That Phase In Life... Vol. Retiring Sneakerheads

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What's goodie. I, like many others on NT General, am finding myself not wearing my kicks that much anymore. I don't wear them for work. And for school, I rather walk around in Air Max Flyknits and stuff like that. Besides for performance use, I don't really wear Jordans, Lebrons, Kobes, etc like that anymore. Of course I'm still gonna keep 10-15 pairs of my favorite kicks (bred 1's, cement 3's, laser 4's, bred 4's, 11's, etc) since shoes are still somewhat a part of me.

I was about to use eBay since it's the quickest because of the most exposure, but there are too many scam stories and high potential of getting scammed. EX: Seller sells shoes to buyer, buyer files claim that shoes are not in condition stated and/or are fake, buyer gets refund, seller take the L.
Craigslist is cool. I have done countless meet ups over the years and all have gone smoothly. However, the amount of time to sell stuff is way too long unless it's dirt cheap. Also, there are too many flakers. Maybe I could take the shoes to a local consignment shop (Kickk Spott) to sell to them and just get straight cash (don't know how this process works exactly).

To those who have gone through the "downsizing collection" phase, what's the best/most efficient/quickest way to sell your kicks (like 100+ pairs). Any help is appreciated. Thanks NT
 
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Usually when someone posts something like this, NTers end up grabbing a few :lol:

What sizes though :nerd:
 
I sold everything at a huge loss on CL.

I got lucky and found 2 guys that took multiple pairs off my hands.

so unloading them off quick at a loss>>> to me at least.
 
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If you want to sell here on NT. Help us to help you. You could go with solesupremacy.com, they buy large collections but their customer service is sometimes whack,I have noticed (keyword:sometimes). Flightclubla/ny. RIF.LA they are some good dudes tbh.
 
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I stopped after college...well tried to..bought a few more pair then finally quit...retail prices too high for me to justify buying


sell on NT
 
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Bro, i was around 45-50 pairs 
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I got down to 8 pairs that i stored in a display case and 3 pairs to rock (white,black,grey)
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TRUST, Its very hard to keep a low number. 
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i see nice color ways release, or a lot of gems for steal prices 
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Lets just say I'm not at 3 pairs anymore 
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I stopped but buy on occasion but wouldn't say it's for collecting purposes. I find my favorite shoes now are ones that no one buys (i.e. Koston free max). The best thing though is being hype free with drops. I see something and usually fall into that trap but it's a great feeling now to not care. Still, I have +30 shoes that I never wear and yet, can't sell. They just take up tons of closet space.
 
Craigslist is the least scammable I've heard so far that people use, just be smart about where you meet up at.
 
sport blues were calling me over the weekend 
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but it was either that or make a contribution to my IRA, and i choose the latter 
 
the last kicks i bought were Baron 9s (sold)... before that infered 3s... before that retro bred 13s...

im out the game, dont even know or look at release dates anymore...

i aint even mad tho.

i had a kid and my priorities changed like you wouldnt believe...

nest year tho im gonna ONLY cop kicks i like in all flavors if my money is right..

example, i LOVE 3s, so imma re-cop all the OG colorways no matter the price
i LOVE 90s so imma cop those in every colorway i like...

and of course 11s

but thats my 3 kicks im going with for life...
 
Feeling the same way fam..I stopped buying kicks awhile back, but still have a nice amount left in the closet..I mostly rock asics, flyknits, or air max or something more casual..
 
Sold off about 50 pair via eBay. Still have too many but they all get worn here and there.

I still buy shoes but now it's mostly Wally's or some runners. Don't see myself buying J's ever again. Last pair was WC4 and before that the white red 3's from like '07. Been out for a minute.
 
haven't bought a pair of j's in a year and a half. last pair of non work shoes i bought were a pair of leopard roshes in january.
 
I liked nikes before I could afford nikes lol.
Just lookin in magazines...peoples feet etc...
I doubt I will ever stop being into sneakers even if I dont buy another pair again.
 
Last pickup was Gammas, still DS, plan on getting AJKO this weekend but in this day and age the limited nonsense throws me off, miss the old days, still into shoes but don't cop much anymore

Wanted Cigars but once again, Limited
 
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sell em on ebay or forums. Assume you'll take a loss on it. That way if you make money on a pair it's a come up. Of course if your selling, Im assuming you just don't want to deal with them anymore.

I probably have about 30-40 pairs in 2 huge tote bins in my attic. Occasionally I'll go in and grab a pair to wear, but most often, it's new balance 99x or toms.
 
I always tell myself that once I have my first kid, I'm selling all my kicks so the baby will be in the plus
But school starts next week, so no time soon
 
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