halloweens, Wheat Dunks.)
The Ross dunks were also hard to find at that time. Only pair I ever saw was on eBay same seller always relisting this kind of beat up pair for the pretty high amount of $75.00. I sent him an offer of $40 just to see, and he accepted it. I ended up selling my black/gum griptapes because of the similarity between the two.
View media item 1032415I regretted that a lot, since a little while after that I started collecting all of the griptape dunks.
Bought the Smurf Pro Bs, wore them once and thought way too much blue on my feet. So I sold them. But the suede was super buttery!
View media item 1032559View media item 1032560
Around this time I was frequenting Nikeoutlets a lot. Usually to give people heads up at what was available at the Vacaville outlet.
View media item 1032418View media item 1032419A lot of NTers were on those carnival AF1s like white on rice.
Around this time I started to vary my collection a little by picking up the Zoo York Blazers, and some Air Max 1s from the nikeoutlet.
View media item 1032422View media item 1032425View media item 1032426Huf Air Max 1s.
View media item 1032433Mowabb Air Max 95s.
View media item 1032440Geoff Mcfetridge Tearaway Vandals.
View media item 1032442Carnival Rifts.
Side note, had I known how much the these AM1s (especially the currys) would appreciate in value. I would've stocked up.
Sadly though, those turned into beaters too.With all of the new incoming shoes, had to change up my setup. Otherwise the boxes would've collapsed under the weight.View media item 1032438
Besides all of the outlet pick ups, I was also picking up some more dunks and SBs as well.
View media item 1032444Team Red Griptape Pro Bs. Bought this off one of the cooler NTers I've ever met. SneaksnBeatz. Sold it to me for $25. He offered to sell me his Futura SBs for $125, but I wasn't really feeling them at the time. (This also started me looking for all of the griptape dunks)
View media item 1032459Flash Dunk SB
View media item 1032460Hunter Dunk SB
View media item 1032506Dunk Grey Toe'd Ross Pro B
View media item 1032511Cali Dunk SB.
View media item 1032508Got rid of a few of the shoes I mentioned above, and tried my hand at turning my WMNS chili reds into one of my all time favorite SBs. Denim Forbes... didn't turn out too well IMO.
View media item 1032445Plum Dunk Pro B. I considered getting the rest of the "Ugly Dunkling" dunks. But they were a bit too outlandish for me.
Also made a few Jordan purchases here and there.
View media item 1032505Monthly pickups.
View media item 1032519Retro True blue IIIs
View media item 1032520OG VIIIs. I was actually surprised how in tact those VIIIs were. I was able to get 4 solid wears out of them before I got tired of how clunky they felt on my feet and sold them.
View media item 1032517Jordan XI Low Cobalt. Fell in love with that blue jumpman.
View media item 1032467Remember when I said I had a pair of Jordan XIVs in 8th grade? I still remember getting them at the Vacaville outlet. So I'm guessing they were either B grades or they just weren't selling at the time. Or maybe it was because they were Boys sizes. But for nostalgia reasons I couldn't pass up a DS pair almost six years later. I traded the Hunter SBs with NTer Rio Rancho for them.
View media item 1032429Record pack Air Max 1s.
View media item 1032421Peep the Niketalk in the background and AOL instant messanger. Ha.
View media item 1032522View media item 1032523View media item 1032524View media item 1032525I was able to complete my Ross dunk collection by picking up the more obscure white/obsidian ross dunk.
As well as add another griptape to my collection.
View media item 1032526Lightning/graphite Dunk Pro B. One of the few shoes I regret ever selling.
This I have no idea why I even bought it... I wore them maybe twice. I think it was obscure (Read: Rare), Retrokid mentioned it on his website, and I was able to get it for cheap.
View media item 1032531Digicamo Clogposite. At the time Nike was pretty horrendous at doing camo anything. The camo dunks looked like mold. So I thought it was pretty cool.
Also found some Jordan IX cleats at some big chain sports store that went under, that I can't even remember the name of anymore.
View media item 1032549
And then some Doernbecher FCs... cause I liked the glow in the dark soles.
View media item 1032550
Collection so far.. getting out of hand.
View media item 1032521
Found out one of my Friend's brother was a huge sneakerhead. To the point where he had a separate house for his collection. He just so happened to be attending a sneaker show in Niketown SF.
