Only hypebeasts, posers & content creators are saying or thinking the sneaker game is boring. I’ve been in the game since 88 & it’s never really been boring. Why? Well it’s simple…there’s always something dropping that catches my eye for starters. The fun of hunting a sneaker or trying to hit online for one is always a good rush. Snagging $180 air max for $50 during an insane sale is great. Most of all, putting those fresh kicks on after you’ve gotten the laces just right NEVER gets old. Especially if you’re rocking em to a cool event or great night out with a loved one. Quite simply, nothing will EVER be boring if you truly love it. I truly love beautiful sneakers. They’re like my antidepressant. I can throw on a $2 T-shirt, $5 pair of shorts & a $150 pair of fresh kicks & feel like a million dollars on my way out to live life. It’ll NEVER get boring. 🙏🏼
My guy, I'm gonna slightly have to disagree. I like wild, different and creative designs and I feel too many have been playing it safe in order to make a sale. The few off the wall releases have been absolute fire though. I'm excited they brought back Dennis Rodman's kicks in a recent collab (even though these kids don't know who he is #Pistons) and I'm looking forward to copping a pair. Other than that, there's only an handful of creative pairs to grab..... that's what makes it slightly boring
@@otrwarrior I was SUPER stoked about the Rodmans. So much so, I tried to make em my first & probably only Supreme purchase ever. Bots got em all before me tho. 😂 I do agree with you about a lot of stuff being played safe. Until the Booker “Hike” colorway dropped last month. It’d been a VERY long time since a shoe that wasn’t a true retro dropped that I HAD to have. Still nothing really on the horizon that I can’t live without honestly. Not yet anyways…
I’m absolutely loving this time. I’ve been buying so many SB’s I’ve wanted for some time for crazy prices. For example I purchased a used pair of Sean Cliver’s size 13 for $225 on goat. They were dirty but not anywhere near horrible. Whoever sold them literally just didn’t clean them. I used FZ150 and I shit you not they look brand new. I knew they were going to be a steal bc the bottoms were still almost clear and glitter looked new. $7/$800 sneaker for $225 bc someone was too lazy or spoiled to clean. I’ve must have bought 10 pairs of SB’s for 50-70% off the resale price since January no lie!!
You are basically the only ‘sneaker’ content creator I watch now, for the most part it’s the same thing again and again. Every time I watch your vids they are always absolute, bustin, back door banger, certified hood classics! OnG!
Honestly, I think this is the realistic viewership for sneaker content. A lot of people got caught up in the resell hype, tried their hand but realised it’s quite an expensive ‘side hustle’ with the added reality that the hype sneaker of the time was nigh impossible to grab a win for retail! True sneaker heads will always be here for sneakers, we’re a resilient bunch!
Unfortunately for myself the new generation of sneaker resellers and most of the spotty faced content makers make old school collectors like myself less likely to continue collecting. It’s just not the same as 5/10 years ago which is sad. I’ll still always love my collection tho! Keep up the good content fella!
After finally starting a career and making a little money, I got back into sneakers following a 4 year hiatus. I think I came back at a great time since the market is so low and I can generally get many silhouettes I've been eyeing for slightly above or below retail. I think its a great time to be a sneakerhead and I'm having a blast! Great points made in your video; keep it going!
Since the pandemic I became a dad and the costs of child care plus inflation has totally killed my obsession with sneakers but you’ve been one of the few folks I still check in on! I appreciate your subtle and level headed takes.
I'm 52 yrs old been wearing creps since I was 10 when we started breakin. Hip Hop culture is a integral part of sneaker culture. I still talk with my friends about creps & clothes it's part of who I am!
People that have been into sneakers will forever be into them to a certain degree. Re sellers are leaving the game because there isn’t money to be made like it was back in the day. Sneakers aren’t boring, right now is the best time to buy what you like, a lot stuff is sitting. (Not everything but a good bit.) Hypebeasts and resellers brought alot of new comers into this space and I feel like a lot of them are leaving or losing interest. Which is fine. From reps to shock drops back dooring law suits and dumb trends it’s come a long way. No matter what happens I’ll keep wearing what I like and everyone should too.
One of the only new footwear content creators I enjoy, and it’s because you are right! Other content creators got too comfortable and got bland, you try to dive in different angles from the consumer and I appreciate that! Keep it up.
