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I have often asked myself the question, why? Why do you collect trainers, what is it all about, when did it start etc etc.
I have asked this question of several friends and Adidas family members, I would like to hear your viewpoint on this subject if I may?
I hope this is an interesting subject matter for a thread, it's something that has puzzled me for a long time...
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Sorry, I don`t know why you collect trainers.
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Sorry nik, these are questions that have been rattling around my head, I thought this was the ideal place to out them. I will shut the fuck up.
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See what you've done now Nik, picking on the new kid!
I don't have a fuckin scooby as to why I collect the things I collect in all honesty. I really like something, I get a bug up my ass and want to get as many of the things as I can.
I collect adidas, comics and toys (trust me to pick the things that are bloody expensive!) I have a large amount of all of them. I don't just arbitrarily grab everything that comes along though. Take supes for example. Just because it's a new supe, doesn't mean I like it. Some people when crazy on the 35ths and got all of them. Now for me, some of them were ugly as shit, so even though they were part of the collection, I didn't get them.
Bottom line, I guess it's different strokes for different folks.
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I think most people collect things, when I was a kid it was keyrings. . Later on records. As for trainers for years I would have one pair of beaters and one new pair that looked good. . Then they would end up being beaters and I would get annoyed that I couldn't find a new pair that looked good when it came to replacing them so i decided to not wait till I had to get them and just buy a new pair when I saw some I really liked.
This has now turned into collecting a specific brands and style of trainer. They more into something you get the more selective you become and it becomes so much more than just having a new pair of sneaks to replace the beaters with.
I also like alot of non mainstream stuff. So its nice to have a few limited editions in the clip. Have a few mates that are sneaker heads and its always good to get a pair that they don't know about yet
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I think it's a genetic guy thing that goes back all the way to the stoneage when men used to go hunting for food. Nowadays you can just grab a burger somewhere, but still have the need to go hunting for something, and in this case it's supes. And the hunt is at least half the fun, whether it's rarities or just bargain hunting. Granted, there's a few female collectors too, but like I said, I think it's mainly a guy thing.
Anyway, like Deano and Pukka I've always been collecting stuff too. Star Wars figures, records, superstars and I can't see it ending anytime soon...
Superstars are indeed super...
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I have always collected something, cars have been apart of my entire life from Micro Machines/Hotwheels when I was a kid to modding anything with four wheels that I drive. I used to collect all sneakers in general, especially basketball sneakers when I was younger. But once I got a few superstars I became hooked on them because of their looks and comfort. It is definitely a genetic thing to collect something, the thrill of finding that rare piece your looking for, its like it is euphoric when you finally get it.
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It certainly is a good one to ponder over. At what point do you consider what you've gathered 'a collection'? Mine kinda happened gradually and sub-consciously!
I always knew supes were my favourites but I didn't set out to start collecting them. I bought quite a few different styles of sneaker then one day my mate pointed out that
I had leaned heavily towards a superstar 'collection'. That's when I realised my addiction for this fine sneaker.
I found out just a few years ago that my younger brother also collects superstars! (spotted him wearing a pair of Chilli Peppers) It was all totally unrelated as he didn't even know that I was a collector.
This leads me to believe that we are just products of our time - 80's & 90's hip-hop heads - and we're making up for the fact that we never owned a decent pair of trainers as kids,
although we both always wanted a pair of supes. I've had fun finding and buying supes for him as well as myself over the past few years.
So for me, yeah, I think there is something psychological about it. That and the fact that I just like supes!!!
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