Allen Kuo: 100 Pairs of Yeezys Before Release, Not Into Sneakers
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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Most of us now know who the mystery kid with the huge inventory of adidas YEEZY Boost 750 'GITD' before the release date is -- 20-year old, Allen Kuo, @allenkuo_ on Instagram.
Sneakerwatch sits down with Allen Kuo, as he gives us his exclusive look into his start in the sneaker game and how his parents view his business ventures. Kuo actually has plans on opening his own store, but not to sell sneakers. Kuo wants to sell higher end Nike apparel. Kuo also admits that he doesn't really like or wear Jordans or YEEZYs. Kuo is very upfront in revealing he isn't a true sneakerhead.
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The resellers are smart as hell. Its the idiots that are willing to pay 6x the retail price that are the dumb ones. Wish I had connections.
agree lol
There's nothing smart about buying sneakers and reselling them
TheSocialNetLurk there is lol,he clearly sees the chance using those idiot who wants to get those yeezy at any any price
If it makes dollars it must make $ense
+TheSocialNetLurk he makes 6 figures already and is 20 years old
He literally admitted he got back door pairs
But your acting like back dooring is a myth
+jesse williams I know it happens but not many people say "ya some store sold them to me early instead of customers"
When the pairs go out the back door to someone at a higher price than going to the customers at retail.
+crispinfrancis1 L
troopuh What's your definition professor?
Hate him? Hate the stores for doing the back door. If you think about it, the store is greedy before him.
That's why most stores only have a few to sell legit...Most are back door direct to resellers. The public is the one that suffers. They should bar code shoes so like they do the weed. Scan all the way thru to the customers. Then the Company can build relationships with the consumer. Instead of just blindly sending out shippment to stores where the consumer never see the product until four or five people already have profit from it!!!
The host sounds like the dude from Khan Academy lol
Think it's Vlad from Vladtv
+Secret 5ervice Lol.... Got Em'!
lmfao😂
Jet Acer wtf there's no voice on kahoot
That's DJ Vlad bruh
This a real live GTA CEO
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on soul 😂😂
Lester lol
I'M 40 years old and remember when the game didn't used to be like this, it was beautiful.
you know the game is fucked up when one guy has 100 pairs.... and doesnt even wear them
The look on his face when it takes you a minute to figure out what $2000 x 100 pairs is is priceless
"Did your grades suffer?"
I was waiting for him to be like.. Nah.. I'm Asian so.. Wasn't that hard to do well. 😆
Ha.
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jeffrey pham 5
hahaahha me too
Can't hate his grind!!!
You lowkey do this fam lmao
This dude is inspirational
agreed 110%
Whatttt
so go the store, buy some shit and resell it to people at twice the price. Yeah, real inspirational.
He's a smart businessman that caught wind of a lucrative resale market. If I could get a ton of Yeezys at retail, I'd do the same. Unfortunately, I don't have any connections. The resellers are geniuses, meanwhile its the idiots that are willing to pay the ridiculous markups, that keep the prices where their at, while bidding them up, driving them even higher. With all this Yeezy talk, yet I've never seen anyone outside of a sneaker consignment store, wear one outside. Their just too limited, and restocks are shit.
agree,if i can do that ill resell those too tho lol
he didn't get it at retail
Having connections doesn't make anyone a smart businessman. He has an inside plug to a limited product and the capital, that's all. There's nothing smart about having 100 pairs of Yeezy's being backdoored to anyone, even myself. I'd just simply say, "I have a connect".
John Smith You think he had connections when he started?
why's everyone hating on him? because he is smart enough to get his hands on 100 pairs to earn himself money? its a business and i don't blame him. plus if someone wanted a pair for retail but didn't get a pair, if it wasn't for resellers they wouldn't be able to buy a pair at all.
Resellers are the reason why they didn't get them in the 1st place!
not entirely true. if there were no resellers at all, that wouldn't mean everyone who wanted a pair of yeezys would get a pair. there would still be people who didn't get a pair, but this way they get a 2nd chance to buy a pair off a reseller.
It's a 50/50
+gtaja10 /silent0421 go out and hustle as hard as he does. He can figure a way to get 100 pairs and you can't figure out a way to get one pair but your mad at him? Take a look in the mirror lol
they hatin on him yet they still buy those lol
he needs to buy a chin with that resale money lol
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Lmao
HHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
bruhh
*resell
I respect his hustle but this is what hurts the culture
this is 100% a part of the "culture" of todays sneakerheads.
its shit, but they go hand in hand. t
resellers are a part of the current sneaker culture. this video and constant posts of people complaining about it are examples enough. resellers are shit, no doubt... but they still play a role. think about all those celebrities buying from resellers because they have the cash and dont give AF. its become inherent to the game.