The problem right now is that we are tired of the constant releases that are flooding the market with mediocre color swaps or collab designs. In terms of Nike, they’ve been releasing a new colorway almost every week of Aj#s and dunks. No real innovation of new shoes, and not enough collaborations that keep the interest in people. I also think that the decline of sneakers is simply due to the volatile nature of both retailer and reseller costs. Shoes are slowly getting more expensive retail side and resellers are simply going to ask x2-3 over that. As a whole, whenever I think about the state of the sneaker community I always think it’s fighting itself. On one hand, you have hypeheads/ resellers crying about lost profits and not moving enough pairs and on the other, you have consumers who cry over the price of shoes and people who are simply bored of recolors of classic silhouettes. But the silver lining is that I think more people are exploring different brands. I’ve been enjoying designs from New Balance, Asics / Onitsuka Tiger, Adidas / Yeezy, and even going back in time to older Nike designs that had fallen off under retail. I’ve still been keeping tabs on releases, just not too close anymore.
I've been into sneakers since I was a kid (grew up in the Jordan era), but never really had the money to buy sneakers until 2020 when my career took off. Now I'm loving it! Great sneakers that are not over-priced and great content creators such as yourself making content for true sneaker fans, not hypebeasts and resellers. It's an exciting time for snkrs. Btw your short videos are hilarious 😂
I think people like yourself, Morgan and Ryan Sullivan will always get followed. Can see it’s a passion, not trendy, and it’s good all around content, not to mention you guys are all hilarious. Keep it up broski
I’m with you. It’s a great time to be a sneaker head. News, tide’s shifting, all the big players in the shoe business are shacking things up. Change is painful, but necessary.
I like how you gave a shout out to other channels but I hope you know you're one of the best in the business. Love your content & sneaker news is never boring when you drop it
Being a sneakerhead right now is a lot like being a pre 2005 Chelsea fan. All the tourists have gone and your just left with those who care. Which is perfect 👌
Used market is insane rn. Buying up a bunch of shoes, under retail, from people who were too scared to wear them or that were paid for by stimulus money so they couldn't afford to wear them. 1-3 wears concords. Bred 11s. Infrared 6.. love it
Sneakers will never be boring for a true sneaker head…and agree it’s great to be able to get what I want and not have to pay a ridiculous amount for them!
A lot of good thoughts here. I would say that I agree, that resale is on the downward trend and prices are falling. A lot of people that got into sneakers for resale are moving on to the next thing. These are the people that are also one dimensional, and have probably moved on to ply their "hit trend" to a new audience. With all that, sneakers are easier to get and a lot of good colorways are going on sale. But I will say, there is/was an over saturation of the market and brands pushed a lot of rinse and repeat styles on us because the market was so hot for a while. I think this has lead to a lack of interesting styles and colorways being on the market. I know the 2000s runner is on trend right now, but my issue with that style shoe is that there's too many models that all look the same. The difference between the Asics 1130, 2160, Kayano 14, and Gel NYC are negligible (I know that this could be said with any segment of the market like basketball and the Dunk, Air Ship, Jordan 1 all look the same too). It just feels like collabs aren't pushing the limits much any more and ultimately there's not too much that feels fresh and interesting going on. Maybe this is all a skewed perception based on the last few years of the over saturation I spoke of.
if your only in it for the money and hype then yes sneakers is probably dead to you, but youve also not been into sneakers very long. all the people who buy sneakers they like, want to actually wear your shoes, loves the culture know this might be the best time to get classics for cheaper than ever. Sidenote: if your from chicago jordans are essential
I watch 3 sneaker channels on RU-vid. Seth Fowler, Elliot Page and of course the man himself Mr Sneakernomics. Of all 3 this is definitely the best channel. Love the comedy short vids too. Keep up the good work bro
Sneaker collecting was a fun hobby. Then Tik Tok and the pandemic came along and blasted it into the mainstream. And once people realized you could make some good money reselling as a side hustle, everyone jumped on it. And now that the bandwagoners realized it was a trend and gotten bored of it, realizing how dumb it was to blow all that money on shoes you only wear a couple times and have to clean and maintain a lot, they’ve finally just unplugged from it.
