《The NY Times》撰文探討球鞋賣家市場的發展

著名報刊《The NY Times》日前刊登了一篇文章，探討了年輕球鞋賣家市場的興起。在這個球鞋轉售價格過度膨脹的年代，球鞋交易市場上經常會看到很多年僅十幾歲的孩子，通過轉售自己的球鞋來獲得幾千美元的收益。編輯團隊還請到老一輩球鞋收藏者們，談談自己對于球鞋交易蓬勃發展的看法，以及與 1990 年代盛行的棒球卡交易活動的對比等等。此外，文章中還提到了 Jonathan Rodriguez 的故事，年僅 18 歲的他在早前的 Yeezus 演唱會上，在自己的 Air Yeezy 2「Red Octobers」上幸運的得到了 Kanye West 的簽名，不過他卻拒絕了一份 $98,000 美元的天價收購請求！下面是我們節選的精彩內容，感興趣的朋友不妨點擊這裏查看完整內容。

“Reselling basketball sneakers has become a cultlike atmosphere,” said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst of the NPD Group. “No one is watching over all this money changing hands. So it seems like it’s being done underground, but it’s perfectly legal. And it’s exciting to them because it’s a real form of income.”

“I know I could buy a house with this kind of money,” said the vendor, Jonathan Rodriguez, 18, of Deer Park, N.Y., who said he planned to enlist in the Air Force. “But I’m a huge Kanye West fan. I can just work to get the money. The only way I’m selling them is if there is a reason that I need to sell or I’m offered life-changing money.”