I talk about my history with a certain VC funded cookgroup, that shall not be named so I'll call them the Sneaker Buying Country Club, and how it started with me helping them out, and ended with them blocking me. 00:00 - Cold Open: You Want a Piece of Me? 00:14 - Intro 02:06 - On Feet, Misses, Pickups 05:34 - Sneaker Buying Country Club 37:58 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQ...
Jul 25, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
I talk with Tyler Blake aka TBlake. We talk about his time on YouTube and why he's not on there as much, working at Cncpts and scaling up ecommerce, cookgroups, Sole Savy, his new group In This Economy, and a lot more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This episode is about only the hottest sneaker takes. It’s a take quake. I asked for your hot takes and listeners heeded the call. No bullshit just the hottest takes, Richter scale madness. 00:00 - Sneakers and Money Apology Cold Open 00:51 - Intro 02:26 - Pickups and On Feet 03:51 - Sockjig's News and Views 05:32 - Caller Take Quake Part 1 05:51 - Call: Impressing Men Over Making Money 06:23 - Call: Binary Sizing 10:44 - Call: Affiliate Link Boys 12:25 - My Take Quake - Clown Shoes 13:54 - SNKR...
Jun 14, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode I talk about how resellers, stores, and influencers try to get over, or get popular. 00:00 - Ric Flair Cold Open 00:20 - Intro 03:42 - On Feet and Pickups 06:26 - Resellers Talking To The Press 12:58 - The One Thing in Common With All Hall of Fame Drops 21:07 - How to Get Over as a Sneaker Influencer 28:14 - Influencers and Access 31:55 - Sockfluence: My Level of Washed 41:16 - When You Believe
May 26, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 17
I discuss a list of what is and isn't unethical in the world of sneakers, looking at reselling, botting, buying, retailers, and brands. 00:00 - Let’s Get Ethical 00:35 - Intro 02:46 - On Feet / Pickups 04:23 - Intro to The List 06:22 - Resellers 13:17 - Botting 23:48 - Buyers 26:10 - Retail Stores 29:43 - Brands 42:24 - Conclusion
May 05, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 16
I break down Kobe’s Nike deal ending and possibly why Nike didn’t want to extend. I also discuss the A Ma Maniere Jordan 3 raffle release process. Finally I answer some listener voicemails, including a question about StockX sending a C&D to Scout app. 00:00 - Cold Open Gabe 00:40 - Intro 02:41 - On Feet / Pickups 06:15 - Kobe’s Nike Deal is Over 15:44 - A Ma Maniere Jordan 3 Drop 22:41 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 24:11 - Answering Voicemails 30:31 - StockX’s C&D to Scout 39:55 - Outro...
Apr 20, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 15
2021 State of the Sneaker Game Address by Sockjig I give an overview of where we're at in terms of botting, reselling, retailers, the brands, and who's to blame for your L. 0:00 - Cold Open 1:17 - Opening Remarks 3:23 - Botting 4:38 - Botting Shopify 6:48 - Botting Nike 8:29 - Botting Footsites 11:23 - Botting YeezySupply 12:40 - Bot Trends and Thoughts 16:13 - Resellers 21:54 - Brands: Adidas and Yeezy 27:28 - Brands: New Balance 29:28 - Brands: Reebok 30:26 - Brands: Puma 30:46 - Brands: Nike ...
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 14
I break down the story of West Coast Streetwear and the Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article, the backlash, privilege, conflict of interest, and try to answer maybe why he did it. 00:00 - Cold Open: Breaking Bad 00:15 - Intro 00:49 - Business Week Article on West Coast Streetwear 05:41 - Initial Reaction to Article 06:18 - Portland Business Journal Article About Growing Criticism 07:09 - Nike Employees Sounding Off on The Layoff 09:10 - Back Story of @wc_streetwear on Twitter in 2018-2020 15:30 - My T...
Mar 03, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 13
00:00 - Cold Open: Deserve's Got Nothing To Do With It 00:35 - Intro 01:44 - On Feet 03:58 - Pickups 07:02 - Listener Call Ins 11:14 - Release Recap: Raffle That You Couldn't Enter 15:15 - Backdoor Details (Allegedly) 21:23 - Spider-Man Meme / Blue Laces / 2 Different Prices 23:28 - Jordan Brand's Official Response 26:04 - Why the Release Was Evil Genius 28:02 - The Game is The Game 28:40 - Low Stock/Availability is Part of the Design 29:02 - Deserve's Got Nothing To Do With It 30:03 - 5 Stages ...