I think the main reason a lot of people are saying that sneakers are boring are just looking at resell and hype. With that mindset the sneaker game got boring, but there is more to it. For me personal, I got overwhelmed over the past few months and Nike is in my opinion the main contributor for this. Nike released so many Jordan 1s and dunks that I can barely see anymore of them even though I own some myself and love to wear them. Maybe this is nostalgia and a false memory of the past but I feel like there were more interesting releases in the past or maybe they were just hitting more. One of my most favorite sneaker of all time is the OG Travis Scott Air Force 1. It has so many details and got so much love and is just fire. Also the Off White Nikes brought so much heat and interesting takes. In general, I feel like the sneaker game shifted drastically over the last few months. There was a time Nike and Adidas were in the spotlight and everything else was kinda trash and nowadays the tables flipped. New brands are coming up and clothing brands are brinning out great designs. Especially Asics are killing it and a year ago nobody could have imagined Asics being as hot as they are right now. Peso, a German brand, released their first sneaker a few weeks ago. It sold out instantly and was all over social media in Germany. I got one pair myself and they are dope. When it comes to sneaker content a lot got stail and many creators are just boring and don't really have a personality tbh. Ironically, I think your content is actually really interesting and videos like this are really nice and the chosen topics bring some debate in the culture. Most sneaker videos seem like copy pastes and when a sneaker comes out you have like ten reviews, what can be nice, but tbh you will just look at one review, especially if you know who got your shoe size as well. This month is everything but boring and has some serious heat and there are many interesting releases this year. Thanks for this interesting insight and topic.
I don't know how anyone can say that it's boring right now. We've got amazing releases from every brand, awesome collabs, actual availability, reasonable prices and then hype beasts have departed for the most part. It was actually more boring a couple of years back when literally every single half decent release sold out immediately and then went crazy on resale. That wasn't interesting. It's been really interesting watching some creators scratch around for the next major hyped brand or model. With Jordan's sitting, Yeezys getting pulled, it actually takes work to create content again and that's when the good folks, such as yourself, will shine.
Sneakers r not going down but other casual wear shoes r definitely picking up, specially due to this new “old money” outfits trend. I work for a VC fund, D2C casual wear shoes market is going up at a much higher rate than the sneaker market. Sneaker market has become kinda stagnant. If it weren’t for the collab deals that Nike and Adidas do, we definitely would have seen some downfall in the sneaker market.
I still love sneakers and even more nowadays tbh. The deals out right now our amazing. If anything, it’s simply not as cool as it used to be but that’s great imo. It was never about being cool or fitting in but rather the actual love for sneakers…If you feel turned off by sneakers atm, I honestly think you were never into them
I totally agree with ya!! Don’t get me wrong I love all the Hype 💩 and have a lot of it, but it’s for me. I’m not a reseller just a collector of dope shoes. So yeah it’s a great time to be a shoe collector and even a shoe content creator as long as like you said keep that shit interesting. Dope video as always brotha🙏🏽👊🏽🔥
Seeing more brands and being able to cop a lot of the sneakers I wanted at retail (or even below) as of late, I'd say sneakers have never been more exciting 😂
I'm at the point where I wear my shoes and are selective of colorways in which I will wear. I want SB dunks more than ever and I own 3 of MJ's retro shoes he wore in Championships. AJ1 and AJ4 hype is dying and the colorways lately for them are sitting in malls. This year SB doesn't have a great shoe coming out bc most of them are suede material. They will sell out, but true sneaker heads are not feeling them.
People are drifting away from having every single hype nike, if you're genuinely into sneakers you'll always get a buzz from finding something you like. Doesn't help when you get someone like coolkicks trying to sell fakes off to another store then dumping on them for holding non hype sneaks, toxicity pushes people away.
Yes and no. I personally have a fully stacked collection around 60 pairs and not impressed by some of the stuff releasing this year. Good time to pick up some retros though - picked up military blue 4s, bred reimagined 4s, Chicago SBs and big money savings
The problem is we are flooded with a huge saturation of sneakers anticipation is basically dead and extinct when it comes to shoes plus shoes cost too much damn money
As you said it’s the best time ever for a true collector or enthusiast. Literally woke up late today (11:40) and I noticed I had the EA on SNKRS for the military blue, just my luck they still had my size sitting so copped instantly! Hopefully it continues to crash so we get a better chance of copping in future. Even passed on the EA for the reimagined 4s😂
This past year I haven't bought as many pairs. I've been spending a lot more money on jewelry and noticing that a lot more people are getting into the jewelry game too. Gold is at and all time high now.
