Matthew Stromenger

This week on Friday I had to get to the Palms at 5 am to get in line for shoes. It was a very successful time I came at as there was only 8 people in front of me! The shoes that I got 4 pairs of were a Vans X Damien Hirst collaboration which was only released in New York and Las Vegas. I currently have a size 9, 10, 10, and 11.5.  Resell is currently spiking right now and prices are right now. Another shoe which I got a hold this weekend was the Jordan 1 Mid SE Fearless Edison Chen Clot Sz 10. Currently selling for $450 while I purchased them for $160.  

Overall I have many things to go over:  I was able to get a collectible which I was able to turn for a profit of $200  I only payed $310.  I sold both Travis Scott Air Force One Sz 10.5 for a profit of  $300. I sold the Alien 380 Yeezy for a $200 profit. I then manage to get the biggest flip I have ever gotten late at night this being a bot! As I mentioned in my Slideshow  bots can sometimes be a bigger flip than shoes. One of the bots I did not mention is named Balko which I managed to pick up for retail ($360). Then turning a profit in just 1 HOUR of $1,500. Yes this is insane that I was able to pick this up as a gift to my self I just purchased a beautiful Supreme hoodie that came out in Fall Winter 2014. 

Here is the update post that I promised! I had a very successful weekend I manage to get one of each shoe! I got the Yeezy 380 "Alien" in a size 11 which is currently selling for about $650 in which after tax it came out to $255. I am planning on holding these shoes for a little while as these were considered test/sample pairs. Then I manage to get a size 10.5 of the Travis Scott Air Force One! Which is currently selling for about $600 as well. After tax it came out to $178. So in the end a massive amount of money for the little time invested!  I will take some in hand pictures and post them up next blog post to give you all a look!

This week is another one of those weeks where 2 things are happening at once from today on out I get to stay up till 2 AM and wake up at 7 AM for potential Yeezy drop. This model is called the "Yeezy 380 Alien".   Yes I know this thing looks super awkward but they are coming out in very little quantity and I have got to be prepared for that! Next is yet another Travis Scott x Nike shoe this silhouette is the ICONIC Air Force One.   Yes I know what you are thinking is that a zipper on the shoe and yes it is lol. Personally and from what I have heard these are a awesome pair in person, and from the in hand pictures they really are. These come out on the "SNKRS" app Saturday the 16th (11/16/19) at 7 Am if you have the ability to get them I would recommend it as they are currently reselling anywhere from $400-$600. The drop method is going to be a raffle on the app and the retail will be $160 not including tax. I have entered many online and in-store raffles for th

Sorry for no business post but I just wanted to inform you that I passed the excel exam! I got a score of 807 which is the best of the practice exams which I took. Which I HIGHLY recommend doing and knowing the formulas especially the Concat formula which we went over in class which help save my test! Thank you for that Mr.Wu! But yes people take the practice exam and do better than I did! Good Luck to all!

I am taking a break from the business blog this week to say that this Saturday I am taking the Excel Exam! Hopefully to pass the first time again! I have received the key to take the practice exams so far they have not been too difficult very similar to the Word Exam so far. Same layout and everything so I recommend taking the practice exams to help ensure success this time around! So take the practice exams people!

This weekend is going to be something! I am going to go Day N Vegas a new festival which this is its first year. The line up is something I have only dreamed of! While this is going to be a great time I have to wake up early on Saturday for a drop here in town. SO that means I have to wake up at about 4:30 AM to get to the location to make sure I have a spot in line and I am able to secure the item! This is not a horrible thing but then it will most likely take a good chunk of morning and leaving me just enough time to get to class! All the price to pay to have some fun and make some money!

The title is a little miss leading but I am going out of town this weekend and there is a shoe drop which I NEED my computer for my bot. The shoe dropping is the Shattered Backboard 3.0   in my personal opinion these are really ugly haha. I do not understand how these are currently reselling but you are gonna be able to make about $50-$100. IF you would like to go for these and try to get into the resell game these will be dropping this Saturday at 7 AM 10/26 the best sizes to go for will be lower than 9 retail will be about $175 including taxes. The app you will need to download SNKRS app it is the Nike app in other words! You will need to make an account and put all info in being address and payment info. For this drop you will need to be fast when hitting purchase it will ask for one or both being password or cvv of card! Good Luck everyone!

