Three friends who late completed eighth grad — Dylan lambast, Anthony Broderick and Jordan Cohen — started their own companionship, Solexchangefl, in April.
Their first event had three vendor tables and about 150 collectors on the floor. Their second, in Boca Raton, had twice as many vendors Tiffany Rings and hundreds of attendees.
Dylan, who bought his first pair of sneakers last summer with birthday money, says the money he's made selling shoes has bankrolled an iPhone and a $700 Nikon camera.
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He paid $300 for a Nike Lebron South Beach pre-Heat pair and sold it for $650. Profits helped fuel his new business venture."My partners and I have sold enough to chip in and rent Club Boca (a nightclub), print fliers and buy the Web site for our business," Dylan said. "My parents didn't give me any money for that."
George Coloney, 15, who splits his time between his mom's and dad's homes in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has more than 100 pairs of sneakers. A collector for four years, he says he buys shoes because he likes them.
"I'm into quality footwear, whether its sneakers or Cole-Haan," said George, a 10th-grader. "I like the way they look, I like the meaning of the shoe and the Sunglass Oakley story behind it."
George, who works at a sneaker store, has made a name for himself running a YouTube channel and Twitter feed under the name Stickie213. Since 2008, he has made more than 200 videos reviewing sneakers, many as prereleases. One by howdies choice YouTube consultations comprised on Jason Petrie, who contrives LeBron James' shoes because Nike.
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