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Sneaker Culture is DEAD... The Sad Truth
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2024
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Sneaker culture is on the downward trend and less and less people are interested in sneakers. What do you think of this trend.
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I miss the fun I had copping sneakers in person after camping out
10000%
for sure, in person releases were far and away more enjoyable and better than the chances that you have on the snkrs app or in a queue somewhere, especially today
Fun? U can't be serious 😳😐
@@peewee3030 facts it was never fun in nyc
That’s how I met most the people I hang out with know
Tiktok and resellers killed sneaker culture, but it wont stop me from buying sneakers I want 😂
Facts 😂
FR! Now you see females that were never into Jordan’s rocking 1’s or 4’s 😂😴
Say Pinoy without saying pinoy or that corny ass finesse guy lol
@@CHRIS-ec1ps on my momma bro
In the end, that’s all that matters. Buying what you want.
UA and reps are the new sneaker culture where they buy to wear. not resell. its a reaction to resellers
I remember the days when Jordan’s would sit on the shelf for weeks ain’t like that anymore the shoe game is terrible for the person who wants the shoes for there self
It's like that now though-are you happy how things have changed?
What I miss about sneaker culture was getting a pair for retail 😂
You must be loving the current era then lol
“I seriously congratulate anyone who’s able to make money selling shoes.”
I don’t. I believe wholeheartedly that resellers who bot up 90% of the stock should be condemned and shamed as the greedy, unethical a-holes that ruined the party for all of us.
…giving them a pass is part of the problem.
That's why I buy reps lol they get so mad 😂
I miss 2013 sneaker culture the good old times
Because nobody cares about the actual shoe. Just “what’s the resell” or “how can I cop to resell”. As a person who still likes shoes to wear and buys them every other week for personal but also got into reselling, sometimes I feel guilty and annoyed lol. I still think a combination stockx, the yeezy era, and gentrification of sneaker culture caused this lol
Lol you're a hypocrite
You're the problem 🤡
I love sneakers. What I miss the most is the forum discussions about kicks. These days, all the forums I’ve been have evolved - they talk about reselling and selling shoes, making money which I totally understand. I miss those days getting to know people who appreciates and discuss about sneakers
Check out the r/sneakers sub on Reddit. They specifically state no reselling discussion there. It comes up from time to time but it’s mostly people posting their sneakers and collections.
no cap fam
It’s not fun when you can’t get any pair you want ever and that will eventually deter a lot of people including myself
Shits terrible bro. I’ve literally missed everything since the Jubilees 🥴
I have to agree with Tom. Going to the sneaker store and seeing nothing great is a real disappointment. It sucks that reselling has taken over the sneaker game. People who really want shoes can’t get them because of resellers. For example, I wanted the J Balvin 1’s and a lot of people online were clowning them and when release day came I could not get them because of resellers and bots and it’s just the worse.
I gave up dude. Been collecting since ‘00-‘01 and of course much has changed. I remember walking into a footlocker in NY and picking up a pair of Bred 11’s for $125. No line up, no fighting, just a normal day. In fact, I changed my mind at the counter and told the cashier, you know what give me a second pair. No problem whatsoever. I wore one pair into the ground (still have them) and gave the other to my friend for retail. As I get older, no time to join every raffle, try for every SNKRS drop, or pay ridiculous resell. Every sneaker that remotely grabs me, I can pretty much assume I’m not getting it. Not fun anymore. Call me a quitter, but I just accept it as a part of getting older. Can’t have everything you that you want in life.
Reselling reached its peak, and that had to tank after a while. It just became obnoxious to an extent that you don't even care about it anymore. The resale culture is outright stupid.
Good points. The culture will never die. Its taking a hit right now cause it near impossible to get shoes right now on release day and resell prices can just be ridiculous. Snkr app Ls are killing the fun
Selling off my once big sneaker collection slowly and surely. Was great when I was in highschool but never wore any of the pairs. Turning 20 next year and need to start focusing on bigger things
Exactly the same as me lmao, I think I will keep some to hold for many years to come though (in highschool I copped off white Jordan 1s unc for retail, I think I’ll hold these haha)
Don't do it dude. Get a job and save I sold almost my entire collection a couple years back and here I am at 19 almost 20 trying to buy everything back for 2-3x what I paid back in school. I loved those shoes but i got caught up in the money. Don't sell your shoes bro just don't.
