How a $250 pair of sneakers changed my life..

nikeskywalker said:

I bought WHITE FUTURA LIVESTRONG FLOM Samples from flight club for $500 Resold for $1000....View media item 1228561After the auction ended i get featured on some random sneaker site & complex.com ... then i got offered $$$$ for them. But i went thru with the auction winner.

Before the auction ended i contacted hypebeast.com but the wanted $ to feature the shoes.

To this day its The only pair ive seen.

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MClilbit said:

Again, thanks for the comments, questions, and concerns.

A few replies to folks:

sckid20 - thanks man. I like to think I'm an alright guy to hang around with.

thejrob - yeah, because I post so much on NikeTalk looking for an applause. NikeTalk's 15 year anniversary is coming up in December. Was hoping this post would inspire a few other guys who were her back in 99-2002 to share their stories.

BenDover - I had about 175 pairs at one point. Now I'm down to about 30-40. As you get older, your priorities change. The need to keep a sneaker in a box that you never wear because it's a size 15 made for some NBA player that's been retired for a decade doesn't seem to be important anymore. These days the quality that Nike puts out is sub par for the price. I can't get myself to spend $200-$250 on a pair of shoes that lack the craftsmanship back in the day. When you're 15 years old and someone offers you $1500 for a pair of Player Samples, whew..that's tough to turn down.

da shoefreak - Ah yeah, the money order. Once it was in the mail....no way of getting that money back. Paypal was even sketchy. I learned a tough lesson when someone stole a pair of shoes from me via paypal for $975 by using a hacked account. I had no idea that could even happen back then!

FoamPosite XI - this was my first taste of business and entrepreneurship and I've loved it ever since. I'm hooked. I run my own company today and wouldn't change it for anything.

The ANTIhype - Gentry used the money to mail the magazines back. I wasn't expecting the money back. And yes, absolutely thought the package was shady. Bomb may of been a little far, but you never know...

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MClilbit said:

That's why there is a part 2 =)

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xbiker47 said:

If you would have kept all those PE's :x

The value today would be insane

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Putting In Work said:

Are you still into sneakers and do you still run your site?

You said the best thing about your experience with sneakers was business and you now run your own business... so what did you eventually get into?

Good stuff though mclilbit

I would have been geeked out at that age too

Still can't believe you didn't get scammed though.

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thejrob said:

I guess the $$$ wasn't enough for you though, cuz the thirst for E-Fame is clearly real...

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