View media item 1032490View media item 1032491View media item 1032492View media item 1032493My friend's brother first Jordan he ever bought in 1985. Still DS.
View media item 1032494View media item 1032495RetroKid in some Carmines
View media item 1032496View media item 1032497Debut of Cool Grey IVs
View media item 1032498Obligitory WDYW
View media item 1032499All of those shoes were such a big deal back then, because that is when Gentry still had a stance against retroing OG colorways.
I started picking even more jordans after that event.
View media item 1032555Retro Space Jams... I was looking for awhile for some Concords. But they kept eluding me.
View media item 1032480Cool Grey IVs.
View media item 1032551OG Jordan V. OGs were pretty easy to find, but not with a box.
View media item 1032558OG black toe XIVs. At this point in time I was into picking up beater shoes and trying to restore them.
View media item 1032571OG XIII with home made box label. Around this time Jordanbrand started retroing shoes a little more frequently. Probably had a release every 2-3 months. So I picked up another XIII..
View media item 1032576
View media item 1032577View media item 1032567View media item 1032568View media item 1032569View media item 1032570
From here I can't really place time frames or why I picked up... so it'll probably just be pictures from here on out.
View media item 1032578First Nike Air Trainer SB
View media item 1032579Takashi Dunk SB
View media item 1032580Picked up the "Notmos" Griptapes... but never got another pair of Black/Gum Griptapes.
View media item 1032582Terra Humaras and Jewel AF1s. (Only AF1s I ever owned)
View media item 1032583I got a little crazy when the History of Air packs came out. Started slowing down on dunks and buying more Air Maxes.
View media item 1032584View media item 1032628HOA Infrared AM90s.
View media item 1032585I remember picking up the women's AM1s from Vacaville outlet. They had a FSR for weeks!
View media item 1032588View media item 1032589View media item 1032590Two AM1s IDs I made back in 06.
View media item 1032591Pinstripe Blazers.
View media item 1032593Mita Delta Forces.
View media item 1032595Restored 94 Jordan IIIs. Didn't even need to midsole swap these bad boys.
View media item 1032596OG 1984 Jordan fire red IVs.
View media item 1011311Finished the midsole swapped just last month.
View media item 10326002000 Laney Vs.
View media item 1032602Finally got my Concords!
View media item 1032604OG Schumacher zoom turfs.
View media item 1032606Cork Pack AM1s.
View media item 1032607Women's Navigation Burst.
View media item 1032610OG Orange Air Max 95s.
View media item 1032611Persian AM BWs
View media item 1032624RESN "gucci" Dunk SB.
View media item 1032625Bison dunk SB Found these for a cheap $50 bucks.
View media item 1032609You can see I added some OG Penny IIs. Got them for cheap since it was around the time they were about to retro them. So I paid a bit of $75 for both. You can also see the 06 Retro black/metallic Vs I regret selling those as well. I think this is the last collection picture I've taken.
Theres quite a few I know I'm missing. First Retro AJ KOs, Retro black toe XIVs, Retro Mars Fire red IV..
I've sold quite a few pairs in 2010. Because I either wasn't wearing them enough or needed money. I ended up selling all my griptapes dunks, most of my jordans included the XIs and OGs except for the IVs. I still have those. And a lot of my high priced dunks. Like the Hazes, Flashes, and Wheats.
I ended up regretting the hazes and flashes and bought another pair... but the wheats are too expensive to buy now a days.
I've gone a solid 2-3 (2011-2013) years with out buying shoes... with the exception of the retro true blue IIIs. Those are always a must for me. Until last year when my son was born. The wifey started buying shoes for him, and that got me started all over again. But I've just sticking to recent jordan Releases.
I've tried to keep track of all the shoes I've bought and sold since the 2003. If I had never sold any pairs of shoes, I would have 95 pairs total.
But I feel things have changed quite a bit since:
-Retros Jordans are a lot easier to obtain now a days... good and bad. You don't get the thrill of the hunt anymore, and you kind of have to go through a lot of crap to find something.
-Used shoes are fetching a premium now since the hole restoration boom. I bought my 94 IIIs for $25 on Niketalk. Now people want at least 75-100. Crazy.
-Certain shoes are fetching premium prices... Currys for 300-800 dollars?! While SBs from the earlier generation, sellers are wanting exorbitant prices for them. So there is no way I'm able to rebuild my original collection with out winning some sort of lottery.
