 Today we're at sneaker con and if you've never been to one before I'm gonna be giving you guys all the tips and tricks on how To get the best experience out of it. Let's go. All right tip number one You want to always show up early and always leave late? The best deals are gonna come in and you're gonna build relationships at the beginning of the day and then at the end of The day or the last day of the event. Everybody's gonna be want to dump their shoes and what's gonna happen You're gonna get really good deals. Let's go see if we can find some good deals All right next thing you want to do bring a bag or a cart I'm gonna show you guys some examples of what people like to do. There's different Ikea bags Amazon boxes carts You name it and actually, you know what? Let's go interview some people and see what they think about it as well Why is it so important to have the cart when you come to sneaker con? So you don't got to carry your stuff man. You can just throw it in the cart and drag it along You know what I mean? So you got a cart right here And then you got other stuff for the boxes. So you got to set up with these boxes right here Boxes and cart boxes and cars, you know, you can drag your stuff set it on on the boxes, and you're good to go Thank you. Tell me about this been right here. Where did you get this from? This means, you know, well, you know, because you know when you sell sneakers and stuff You got to have extra jobs. Well, this fell off the truck. Okay. Okay One of my other And it's really easy if you need to get them, okay, be friendly to any person in that big blue truck Okay, okay, walk up to them carefully so they don't think they're getting jacked up. Okay and say hi I was wondering if I could have one of those things that you carry everything in This right here and it has zippers on it and everything not only that it's fully collapsible. It is waterproof waterproof lightweight I Haven't strapped the wheels right now. Oh even smarter. You can follow me at trade 21 t r e underscore 2 1 Okay, other tips and deals you need to carry your stuff to the next show. I just gave you a little hint All right you guys so the next thing is cash is king You always want to focus on bringing cash because sometimes there's no Wi-Fi There's no network and next thing you know you're trying to do a digital transaction And you're gonna have struggles and I was actually talking to somebody earlier today And they said they potentially had that same problem, but they were glad they had some cash Let's see what they're talking about. You got any tips or advice for somebody that's coming for the first time Bring bring cash because sometimes there's no internet around the area. Okay, so Like make sure you bring a bag or something Appreciate it bruh. Thank you. Good luck with everything also when you got cash on you It makes it a lot easier to negotiate Sometimes somebody might be asking $500 for a pair of shoes and you want to buy it for 400 and you're like, you know what maybe I want to buy it for 440 well if you got cash on hand and put that money in their face not saying it's gonna work every time But what I can say is nine times out of ten You might be able to get a little bit of a discount because people like that cash in hand and a lot of people like to call it Cash is king. You guys just did a coin toss. Yeah, and why did you guys point us? Well? For these shoes right here, uh-huh. They're offering 350. He's saying 350 or 300 Okay, and I won so you wanted to pay 300. Yeah, I wanted to pay 300 What did you choose heads or tails? I chose heads heads, and it was a man. Yep. I can't I came up So now you're gonna shoot for 300 bucks. What's up? Now you get to shoot for $300. Yeah, okay? No, no no appreciate it, right? Yeah, thank you. Okay, so the next thing you want to do is wear dope shoes But comfortable shoes now you guys might be saying the Jordan fours are uncomfortable I get it, but I wore these a lot and they're real comfortable to me at this point. I've been to a lot of events I get it, but you're walking on concrete for hours Ask my wife behind the camera. She knows how it feels you feel it on your knees and your joints We're getting old. You know I'm saying oh, I'm good. Oh my bad. I'm getting old Either way you want to keep something comfy on so like I show you guys with the b-roll right here You got different people wearing Yeezy slides and air maxes and other Yeezy's in different comfortable shoes that they feel Comfy way crocs you name it. I've seen a bunch of stuff throughout the day and some people say epic I don't care. I'm just wearing slides. I'm coming to buy. I'm coming to make some money It is what it is so it depends on you But again just be aware and be conscious of those scenarios because if you come with your dope shoe Or if it's too small and it doesn't fit you all the way next thing you know You're not going to just be buying a pair of shoes to have you're gonna be buying a pair of shoes to take some Shoes off your feet and put some new on your feet because you want to have something comfy for the rest of the day Or you're gonna be leaving the van early and you might potentially miss out on a deal So just think about those things and always tell other people to switch the insole If you switch the insole on there that helps a lot and it makes it a lot more comfortable as well So that's something to consider again. These are just different options I want to make sure you guys are thinking about these things because I want you guys to enjoy yourself But also have a very comfy time at the same time. This is your first sneaker con Recommend somebody else know when they