Resale prices are too high

A lot of boots aren’t worth what they’re going for Since there are a lot of remakes on the market right now there is ample opportunity for everyone to get something in one way or another. Coupled with this is also the fact that everyone seems to be trying to become a reseller now and […]

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Why Limited-Edition Boots are like Supercars

And not in the way you think There has recently been more focus than ever on limited edition boots and part of this is because it seems like we are constantly seeing more and more limited drops over the past several years. As part of this, there is also an increase in collectors of said […]

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Travelling without Moving

Like spinning tires in mud over and over again Shout out to @SFGSoccer on Instagram for the article idea In the past few years there has been a lot of releases that are either remakes or colourway call-backs to boots from the past 20-odd years. This has been a boon for a lot of people […]

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The Problem with Resellers

Err on the safe side. As mentioned in a previous article, the past year has an extraordinary rise in the amount of resellers around especially on Instragram. Every week it seems that there are several new sellers popping up. Although this is a great thing if you are looking older boots, there are several drawbacks […]

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The Revolution is (Somewhat) Televised

Pro players are starting a change Over the past year or so, we have seen a large increase in the amount of boot resellers on Instagram. It has become easier than ever to track down a pair of your favourite boots from yesteryear. And while this is seen a change in buying habits from consumers, […]

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Nike’s shifting focus

The Swoosh has dropped several big players this year Over the past several months, a number of high-profile players seem to have not had their contracts renewed by Nike. Raheem Sterling and Robert Lewandowski are just two of the well-known players to have dropped the Swoosh and have begun wearing other brand’s boots. The most […]

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Guaranteed Success

How Mizuno has created an audience for a new product About a week ago, Mizuno teased a new product that even I had no idea about. It seemed at first as if it was going to be a new boot launch or something. Imagine the surprise when Mizuno announced they were launching ZeroGlide grip laces […]

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Reasons why Rimac ended on the Puma Ultra SL

Sponsors on boots may become a thing Puma blew a lot of minds yesterday with the release of the Ultra SL. A 90 gram boot that was made for the sole purpose of being the lightest boot ever as well as getting a one up over their Three-striped rivals. It’s also a boot that seems […]

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Decreasing Returns

Why mid-tier boots are poor value for money With the recent release of the X Ghosted series, and the earlier release of the Predator 20 series, adidas seems to have fixed a lot of issues with the mid-tier boot range. Nike seems to finally have a competitor at this level and there are now a […]

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Losing the X Factor

Adidas drops the ball with the X Ghost launch To get this started, I want to go out of the way and say that like a lot of people, I am really looking forward to the launch of the X20 Ghosted. Adidas seems to have taken a lot of feedback as well as asking a […]

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