I had 469 transactions in July 2021. That’s a jump back towards normal and doesn’t account for the number of wholesale transactions. I sold approximately 800 pair of shoes in wholesale. These shoes go on to be sold in retail outlets and on third party digital outlets. The wholesale is extremely limited in style, and…
Instead of rewriting the wheel, I’m going to begin this month with how I started last month. I will add this at the start, the hype and interest in resale, the money flowing into startups and people touting that they have the next big thing, all of it is false. Resale is flat and I…
This was going to be an authentic verification video for the “Are Yours Real” series, but I began doing the video, starting with the size tag like always, and I noticed that this wasn’t an SE version of the Mid, but the price was up another 5 dollars from 115. I looked at the GS…
100% Authentic. These are the actual pictures. Source: Size 10.5 – Nike Blazer Mid 77 Vintage White Black 2019 I sold the shoes pictured in this post on StockX. When I sent the shoes, they were in perfect condition, brand new. By the time the box reached StockX, or when someone pulled the box out…
Brand of sneakers sold Resale is basically Nike and a few pair here and there. In this region, Yeezy isn’t available at all, so if I don’t visit any retail outlets and find deals, selling another brand in resale is near impossible. This speaks to the health of the sneaker industry, but it also speaks…
Average Sold Price In previous RRA’s I haven’t broken down my profit. I’d like to do that here, but it will be confusing. I’ll try to make it as clear as possible. First I’ll give you the Average resale price of the shoes sold on StockX which was $112.62 before fees. After StockX fees, the…
Number of Resale Transactions in June 2021 I had 292 transactions in June 2021. The majority of footwear sold was in the mid-tier price range. This again reinforces the majority of sneakers sold aren’t at the high to premium end. There has to be a caveat here. If you reach out to a reseller who…
Note: The RRA is based on my own sales numbers. This microset of data is meant to inform and I use it to make predictions about the sneaker industry. My ratio analysis consists of data pulled from utilizing third party marketplaces and wholesale relationships. The in-store analysis is my own research and does not reflect…
This is the report for May 2021. I made a lot of adjustments in May. Access to my primary stream of shoes shifted. Stores still weren’t getting a lot of releases on time, but this doesn’t matter because with discounts being removed by stores like Foot Locker, and new restrictions being reinforced on buying limits,…
I’ve been using StockX since 2017. From 2017 to today my average sold price has decreased as more sellers find out about the platform. That’s only natural and it happens on every site. On Amazon, from October of 2011 to December of 2012, I generated almost $600,000 dollars. That number decreased as Amazon removed the…
Buy my books on business and the sneaker industry: https://arch-usa.com/shop/ StockX recently attained a 3.8Billion dollar valuation from their latest funding round. It’s becoming obvious the company is going to have to IPO soon. It’s now too expensive to be acquired by another major marketplace like eBay and the value is approaching the same level…
An analysis of website traffic can help with discussions on DTC and brand health. I’ve chosen sneaker industry websites, brands and retailers, with two exceptions. StockX and Stadium Goods are included in this breakdown to show how Nike is the tide that lifts all boats. The other brand website growth speaks towards the in-store observation…
STORE OBSERVATIONS: 1. Hibbett Sports and City Gear have serious inventory issues. One City Gear store’s Jordan Brand wall was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen for a chain with an account in good standing with Nike. It’s not just one store either. Almost every store has a shortage of Nike inventory. This…
The reason I can unquestionably state that resale is an indicator of brand heat is because I utilize my microset of data to compare it to the information available on footwear websites covering the industry. The resale here isn’t the hyped Sacai, Travis Scott, or Yeezy resale; it’s a more realistic vision of what’s taking…
The two charts above give the average price of the shoes I sold vs the average price of shoes sold on StockX and the Suggested Retail Price. Once again, my resale has to be considered as close to wholesale accounts as possible. Most of the product is arriving straight out of Nike doors and the…
Number of Resale transactions in T1 2021 I had 2,170 transactions from January 1st to April 19th. The majority of footwear sold was in the low-mid tier pricepoint. Most of those shoes came from brand doors. The sales at the high to premium pricepoint were primarily purchased at retail. What does this mean? Nike dwarfs…
This is Part 1 of the report for the first third of 2021. I’ve been busy adjusting to the rules at retail to offset resale. Most hyped general release shoes are released via retail Apps. In brick and mortar locations, stores are flagged for selling more than five pair of shoes at a time to…
There are a host of issues with third party resale platforms. This is not a deal breaker for people using StockX, but for sellers who move more than the casual pair, it’s frustrating to get returns when the website fails to offer the buyer other options outside of the perfect deadstock release. It’s a common…
Resellers are all jumping on the train of “teaching you how to resell”. I usually do a yearly wrap up of how much I made reselling. In this video, I wanted to talk about the fact that a lot of the videos attempting to teach you how to resale are being made for the views….
Store Re-opening Resale Report & Analysis: https://arch-usa.com/product-category/store-re-opening-resale-report-analysis/ Every year I do a an “end of the year” wrap up and tell my YouTube family how much money I generated from reselling sneakers. While I use the sneakers as tools for research and analyzing brands and retail (my daily visits to retailers are super informative), it’s…
In this video I establish the importance of NPD Group and Matt Powell to explain that my micro set of data parallels the larger marketplace. I then show you the difference in Nike and adidas during this year and how Covid-19 caused problems, but the results were drastically different. I finally explain that adidas needs…
This video is all over the place, but my primary point is that adidas is no longer as hot as it was and with COVID-19 hitting the revenue numbers, the brand has to reignite interest. To better understand why adidas needs to recapture brand heat, I’m looking at resale and the reality that fashion designers…