Feb 17, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
00:00 - Cold Open: Bodie 00:17 - Intro 01:03 - On Feet & Pickups 02:33 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 03:12 - Trophy Room AJ1 Story 04:17 - Exclusive or Wide Release? 05:08 - Probable Release Methods: Online/Instore/Raffle 05:51 - Early Pairs with No Box 06:57 - Early Pairs with Box 08:11 - Backdoor, allegedly 11:54 - Blue Laces 14:14 - Where Does Resell Price Settle 15:12 - Conclusion 16:31 - Outro
Feb 03, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
00:00 - Cold Open: Broke My Sitar 00:20 - Intro, We in a Bandemic Drop 05:04 - On Feet 06:39 - Pickups 13:03 - Year of the Dunk 23:57 - VC Funding in Sneaker Companies 31:40 - SoleSavy 34:55 - Panopticon - How Cookgroups Moderate Behaviour 39:02 - Acquring Bulk Pairs 41:35 - Nike and Digital Retailers 47:13 - StockX, Not Terrible 48:13 - Who Moves Sneaker Culture 49:12 - Conclusion 51:26 - Outro
Jan 29, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 10
00:00 - Cold Open: DangerDoom 00:53 - Intro 03:58 - On Feet and Pickups 07:55 - Undefeated 97s Release and Why Undefeated Loves Resellers 16:22 - Bodega Dunk Release 20:29 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 21:46 - The Shit HiddenNY said to me in DMs 48:20 - R.I.P. Benny.The.Guy
Jan 08, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
00:00 - Cold Open 00:39 - Intro 01:26 - On Feet 03:42 - Pickups 08:48 - Sneaker Guy of the Week: "Leave Room for Profit" Guy 09:55 - Bred 350 Release 11:42 - J Balvin Jordan 1 Release 15:04 - The Relentless Need to Succeed on Social Media 20:04 - Best of 2020 Sneaker Tourney Results and Analysis 32:10 - Outro
Dec 09, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
00:00 - Cold Open: What's Going On 00:05 - Opening Remarks 01:01 - On Feet 01:32 - Pickups 02:46 - Cncpts Turdunken Special Box Release 08:53 - VF Corp Acquiring Supreme and the Future of Supreme x Nike Collabs 13:10 - The Making of Sockjig Socks: How to Launch a Hype Product, One Tweet at a Time
Nov 18, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 7
0:00 - Cold Open: Kirby Smart 0:31 - Intro: Thank You and a Warning 03:23 - On Feet 04:28 - Pickups 07:37 - AJ1 Dark Mocha Recap 20:27 - Segment: Say Something Nice About Adidas 23:46 - Segment: Sneaker Guy of the Week 25:47 - Segment: Terrifying Thoughts 31:58 - Warren Lotas Replaces Knockoff With Junk Shoe 35:18 - Top 20 New Balance Sneakers of 2020 46:03 - Outro
Nov 04, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 6
On this week's podcast, we cover Warren Lotas sued by Nike, introduce a new segment where we forecast where the resell price will settle on upcoming releases. Plus I have my first ever guest, @Itss_the_mob to talk about why sales have been down by as much as 30% on Goat Storage / Instant Ship since they implemented the new 6.5% fee. And of course Sneaker Guy of the Week, plus a lot more. Please post in #success. 00:00 - This Cold Open is Wack 00:29 - Opening Remarks 01:31 - On Feet: Nike Air Max...
Oct 21, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 5
00:00 - Zilinski Cold Open 00:49 - I am a Sneaker Boomer, I Need Father's Day Gifts Bro 08:04 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 10:42 - On Feet: Sacai LD Waffle Blue/Red 12:12 - Pickups: ALD 550, Casablanca 327 Black/Pink, FTP x Clearweather All-Over 14:32 - Release Commentary: Yeezy QNTM Teal Blue 16:02 - Release Commentary: Supreme Box Logo Longsleeve 17:20 - Release Commentary: ALD x NB 550 21:52 - Nike Shock Drops 23:47 - Cookgroup Leaks 29:10 - Outro...
Oct 14, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4
I talk about the keys to operating a successful cookgroup and breakdown the Warren Lotas x Staple Jason Pigeon Shoe. 0:00 - Cold Open 0:27 - Intro / Fjord Blue Socks 2:28 - On Feet 3:01 - Pickups / Releases 6:17 - Podcast progress 7:34 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 8:58 - Keys to a Successful Cookgroup 15:52 - Warren Lotas x Staple Jason Shoe: Fake vs Knockoff 19:22 - WL Milwaukee Bucks Hoodie 21:59 - WL Weapon X Tee 23:21 - Why Doesn't Nike Sue? 26:19 - Jeff Staple 30:17 - HiddenNY to Blame for thi...
Oct 05, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Pickups & On Feet 3:31 - Fjord Blue Sockjig Socks 4:22 - Tweet of the Week 5:06 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 6:09 - Disappearing Yeezy 380 Pepper 8:24 - Why did Frag 3 Price Drop? 11:03 - Friday Shopify Drops: NB x Bodega errors, Eric Emanuel Skyline shorts, JJJJound Reebok 18:11 - SoleAIO Bypass 19:53 - ShoePalace Switches to Shopify and clout chasing
Sep 26, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Debut episode, so be a Day 1 listener right now! I discuss a little about myself, go into details about stock numbers of the NB Packer 992 exclusive drop, and why there were so many CPFM Air Force 1 cancels. 0:21 - Intro 4:29 - Packer 992 stock numbers 17:02 - CPFM cancels cut deep
Sep 18, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
