Collecting
Sneaker Collecting
Getting a pair is only the start, and the soles decay by themselves
Two practical realities: releases run on raffles and bots so the pair you want is hard to get at retail, with resale premiums as the norm; and the shoes decay, since midsole foam crumbles after some years, which means keeping them unworn does not preserve them. So most people end up wearing them rather than holding them.
First stepBuy one classic pair you'll actually wear at retail, and track every release raffle you enter for a month to see how often you win.
Barriers
Cost to start
$50–300
Going deep → $10k–50k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
Under 30 min
Where
At home
Why people take it up