Daejin Park

02/22/2023

Interesting to observe how sneakerheads/resellers react to the natural ebbs and flows of the sneaker market in comparison to professionals in other markets. I that think the recent growth of the industry (leading to an influx of new people entering the market) contributes to the exaggerated reactions.

02/22/2023

Cool experience talking with the people at Mel Magazine- fun to see how much has changed since this article was published:

These teens and twentysomethings just haven’t cornered the market on how to resell a pair of Jordans for a hefty profit — they’ve also created a whole school around it

02/22/2023

Interesting time talking with the people at ABC X Nightline about the recent Kanye situation. Not sure if the end-product is the best representation of our conversations, but a good experience nonetheless:

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02/13/2023

Adidas' response to the Kanye situation is fascinating to watch- looks like their losses will be a lot larger than they originally expected. Curious as to what the public reaction would be should they ever decide to bring him back.

The German shoe brand expects to just break even this year, with its sales reduced by $1.3 billion.

02/08/2023

Nike's been talking about "banning" resellers for years- this past year was no different.

And yet here we are in 2023 with little to no evidence that they've done anything to prevent resellers from buying up their inventory.

Everyone's been talking about Nike "banning" sneaker reselling- I'm sure you guys have heard it: "The end of sneaker reselling""Sneaker reselling is dead""Ti...

02/07/2023

Had an interesting conversation with a Wall Street Journal Reporter following Kanye being dropped by Adidas.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/kanye-west-adidas-yeezy-sneaker-resale-market-11666813044