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Yeah man. NT would make you believe the instant sell outs are the shoes Nike banks on. Those team Jordan’s and such that people here call trash, including myself, bring in the big bucks
NT definitely skews the perception of some people/gives them tunnel vision
Go out to any major metropolitan area in the US., and you might find a few dozen people with 'high-end' kicks walking around on any given day, but the vast majority of every day folks are wearing Nike Frees, Monarchs, and other cheap discounted shoes. And that's not even counting the non-Nike brands like Sketchers, Hoka, etc. The reason resell seems to be a huge market is because a person paying resell prices, is likely not only paying resell for one or two pairs. I consider myself a 'casual' collector and even I've spent over retail on well over 10 pairs over the last three years.
To borrow a term from gambling, the market is dominated by 'whales'