There is a phenomenon going on in the sneaker world that absolutely disgusts me.

People are being mugged and killed for sneakers.

The Jordan 11 “Concord” single handedly caused riots

This is a basketball shoe causing riots where people are killed. At what point did these people start valuing human life at the price of a pair of sneakers.

This has gotten so excessive to the point that I no longer go out and buy limited sneakers at stores anymore. I do literally all my sneaker buying online.

Waiting in a line outside only for a riot to form or someone to mug you on your way to your car is way to much a risk. This hobby has become dangerous.

The Air Yeezy 2 was one of the biggest sneaker releases of the year.

I personally don’t get the insane price this shoe is going on ebay for. It retailed for $250 but was $2000 on Ebay that day due to low supply and high demand.

My brother was lucky enough to win an online raffle to pick up his pair at footlocker.

The place was filled with police and had to be escorted to his car with the sneakers in hand.

My brother made it home safely. The same cannot be said about a fifteen year old across town that was robbed at gunpoint and beaten for his pair.

My brother liked the shoes, but had to sell his pair because he was afraid to wear them and who wouldn’t want $2000.

The point I am trying to make is that as fun as sneaker collecting is, if people don’t stop killing each other for shoes I am going to have to give it up all together.