It really not dead, it's because of the Pandemic maybe in the future it'll all be coming back slowly. IMO.
Word, people itching to show off they drip. I love my sneakers, the only place I can wear them for now is too the grocery store. Lol
The word drip is fuckin stupid
Nah they dead
The sneaker culture will make a come back. It is clear that the culture has hit a slight decline, because of the current status of sneakers in general. But once the majority of society starts going back to some sort of normalcy, especially here in the US. Then we'll start seeing an increased interest in sneakers again.
I come from a era where you didn't have to camp out all night to get a pair of Jordan's. Nor did you have to wake up early every Saturday to get denied a pair of shoes that you really wanted! Resellers have killed the shoe game. It will never be the same 💔
Yep! I used to go to the mall and be able to buy the latest fire sneakers at any time. Didn’t have the money to buy them but they were there for me to look at and want! Didn’t have internet back then either.
That's not really true
Because nobody 1s in the 2000s. It was dunk hype dummy
This video hits hard. Its been a year since ive hit on a shoe. Resellers piss me off when they get on facebook and say i only got these to make money
And certain people in the scene ruined it just trying to make money and not wearing shoes. I’m glad, maybe now, I can get shoes to wear instead of watching a ton of sneaker videos with walls of sneakers that people don’t even wear!!! The people suck now and are shady AF. I would to pay 500 bucks for a decent pair of Jordans but not every pair that comes out. You used to be able to actually get the sneaker that you wanted, now it’s all people trying to resell. That’s why the Uni Blue 1s are so damn cheap and a ton of other Jordan’s are declining in price which I’m stoked about!!! I like wearing my shoes and the thought that they could be worth 2K in 6 months doesn’t make me want to put them on feet, though I will, as I pay retail for my shoes. Or I used to because in the last 6 months, I’ve taken every L possible. It is what it is.
Don’t really watch Tom’s videos, but I’m going to have to agree with him on this one. Reselling has taken over 🤷♂️
True
That 2016 clip makes me miss those times. Dunks, Jordan 1s and other retros just sitting. Nowadays you don’t see any retros or dunks on the shelf bc they are gone on release day. Stores don’t get any supply anymore due to Covid, even tho the pandemic is basically over
It went from chatrooms, bent-up matching hats and aftermarket laces at the mom and pop shops to, "yo bruh $30,000 escrow wire bot, hoard and show off on Insta."
The resellers and copycats are the reasons why the sneaker culture is played out sadly.
I've been into sneakers for 20 years now, I think sneaker youtubers will forever be around as long as sneakers and hyped shoes are made. Listen keep creating great content n u will be fine. But I definitely understand why u are moving in a different direction
The fact that UNC AJ1, AJ4 and Hyper Royal AJ1 released back to back to back are worth 1 months rent in some parts of the 5 Boros is crazy. One thing to see crooked thieving eyes while rocking Air Dior 1/Supreme Dunks, another to see those same eyes with Raging Bull AJ5.
Complex inundated the space and mess up the reason people like shoes
As somebody who only got into sneakers in 2018, I kinda got to see a bit of both the older sneaker culture vs the newer one. Back in 2018 I remember seeing the Hyper Royals, all white and the All Star 1s sitting for weeks. Mids for the most part were untouched. The hype colorways of course sold out. Now? Aj1s barely sit on shelf anymore. Even if they’re not OG, or there’s no story behind them. People just tryna flip em. It’s no longer about the sneaker. It’s about the money. And when things become all about the money, is it really a culture, or just business?
I don't like the sneaker culture right now, and to be honest I don't think yters that only did sneaker content will get their veiws back that's just my opinion. but that could change you never know. but I don't think anytime soon unless something big happened but idk what that would be its not good right now
I try to be sneaker culture but now its totally death. feel bad for it. people who don't love Jordan 6 they cop travis 6 looking the hype but who really love Jordan 6 and 3, 4 pairs of aj6, won't able to get travis 6. its all because of reseller out there....
Reselling has always been a problem, it’s just that the combination of Nike’s policy changes and Covid accelerated the growth of reselling and the decline of people’s interests in shoes. A lot of people are going to lost interest in sneaker videos if they can’t even get GR’s themselves meanwhile some random CZcams jabroni is flexing about the free shoes they were given. Sneaker videos work because people feel like they’re part of the conversation. They either have the shoes or want to get them. But when absurd resell prices are the only option, they’re no longer part of the convo.