That would be on Adidas, not Kanye. He does not control what Adidas does selling wise.
Nah, "the culture" of paying exorbitant amounts above retail allows people like this to thrive. If nobody pays, it doesn't get sold. Good on him for capitalizing on it.
Jason Reid bingo
I admire people like this. Clearly has his head and priorities straight.
boy got sweaty
dude looked nervous AF in the start haha
+Tim B Word. Lookin' like he gotta take a shit.
this nigga family make the shoes fym
W 😂😂
Right 😂 Every thing made in china.
Damn.
This kid has my respect. He definitely has a bright future ahead of him.
Don't hate. This is pure hustle mentality. Gotta respek that. You would be doing the same thing if you had the smarts 👌🙏🏻💯😈
Man 20 and made 6 figures already not many local kids can say that. He shocked his immigrant parents I bet. He followed his hussle dreams man props
You can say all you want, but we cannot live without resellers. The only way you can "stop" resellers, is simply stopping everyone from buying the "resell" price. You can't hate this man for making a business. Sneakers are basically like the real estate industry, buy low on a house and sell high. Business is business. This man is smart in what he does, mad respect for this man.
Resellers only go after the shoes that will make them money, and there are plenty of them that look good and are not hyped. Living without resellers is pretty easy if you're not a trend chaser.
This guy is the the chilliest guy you could ever meet. He will let you resell one of his sneakers. You can't hate his hustle
Love how this kid just keeps it "100" in the context of genuine, up front honesty. Obviously does not care about what people think of him and his hustle. Nothing but respect from my end and I'm inspired.
It's not the fact that resellers ruin the game. It's that a lot of resellers aren't in it for anything but the money. It's one thing to resell if you're into shoes and then spend that money on other shoes because it creates a cycle of profit for other sneakerheads but to resell shoe and take the money elsewhere is completely different because it takes money away from the culture itself and gives it elsewhere. If there were no people like that then the sneaker culture would be much more profitable for everyone involved.
It came from KITH lol
He had the money and invested it to something he knew would make him more money if we had investors and shit like that we would be doing the same shit be honest with yourself cuz I know I would the only thing different is I would make sure I had two pairs for myself also one to rock and one to stock he just chooses to sell all his pairs and not wear any
Some people just don't understand business.
+lewis_huang_ Csgo that's called investing lmao.
You cant be mad at this kid, he has a good mind for business and respect for money. Most rich folks dress just like him. Kid is mad young keep doing your thing man.
Allen you got my size 9 brah, hook me up. hahaha
lol
This guys hustling like a boss
He is making money this way. That's a way of living and coming up. Don't be mad cause he's hustling. Be mad that people are buying it for thousands of dollars.
Definitely not mad at the hustle. People say people like this ruin the game but at 20 and being a millionaire off of just kicks that's success in my books. I would do the same if i had the funds and the connects not gonna lie. Investing is never a bad thing. If you think he's ruining the sneaker game you're wrong the people buy from him is because they are adding fuel to the fire and keeping his business going.
Gotta take of my hat for this dude making the most out of an opportunity. Don't hate the reseller blame the people who are willing to buy the shoes at those price
all you guys knocking his hustle
And before we go, what are your thoughts on Slim Jesus?
This dude is the real hustler... Mad respect... keep doing your thing man.... They hate but they broke tho...
man I have so much respect for this kid make that money people will always get mad about something but make that money if it's coming in keep doing it
The ultimate definition of a proper Chinese hussler. It's fine, I can say it - I'm Chinese too but from Malaysia.
I have nothing but respect for this kid he is a straight crusher. Unbelievable how he makes his earning
cant knock a guy for having an entrepreneurial mind
I like the way he thinks.
He uses his head does his homework, research on his own.
Clever guy :)
Good for him
Honestly there's no game without the re-sellers, Im starting to get into the game more. Instead of just buying and wearing my shoes until their beaters, I wear them once maybe more depending on the shoes then selling them. But I sorta hate my self for being a reseller but thats how you become a collecter unless you got bank.
LMFAOOOOO Was I the only person who started laughing when vlad said his parents said "what the hell are u doing"?
I respect his hustle. buy low sell high. He's making good money and it is completely legal and honest. He's not deceiving anybody. He's making money off some people's poor spending habits.
I respect this guy because he's keeping it 100
"whatever way i can make money ill do it" real reseller
dunno why people hate. He runs a successful, LEGAL, hustle. If anything, it teaches you something about business and life....if you're gonna be successful, you gotta make connections and network.
