Majority of people are not sneakerheads, so will not be looking at your shoes, or will not be able to discern between retail or rep. As for the sneakerhead community, like any community, there are loudmouth dickheads that relish in “gotcha moments,” and others that don’t care. There are also people wearing reps who think they are top shit and want social status benefits that they believe comes with retail pairs, and thus a sneakerhead might humble that brat. At the end of the day, you can be called out for anything— band tees, type of car you drive, clothing brand, where you get your lunch from and anything else that can create instant gratification for the prick that wants to establish some dominance/social status tiers. I don’t care what shoes people wear. I collect and wear what I want, but I don’t police or try to force my preferences onto others.

People care significantly less now than in 2010

Just dont try to pass them off as real at Sneakercon and you’ll be fine most ppl dont know and the ones that do wont care 99% of the time

The way I see it, sneakers are a coveted piece that speaks to your personality. If you’re throwing fits together with a fake shoe, trying to pass them off as authentic, that’s wack to me.

That being said, I took a bet on a pair of mars yard 2.0s, complete with box and accessories, from a consignment shop. They looked and felt good, but they turned out to be fake. Because of this, I basically never wear them. If I do, it’s to the dog park or as just a random beater pair. But you’ll never see a fit pic of me in them. It feels wrong when other great shoes are accessible.

My advice is to stay on the lookout for an upcoming shoe that wows you, then go after that. Getting a great pair at retail (or cheaper) feels way better than fake-flexing Travis 1s.

Wrong sub bro. Better go and ask people from the rep subs.

Not at all. That being said, I encourage you to buy Reps if you can’t afford hyped pairs like travis scott etc if you can’t justify paying resell price