Resellers suck my dude but I do love sneakers
I can't purchase the shoes I want from Yeezy Supply. I can't purchase shoes I want from the SNKRS app. I have to pay 3X the retail amount and then I'm hit with additional fees. Its not enjoyable for me anymore.
3 people killed sneaker culture, their names are Travis Scott , Virgil Abloh, and Kanye West ….
I will always remember as the realrayray aka the guy the wore every colour of champion hoodie before it was popular
20
Buying online definitely makes it less fun. I think the culture will bounce back once all this stimulus money is spent. Reselling is messing up the game, for sure
Let’s not forget that not everyone lives in a big city, so online and resellers to some extent have opened up opportunity to a wider audience too. My local stores are whack and travelling in to London expensive. Sometimes easier to just pay 20-30 over retail for some people.
I don’t think Sneaker Culture is “dead”. I think it’s changing & evolving, which is normal for any living, breathing organism like Sneakers. The landscape has changed. The Core Demographic for sneaker consumers have shifted from Millennials that used to camp out to Generation Z, who places value on different things. That’s like saying “Music Is Dead” just because it sounds different than it did 20 years ago lol...I don’t think interest in sneakers on CZcams is dwindling as much as creativity in this space is at an all time low. You can only open a shoe & say “these are dope” so many times before the audience gets bored. It’s not that people aren’t watching this platform, it’s just their tastes are shifting & sneaker youtubers are doing an awful job of tuning into it & shifting/evolving along with it. I respect your stance 100% & share your sentiments that things are VERY different....but I don’t think it’s “Dead”. Lots of new designers are getting incredible collabs & telling great stories, but those stories require digging deeper to get the message & inspiration. Also agree Seth’s “Un Hype” series is dope too. Good topic.
Couldn't have said it any better than that!
Foot locker will have the same fate than blockbuster
Its impossible to buy most releases. Sneaker store employees have to be backdooring them. Same with shoes that go on sale. CZcams is just hyped up shit
i get people look down on them but replicas are going to run the game soon. alot of people are tired of resellers and they arent willing to pay it. ive had 2 friends reach out to me to help them buy fakes. fakes are the way to go rn if you really like the shoes . tell me im broke idgaf, im not going to spend serious money to put something on dirt
This is true but its real sad for people like me who Got into sneaker because of Harrison nevel and all those dudes. And now see the world you just Got in fall apart because of the people who made you go in there
I hope you're getting some sleep man!
Great video Tom!! You hit it right on the head. I miss the days u speak of. Resellers and bots have killed the culture. If only we can take it back to that essence.
I miss being able to walk into a store and see Jordans etc on the wall and they actually have sizes in stock! Now like you said with the bots and resellers I've lost interest in them altogether
Let it die. Once all the scammers, "resellers" and hype beasts go away we can go back to the days when you could actually enjoy the hunt, enjoy the stores and releases. Im looking forward to the day i can walk into a skate shop and actually buy a dunk off the shelf. Sadly i doubt that day will ever actually come.
Taking my dollars to more lifestyle and running shoes now! - Tired of all the L's on Jordan 1's and as you mentioned, stores unavailability/backdooring to friends and family, so nobody else can get them and I REFUSE to pay resell -
This is so real… sneaker culture is honestly really annoying now. I have been into sneakers since I was a kid and honestly there used to be an inadvertent addition to being a sneaker head that showed individuality and creativity even when you were purchasing the same shoe as many others now ppl just buy what’s being hyped and probably don’t even like the shoes
I've met plenty of good ppl camping out for kicks... Unfortunately those days are dead..
Some people still love sneakers, but to combat the resellers the buyers need to stop buying and paying way over the odds, double the price is pretty starting standard that resellers set.
But if no one bought of them (easier said than done I know) they'd get a sharp wake up call having hundreds of shoes and money tied up that no one wants, they'd panic and probably sell up move on to something else.
This dude has all this money but his room looks like a college dorm room. Cmon bruh!
You don’t have money by spending it all sir
Agree with you 100% percent remember a few weeks ago me and wife was in New York and we walked into footlocker by Times Square and I found the Chinese New Years and I was beyond excited cause to me they are just cool I set them on my shoe rack and when I get a idea I tear off another part or the shoe or I pick at the fabric. Or when my wife found the raging bulls but weren’t her size so the guy helping us found us a pair at the FL on 34th and we took off speed walking to get em abs she was so excited when she walked out with them. So yes coping in store is much better
Coming from a country that has less residents then an average city from the USA, even here before the pandemic we would get new releases in stores, but now with the increasing popularity of resale and backdooring we are not getting anything anymore. Not just in my country bit in the region as well. Nike doesn't even ship new releases in the region, or ships 5-6 pairs per country, because we are not a target audience. I get it its a business and there is no love in business, and this, as well as the whole health situation is the new normal that we have to get used to.
