Why Sneakers Are DEAD in 2024

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[Blueberry_B]

Sneakers dead or resell dead? Real sneakerheads are not mad. Actually glad the ones who cop to just resell are weaving out.

[grafxx]

Reselling is what’s dying out… too many greedy people and buyers just don’t care anymore…

[carlosl]

People ain’t worried about shoes rn, the economy is expensive and priorities are in other things.

[sdsurock]

Real sneaker heads are happy, paying re-sell was always a scam.
I love it when Nike floods the market with Grails. I hope they release them all to bring the price down to retail so real sneaker heads can cop what they want.

[JustDriftIt]

Sneakers are NOT dead. I am sure real sneakerheads are living the life getting what they want when they want. On the other hands, RESALE IS DEAD, and this is an amazing thing for sneaker heads.

[ThingzNStuffJAH]

don't get it confused, sneakers aren't dead the economy is

[bobbyonexx]

i used to be a sneaker head, but i just dont care anymore, i still have my shoes, but no need to get every pair,
theyre just shoes, theres more important things in life. invest in yourself not shoes

[Grrrrrt]

Sneaker culture is well and alive. It’s these bum ass resellers who are dying, cause they can’t fleece the people who actually want a pair to wear. It’s a great time to buy sneakers right now.

[savvypq]

When Crocs is like the number one selling shoe brand we know we got a problem

[Kobe]

Sneakers aren't dead homie. Normal folks have to deal with inflation, rising living costs, shit economy/ job market, etc. We can't just post what we're eating or wearing on Snapchat everyday like you and Mina do to get money.

[casey]

Resellers are taking hits. Not us guys who actually wear shoes. lol

[uvschku]

Resellers has to actually work at a real job now. These are good times for sneaker heads

[JasonGKicks]

Sneakerheads are complaining?? There’s no real sneakerhead complaining about sneakers being easy to get

[infamousgerald]

When the Big Mac meal is $18 at your local McDonald’s, we have a problem. The economy is shot. I don’t care Nike is releasing all this crap. I’ll buy what I like and move on.

[SoundTherapy]

its the price that kills it for me. they pushing 250 for a pair. im passing

[johnasberry]

I’m happy I get all the sneaker that I want …. I’m happy resellers are not making money

[yungblackcat]

Sneaker are not dead. Some people may just be using their money for bills and others things that is important.

[cliftonbrown]

Resale and YouTube ers are the ONLY who thinks sneakers being unpopular sucks.
We OG are lovin it.

[teeganmoran]

To me, what made collecting sneakers so special was playing the game. Joining raffles, running to store, waiting in lines, which most of the time resulted in defeat, is what made it such a great experience to actually get a pair. The reason a new shoe felt so good was because it had felt like I had won the game. I had put in the effort to get the shoe and it had paid off. It was extremely satisfying.

Another aspect that made collecting so special was the hunt of finding a sneaker for a good price. I always felt like paying resale was like opting for a 'pay to win' feature in a video game. It's kind of like legal cheating. You don't get the same sense of gratification from paying $400 for a shoe that costs $160 retail. That's why finding a great deal on a pair of shoes was so rewarding. Either being first in line for a store and getting a pair retail, or searching the used/second hand market and paying under retail. It was awesome because you had a sense of pride in the fact that you had gotten a pair of sneaker, a pair which most people would end up paying some ridiculous resale price for, that was super cool and didn't cost your life savings. It was a sneaker that had value much higher then the amount you paid for. You could rock them and not feel like each step is depreciating the value.

What has ruined sneaker for the moment, for me and for a lot of others, is that they just don't feel special anymore. Just like Qias said, there is something special when only one color way of a certain silhouette drops in a year. It gives the consumer time to enjoy the shoe instead of always buying the newest color way. Nowadays, Nike is just pushing out way to many designs and it is making it too easy to get them. There is no more hunt. They took away what was special to me.

However, although the sneaker market is at a weird place right now, I predict that there will be a sneaker drought soon. Nike is pushing out a ton of stock, but will soon cut off the outflow. This will create scarcity in the market. Nevertheless, it will allow the market to balance itself out and in the end, when the dust settles, we will be left with a balanced market, where shoes are still obtainable, but there is still a game to be played.

[damionburton]

Being a sneakehead for almost 20 years - as fast as Jordan was releasing shoes, we couldnt keep up. It was like whats next…never had time to breathe and appreciate what i was buying. I think this economy started making people stop trying to keep up with all these releases and actually wear what we already have and not keep them as wall decor.