Ernie F .. ok so if I buy up all the world's water and sell it to you at $20 for the normal $1 bottle how would you feel. Sounds a bit different now that it's not just shoes huh? Fucking morons
first pair of shoes in high school.
He was walking his whole childhood without shoes. NICE!
much respect for this guy even if he ain't into the culture. this is real life. if we don't hustle, we'll die. also, don't blame him for reselling, because the blame is on us. who created the hype? we created it, not even the stores are responsible for the hype, they're just distributing. it just so happened that he got plug stores that provides for him. scared money don't make money.
The interviewer needed a calculator to do 2000*100 lol wtf dude. Allen's face at 12:32, then he looks at the camera at 12:37 like wtf bro hahahahahahaha
I see no problem with him hustling you fools
I blame the stores who supplied this guy. They're fucking up the game for true sneaker lovers
I don't understand the hate on this guy, he's just doing pure business
Got to respect this dude's hustle
i live really close to that store... them are some inflated prices...i never bought anything from a consignment stores cause i'm not gonna fuel the resell market because my philosophy is either retail or take the lost.
I hope Adidas and Nike are watching this so they can make the retailers responsible for their inventory.
Give this man a medal.
I'm one of his plugs
😂
Can You Be One Of My Plugs (No Homo)
what
His plug is in Vietnam nigga his uncles and aunts making the shoes for him
His butt plug probably!! ... Wait for it ... oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
im mad cause theres people out there like myself that want these shoes so bad but thats pretty fucking cool a store just gives the man 40 pairs on spot
Says he doesn't wear Jordan's or care what he wears but on his ig all his pics are with yeezys all of a sudden hype beast
I only usually buy from retail stores, only time I don't is if it's under retail
Gotta respect the hustle. The differences in comments show the differences in mindset.
Are you close to six figures? "Im passed that" This guy is a fucking G!
It took til about the 10:00 min mark, but I respect this kid.
Why did u guys delete it and repost it
These are reps , this dude laughing his ass off to the bank.
There's a sucker born every minute. Props to him for being in the game!
I don't see how you can hate on this guy, he seems like a honest hardworking businessman.
This needs to be a movie
lol the interviewer needed to think about the sum of 100 pairs * 2000$
drinking game!! take a shot every time he says "like"
Someone should count how many times he said "SO." *I* *DOUBLE* *DOG* *DARE* *YOU*
So basically a frontman for money laundering for Yakuza/Triads?
I found this so funny. 👏🏽😂
That's what it sounds like to me
He has no charisma whatsoever, but I respect his hustle. He saw a market that had money in it and made more than most of us do. Props to him
"He knew I liked to make money" 😂😂😂
"Yeah they got nothing to say now" lmfao
12:36 that fucking look he gave the camera like wtf this man cant do that in his head LMAO
When you refer to your Parents as "Investors"....LOL..
100% respect, dude has a really successful plan
good kid. he doesn't give a fuck about the bullshit. make money
I can respect a man and his hustle.
Just can't respect hes got a plug to get so many pairs, when thousands of us .. want to cop just one.
This is the most Asian interview I've ever witnessed. He is defiantly about the hustle.
Where do you even source exclusive shoes like yeezys early?
take a shot everytime he says 'like'
I guess this is how resellers get their prices. They include cost on how much they paid the back door manager.
This guy is on a whole new level of reselling !!
For all those asking why sneaker heads are hating, its really painful to see a pair of shoes, so beautifully constructed and which have a lot of thought put in by designers, go to waste just like that. It's going to waste because these shoes are being treated as business / trading/ buy n sell commodities. when that happens, it is no longer a work of art; the thought put into them is lost, and these shoes are not used for wearing no more, but just for reselling for profit.
This dude is amazing, people please take note what this man says, Jordans mean nothing, think of the future.
can you do another video interview with allen please.... his latest pics of the banned and v2 are just too funny
This guy won’t go broke because he has a good mentality, he will hustle anything basically.
Dude is 20 and looks 35 bruh
heyitschino exactly what I said 😂
His story is a little blurred at the beginning. I feel like him and Benjamin Kicks fail to tell us that they started off with a lot of their parents money.
Who do you like better this guy or Benjamin Kicks?
Lol this dude gets mad respect 😂
he got most pairs from the east coast now i see why i struck out smh
This man is a genius and mad hustler
love this kids energy and grind
My mans had to calculate the 2k nooooo
These rich kids are taking over the resell game.
so much respect for this kid. in your faces hype beasts. what a hero
I feel the same way he feel about sneakers