I miss the sneaker hype but I’m sure it will come back 1 day. Still love the content Tom 👊🏾
I retired from sneakers in 2012. But now it’s 100x worse
NGL I have resold a solid amount of shoes but sneaker reselling killed the game. My goal was to make enough in reselling to cover the costs of personal shoes I wanted and that’s exactly what happened.
Also, regurgitated content on YT didn’t help either. Everyone legit copied the same content from each other and it’s just not authentic. I really don’t even watch much sneaker content on YT anymore cause it’s just so boring now.
My hype for sneakers has completely died for me since 2 years ago... I found out there are cooler things to spend my money on than sneakers... Yea i'm gonna miss the hype that i had for them but unfortunately it's not gonna come back anymore because i grew up 🤷🏻♂️...
Is not dead is keepnaped ....till we stop paying resale
I really miss the fun of going to the store as well 😩😩😩
I agree, the sneakers culture is dead thanks to all the resellers and there bots, oh well it is what it is?! guess it's time to focus our interest elsewhere, smh
Prices are just insanse, dont blame resellers they are just smart/hustling.
It’s why people by reps because of resellers
Reps are basically the same
Tom Nike is smart focusing on variety now, if you see how Jordan1's and Dunks been they are just crappy colorway and quality too, but if you look at Air zoom CMFT's and Jordan Mid's I think those are where they gonna put more emphasis on for next year at least I believe.
Says the one who recommended investing in unc 1s
Been saying this! Everyone is about the money n hype.. to much ppl thinking they sneakerheads! Everyone just want hype sneakers which is part of the game but it’s to the point where you can enjoy the hunt for sneakers etc
You're right. Right now there is too much resellers. But tbf, maybe they have reasons like unemployment or just surviving or anything.
I just talked about this on a podcast. People getting into sneakers now are more into it for cloud or money not because of sports or stories. not being able to get in lines sucks however i find the true sneaker "heads" are in groups helping each other with raffles more then ever.
I totally agree with what you had to say in your video. I stopped buying sneakers a long time because I saw the writing on the wall. I love some of the designs and silhouettes that Nike and other sneaker brands drop but with the rise of resellers / reseller apps, people "doing it for the gram" and limited quantities, it's just not fun anymore. The resellers took the joy out of buying that one sneaker you love. The sneaker I buy on the regular are the Nike Daybreak or the Tailwind. That's it. I don't bother with anything else. It's just not worth my time and money.
I especially noticed this decline because my strategy was to buy worn pairs of newer shoes about a week or 2 after release date because they would always be cheap.
I promise you I can barely find anything worn nowadays. No one wears anything anymore & the people that do are actual shoe heads so they’re not selling.
Yes it will come back once they finally get some bot protection in place but more importantly once in store pick ups come back too
Party of the good content is waiting for releases and sneakers events
Like tony b2wild does he still manages to go in store which makes the content better
Good you're going to affordable sneakers. Buying from resellers is too expensive for me. Affordability is the norm now.
This one of the best videos I've seen in a long time... One of the things I miss is seeing all the Kobes being on the wall amongst being able to buy other Jordans... I hate the new flex app system I never hit on and being in a waiting room that goes no where.. Last pair sitting on shelves I was able to get was the gym red Jordan ones which are now going for 400. but I still wear all my shoes I buy.. If my friends want pairs i'm able to win on snkr app I sell it to them for the price i bought em for.. Keep up the great work Tom
Sneaker videos everyday gets a bit repetitive and probably why views go down. You can only talk about shoes so much. Glad you're diversifying your content 👍
I don't think it's less interest. I just think more people know what they are doing now
Nike, Adidas, Yeezy and all the other companies need to mass produce the sneakers or we should be able to order direct from manufacturers. Sneak Culture been wack for over a decade because people saw profit in collecting and hoarding shoes instead of treating them like wearable art. There’s no story to connect these sneakers like back in the day. We have to add flavor and style to our sneakers when we went out.