come to a secret time. Oh, you got any tips for somebody? I don't know about tips, but it's great. The people are really nice. You're doing it. Yeah, for sure Okay, what's something that you might have learned from today by coming if you want to trade up or bring some shoes It's good to bring but don't bring a lot because you're only bring what you carry Right, right. I feel that okay. Yeah, pretty steady, right? Thank you. So everybody knows about water, right? I love me some water and the problem is I Can get this at the store for a couple bucks But when I come to an event, you know how it goes you go to event the same bottle of water even smaller not even alkaline It's like eight bucks So be prepared try to sneak it inside of your bag bring some snacks be prepared for that It's gonna be a long day sometimes you got to postmate some food and have it brought to you outside and like we always do right We have that delivered to us. We pick it up and then we bring it in it depends on the scenario Whether the event allows food internally or externally so you always want to do your research as well What does the event allow not every event is the same when it comes to the carts in the containers and the bags Or it has to be a clear bag. There's a lot of different stipulations So I know there's are some of the rules that I'm giving you guys But again, it's universal to some things and in some places have strict rules in different cities different venues But again, like I said be prepared to pay a decent amount of money when it comes to the food and nine times out of ten Can you say the food just doesn't taste that good, but it is what it is We got to eat food and my wife is vegan. I'm like, what am I 90% vegan now? 85% oh my gosh give me some love either way Just be prepared for it know that you're gonna get taxed when it comes to food or just bring snacks or know that hey I'm gonna eat later after the man's over gonna have a quick dinner with the homies you name it either way be prepared Let's take it to the next tip. Let's look at some more shoes You guys just met at the sneaker con And you guys building a relationship right now How's it going for you guys? Yeah We shared knowledge, that's all we need I'm a big I'm a big Kobe singer. I have Instagram's Kobe sneakers a man So I was talking about consigning Kobe's and just talking business here. So very good young gentlemen here So the people are important of building these relationships at events like this Oh, it's so important man because then you build relationships You go trust and then it goes down far down the road three years five years ten years So I think it's all about building trust. Yeah, so that's a prime example right there of building Relationships at the events just like the guy talked about not only do you meet the people now and get to you know Potentially get good deals in the future and I preach this all the time But those type of relationships trickle for years two years three years ten years five years You name it if you hold value in those relationships going from city to city having those connections It makes life a lot easier because you have access to more people in your network So take advantage of a networking and you never know who you're talking to whether it's at sneaker con or at a restaurant Or I don't know about a bathroom stall, but either way I would just say everybody you talk to always be respectful have good interactions with them Don't look to get something out of them But at the same time see how you can provide value to their lives and also how you know They could potentially help you and see ways that you guys align together in life just through natural conversation We're all here because we love sneakers So that means we have one thing in common now find other things that you guys have in common Outside of sneakers it helps build the relationship even more. I could preach about this all day It's just a simple networking one-on-one But I know for my younger audience and even some people in my older audience These are very important things when it comes to events like this You guys asked me how I get some of these rare shoes and all this stuff speaking of that Let's look at the booth a little bit. Come on. Come on So you guys asked me how do I get some of these rare shoes and stuff and you see all these different samples and pees I don't do it by myself. It's not just one person that helps me get the shoes or me doll stuff This is a multitude of different people helping me out over the years people that I have helped out over the years All the different scenarios from networking and building those relationships So if you want to get dope sneakers, or if you want to just get a regular everyday pair of shoes for a good deal Take value in those relationships because it's very very important when it comes to the shoe game business life You name it networking is key. This your first sneaker come. Yeah, how do you feel about it? How's it going? It's going great. I got some Jordan force. You got some Jordan force. Can you show us what you got? Did you work a deal out? Did you buy them how to go with the transaction? One flip did a coin flip. You lost the coin flip and how much you pay? 240 and then did you go get them authenticated? Yeah, I got them authenticated. So you got the eBay stamp on there So you feeling good though still happy about it first sneaker con So this is another prime example We just saw the young man. He just came to sneaker con for his first time He got some shoes. He did a coin toss and then he got his shoes authenticated That's what I love about coming to sneaker con as well They have a