Whats the competition/camaraderie like?
I don’t feel like there is any competition. It’s more a forum of people coming together to further their knowledge of shoes. For instance when we go to events, the consumers have a chance to meet the people in the industry, like the designers, bloggers, sellers or even writers of sneaker magazines. Not to mention they get to see some of the rarest kicks in the world. As a dude from the younger generation of sneaker collectors, what info are kids not getting that you feel the need to educate them on? First off, some people don’t even know how to find which retailer sells shoes, let alone know how to tell if they’re real or not. I also frequently get asked questions like, ‘what’s the difference between a Quick Strike and a general release?’ or ‘how do I tell if a shoe is a retro to the original release?’ I always try to pass on the knowledge I have the best I can. Was this the catalyst for starting the YouTube channel? I started seeing SneakGeekz do Jordan videos on YouTube and it was he