Im still happy because im a sneakerhead. I'm realizing there's more so-called resellers out here they be calling timeless classics bricks, etc. Ugh, i realized that tkday with the Darwins, AJ4s, etc. 😮😬 😳 these new breed folks are lowkey scary!
Sneakers aren’t boring, it’s the sneaker content creators that got boring. I can only watch a negation or coin flips at sneaker con so many times before I stop caring, plus most of that garbage is scripted. Now only I watch channels that do reviews on new sneakers and drop news on sneakers, sadly I don’t think that kind of content is as exciting for the younger audience. It is to me tho
More options than ever, only people who are saying this are the ones who were happy with following whatever everyone else was wearing. Sheep can't think for themselves and feel salty about it now that they got a closet full of jordans they don't feel cool about.
Gigi 2 are sitting........that blew my mind!! But I'm thinking they've produced so many colorways it's flooded the market!!! I haven't bought anything in months!!
As usual, you continue to provoke thought with original content as it pertains to Kicks, consumerism, and culture. Your break it down, logic, mixed with comical wit Is why I continue to click on anything you put out. Other content creators should take note. Thanks for what you do Homie.
Sneakers aren’t boring the people talking about them are. You and Mike Rich make looking at sneakers exciting with personality. I don’t buy as many because I have to many and I just wear my Birks😂
well we watch a grown man in his closet showing off his shoes lol. If we aren't bored by that then sneakers aren't boring. It is like the only way I can experience the shoes I never hit on or won't pay for. Keep it up!
I'm glad resell is dead. People who really love their sneakers can now actually enjoy them. Hopefully this will last and Nike will learn that they should take better care of their actual customers instead of appeasing resellers and botters.
Only Nike and Jordan fanboys will say sneakers are boring now because their beloved Nikes and Jordans are sitting bricks and not reselling for thousands of dollars right now, they still stuck in the past, still thinking wearing thousands of dollars of resell sneakers will turn heads caught attention in local footlocker, still laughing at people who wearing other sneaker brands beside Nikes and Jordans by calling them ugly dad shoes and don't have the ability to accept the changes of current trends. Real sneakerheads are chilling right now because we enjoy sneakers that are easier to get right now, easily accessible, and the rise of other brands like Asics, Saucony, Solomon, we have more varieties to try now. Most hype and trending sneakers are not reselling for absurd prices. And currently more people prefer to wear shoes than sneakers, examples like Clarks original are on the rise right now with a lot of collaborations.
With your humor, you could even start talking about history and people would still watch. See it as a lot of potential for other channels if sneaker content does end up dying out. I like the current market, just that it is easier to get the shoes you want and to actually wear them out.
Actually, sneakers are kinda boring...(hear me out) the creativity has slowed down quite a bit and major companies are just pushing old rehashes (retros) instead of coming up with something new. But I will say, the few outside of the box creations are amazing!! Since resell is 6 feet under, those who appreciate creativity and uniqueness are in a great position to increase their collection
Seeing resell culture die is amazing and a godsend. Honestly it’s pretty sad, these guys sell out these shoes for what? A $80 profit? Are you serious? It’s not even worth it. Let people collect shoes.
Well i am trying to create content more abt different sneakers that nobody really payed or pays attention to its fun to do even if nobody finds it interesting from the hype trains somebody will see and be able to enjoy genuine content and not just hype i think that yes its a small crowd but its still has interest
I feel there's a major shift. Right now i see a lot of my favorite shoetubers BEGGING for likes and normally they never begged for likes and comments like they are now. I hear people like UNBREAKABLE KICKS crying abput liles on previous vidoes, talkimg bout ...please give my last video a like.. Jay the Sneaker guy dont even hot the algorithm and im subscribed to his channel. RU-vid is doing weird stuff. Some Shoetubers have even switched to other content on other channels.
0:38 this comment should say you never had love ❤️🖤♥️ I mainly like Jordan 1s & 4s. The only reason I’m not not interested anymore is because of the shape of the toolbox. I really really don’t prefer the OG look that was one of the reasons why I never bought Air Jordan ones when they originally released, which means I don’t like the 85 cut. But if I get a pair of banneds in 2025 ill just sell them to buy something from the past. (a.k.a. the shape of the shoe that I like.)
