Contrary to popular belief, not every sneaker collector does what they do in order to show off. In fact, most of the people you see on Twitter or Instagram or Facebook stunting with a pile of boxes aren't collectors at all. The real collectors, the ones who've been in it for years (if not decades) move in silence, and only share their stash (let alone their sources) with other, vetted, like-minded individuals. Or maybe they're like Scrooge McDucks, going home to their secret vault to swim in deadstock Air Jordans from the '80s. Whatever the case, the people on this list have better-known names than collections. If they even have collections at all. Respect the Keyser Soze game of The Most Legendary Sneaker Collectors in the World.
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