Yeah….it’s all about the next hyped thing for likes and $$ on resell. My interest in sneakers is very strong but it’s more on function and performance(i.e running, basketball and general comfort with walking). the hype Jordan’s and collabs hasn’t interested me. What brought me to watch your channel was you just going about NYC.
Eventually all this copping-hype will drain those who don’t truthfully care about shoes. I still remember so many og colorways sitting back in 2013-2016 it’ll return that way again.
Just discovered the hobby and the pain of living in a small country with more resellers than sneakerheads
, No retail stores that take in the shoes, No sneakersapp and one online outlet Who takes in Jordan 1s, its all pain but the 1 jordan 1 pair i got love then to bits
Great video! Sad reality we love in more
There are alot of so called sneakerheads these days that are actually Just People Who like air force 1s and air Jordan ones, and there is nothing wrong with that in itself, but its like saying you are a fan of Dortmund but only knowing Erling Haaland.
Well, if a got that right, seems like you are shifting your content partly because "real Sneaker content" is down the road and people is more interested in resell content. It shows that you also see sneakers as business and don't add nothing just for the Passion of the culture. Your CZcams is about making money and selling boxes.
I say +70% of jordans releasing now would have sat before. Shits exhausting now time to let it go
NO CAP FAM
I got a W on the Snkrs app this morning on the AJ KO Jordan 1 Chicago colorway‼️💪😃🔥💯
Same. I'd rather go in store and cop, for many different reasons
Not sure if there will a resurgence, too many people making a business out of what a lot of people did for enjoyment or as their hobby. I do miss getting up early, waiting in line, and making new friends and connections. Reselling, bots, and a lot of places not allowing people to camp out anymore have contributed to the changing landscape of copping and collecting sneakers. Also, there are more people who just cop, never wear the shoes and let the shoes sit on their shelves until until the resell market goes up. Wear your shoes people!
Relate 😞
you are welcome thank you dude
Man, I got into sneakers real late and even though it's only been 5 years ... the culture is dying; it has turned to only hype. I've moved into appreciating vintage Jordans. Just picked up a whole bunch of Jordans, Lebrons, an OG Fusion 5 etc. for a few pennies and some of them are the best sneakers I've ever owned - Lebron 6 2009? My new favourite shoe. KD 'Xmas 2010'? Incredible shoe. OG Fusion 5 'Grey Nurse'? Total fire. Even compared to the Hyper Royals I picked up recently ... there's stories with shoes, let's not forget that. The culture got lost in its own sauce.
To add - I got into shoes because there was community and shit to it ... now I buy a shoe and dude just wants his money. Maybe 27 is the new 50 idk.
People are turned off by the whole sneaker reselling market . Its trash !
Totally agree with ya video
'Crappy mids?' People need to change their heads on that. That is dumb and I'm not even going to explain why.
You forgot to mention that all the newbies who are wearing Jordan 1 mids because influencers and tiktokers told them they're cool are also a huge driving factor in why sneaker culture is dead....
Literally everyone owns a Jordan 1 these days, it's sad. I met a girl yesterday wearing dunk highs and she was 100% sure they were Jordans.... 🤦♂️ She had no idea what dunks are even though she owns them. She just bought them from some instagram reseller because they "look like those Jordans everybody wears these days".... Oh yeah plus she has absolutely no idea who Michael Jordan is... But none of them do, it's just a cool shoe to wear like all the tiktokers. 🙃 These people are buying sneakerheads shoes because they're being told they're cool on Instagram. Sneakers that used to belong to sneakerheads are now just another fad that's in fashion. Our culture's identity has been stolen and diluted.
It's getting alot harder to get sneakers these days. I won't pay resale from a guy that artificially inflate the prices to the moon. That's why I'm buying replicas
Completely understand but I’m starting to resell sneakers to make money so I’ll be able to start collecting honestly there’s so many sneakers I love but just can’t get lol
Sneaker re sellers went to sportscards
I agree with you Tom. Getting shoes in person always beats online
Love the topic this goes for anything my man. I’m in the hobby of cards and have been since I was a kid but now I can’t do that because of resellers. Resellers are killing every market
I agree ig the saying nothing good last forever is true. 😞🤦🏾♂️
Damn it Tom,you're reeling me I to buy another box after I said I'd never buy another one of your boxes!!my friends are gonna be mad at me because I told them not to buy it either.....🤫
That snapshot of footlocker back then is crazy.