This is going to be different from my normal programming I am going to be saying some of my tips to prepare for the exam! So last Saturday I took the MOS Exam and passed I am sorry for this being a week late I just did not wanted to bombard you with posts. Somethings which I wish I did was being more prepared for the test to get a better score. Due to me moving quickly through the class I was under prepared this is no ones fault other than my own I was not fresh on Word which is something I 100% recommend is to stay on top of the Word projects and complete them all leading up to the exam. Another tip I can say is do not be scared of the test, since in my non professional opinion it is sorta easier than the regular projects, yes I know it sounds dumb. But, the actual exam is less than wording than the projects! That is all I can really come up with right now Good Luck to everyone taking it soon and Congrats to those who have past!

Alright so after this entire week of staying up late and waking up early I have my final tally's on all pairs in which I purchased! To start off the Off White Dunk did not end of dropping and rumor has it they have been pushed back to December. The first shoe that ended up dropping was the Nike Sacai Blazer I managed to get a hold of 2 pairs and one of each color. Size 11 both I had to sell quickly though to make sure I had enough money to purchase the Travis Scott Jordan's. In the end I bought each shoe for about $150 and sold them both for $280 each. So a profit of $260! Now for the bigger drop of the week the Travis Scott Jordan's I managed to get a pair! One pair of Size 11.5 and I forgot to mention they were dropping an entire set of shoes being Adult, Children's, Toddler, and Infant. I was also lucky enough to get a size 5C which is Infant shoes I. The profit margin is massive on both of them but I think this will be a pair that I put in the closet for a little to

October is the month of shoes! There are 3 massive drops that are coming out within a short span and a ton of money to be made. With this post I will be telling you about those 3 drops and the potential to be made! So the 3 coming out are, Off White SB's X Nike, Sacai Blazers, and Travis Scott Jordan 6's. All of these you are able to double maybe even triple your money, the only downside is none of them have a confirmed date but a rumored date of the next 2 weeks. First is 3 different colors of the Off White X Nike    In my personal opinion I think all three colors will do well but the Blue and White due to the history behind the color. Next is the Sacai Blazers these are 2 of the colors which came out the other which which I got 2 pairs of.  These blazers are some really funky shoes in my opinion but the black color way will do best due to how simple it is. Lastly most likely the biggest shoe of the month Travis Scott Jordan 6's   These are a good looking shoe in my opini

For the business this week everything has been super slow, I do not mind really it gives me time to recuperate and fix anything that has gotten out of line with the business. So in the mean time I will do my best to get ahead in school work and strive to be the best that I can be!

So this week there were some pairs of Yeezys (Kanye's Shoes) which dropped but sadly I did not have the time to go for them due to me being out of town. So in the mean time I am currently looking for buyers for one of the two pairs which I purchased last week. So if anyone would like to purchase the grey pair from last week in a size a 11 let me know! Otherwise nothing intense really this week but hopefully these upcoming weeks can be success for me and launch the business further and further.

I think I found the direction I wish to take with this blog. That is to update with all shoe drops that I take place in and showing the profits and what I hope to do with those profits. So this week was the Sacai x Nike drop (picture of show below) from all of the built of hype of this drop I knew it would be a really good shoe to resell. It turned out a success with me getting 2 pairs of them! One from a local store here in Vegas and one from Nike. Retail was about $175 and resell is about $500+ which will continue to go up over more time due to supply going down.

My hobby in simple terms is reselling, some of the reasoning that I believe I am able to turn this into a career is the demand. What I mean by demand is there is always going to be people needing shoes and clothing in their life and there is always people that want to get the limited versions of the product. Some of my biggest flips for a profit are: A tee shirt that retails for $60 I was able to flip it for about $300, another example for shoes is a shoe which I purchased for $150 I am able to flip for about $650. There are many more examples in which I could give but the point being if the demand is there why not join the supply and make some more money. I am always willing to answer questions about the hobby just go ahead and leave a comment and ill get back to you!

While being worried if I had the correct materials for the class I was greeted by Mr. Wu with his friendly demeanor I felt instantly welcomed. As this is one of the first classes I am taking in my college career I have a feeling that I will do well and succeed in my journey for my degree. During the class we were able to make jokes with him and he would do so with us I 100% feel like this class will be successful and we will have a good time while doing it.