full eBay authentication booth over here makes you guys always check that out Just get familiar with the space. They got cool photo op areas They got different games as well where you can win free prizes by merch and get your shoes authenticated for free Yeah, I'm not saying bring your whole collection and get stuff authenticated But if you got a couple things from home, hey, bring those to the event and then if you're doing some shopping And you're not sure, you know, you might be in the middle of transactions Hey, let's go over here get authenticated then give them the money and then go finish the transaction So think about those things be aware of it But take advantage of the authentication because I know a lot of people that this their first, you know For obviously if it's your first time you're probably just you know First year of being a sneaker head second year still trying to fill it out Get an understanding of the game touch and shoes and stuff just think about those things as well I want to make sure that you guys are able to get the product that you like You're happy about it and you're able to not worry about getting fakes or anything like that So take advantage of authentication. Let's take it to the next one. So you guys notice it's starting to get empty We're at the end of the day on day two and these are the best times to take advantage of getting those deals Like we talked about earlier and what you want to do is make extra laps when I say make extra laps Yeah, you might have walked around this whole venue three different times your feet are sore your hungry your thirsty But for some reason you take that final lap and you find a pair of shoes on a table from somebody Interacted where earlier and they weren't there earlier and you're trying to figure out how did this happen? Because those same people are buying and selling and trading throughout the day as well They might have picked up a pair of shoes from somebody that was just walking around that you never saw It was in your size They put it on the table for sale and now you found it you got a good deal They made their money. You got your shoe for a solid price. Everybody's happy. So again, take extra laps Have fun with it. Enjoy it. We got some people over here looking some merch They love in the booth right there shop dna show comm also make sure you do that as well Either way, let's take it to the 10th in final one I'm gonna go find somebody to get us some help with this one because I think this is a very important one Stick around The carbon submerge We all here We're also giving these away Well, we don't have a car so for those that don't know we're doing the laser to Air Force one So every item you buy at the event will give you a chance to get a pair of the DNA show Air Force one So shout out to everybody that's been supporting. We got people copying the merch We literally sold out look at the suitcases, bro. Everything is gone. Everything is gone. Look at the hangers We had so much right and it's all gone like you guys are amazing. I appreciate you guys so much I can't even explain it. We'll talk about it later in another video one thing I love about going to sneaker cons all around the country all around the world is There's so many people that's coming for their first time and I'm enjoying making this video for you guys because if you Even if you haven't come for your first time you've been before hopefully you learn something from this video I hope you guys are getting value out of this video. So make sure you guys subscribe We've got a couple more tips and tricks I'll see you guys along the way and we'll catch up at the end because we got some fun stuff for you Guys at the end of the video as well Yeah I Okay, so I'm out here with will and he's gonna give us some tips as well about what you should do at sneaker cons I would say the most important thing above anything else is meet as many people as you can There's so many resourceful people people that have been doing it longer than you will have more knowledge than you Meet as many people as you can some people come and they just want that shoe Or they want to sell the shoe they brought and then they're out the door You just lost so much that you could have gained by just meeting vendors meeting other attendees meeting people like yeah DNA kicks Yeah, so he is a part of sneaker con. He's been to plenty of events He has great advice for you guys show what you got on your feet, too. I mean you just got those today. Yeah, I Had to this is what happens when you come to sneaker con and you found these from somebody just walking around Yeah, I've been looking nine years for the right deal and it came today and it popped up So that like I said before these are the small things that happen in the 10th and final tip just have fun fun Yo, just have fun. Enjoy yourself. Don't be a cool guy. Don't do awesome. Just go out. We all love sneakers We're all here for a reason enjoy it with everybody network and just I hope you guys enjoy this. That's all I'm saying Thank you guys. All right. We are I would never let you down before you go I just launched my sneaker head Academy where we got everything on the inside I teach you all the stuff that I learned over the past 15 years when it comes to sneakers scaling real estate You name it. We talk about all of it in there and there's a eight-week program plus a bunch of monthly giveaways I give away shoes literally way too much honestly, but either way I'll see you guys on the inside hit the link down below in my description or pinned in the comments section for DJ Sneakerhead Academy and I'll see you guys over there I was made for it