Anyone thatās familiar with Benjamin Kickz, whose real name is Benjamin Kapelushnik, has likely come across at least one of his viral sneaker photos of him posted up in bundles of limited sneakers. Now, it appears that the 22-year-old reseller is providing insight into how heās amassing his deep inventory.
In a now-deleted Instagram story inĀ response to Nice KicksĀ about the possible backdooring of the recentĀ Union x Air Jordan 2 collab,Ā Ben Kickz speculated that the brands themselves may beĀ to blame for how heās acquiringĀ hordes of the coveted shoes.
āEveryone blaming Union and itās so funny cause idk what everyone doesnāt understand. I been doing this and I keep doing this,ā Ben Kickz wrote. āMy āback doorā so big only I can stop me! I been doing it since 2016 and I love it here. Every release you guys blame a new storeā¦. What if my back door isnāt a store but itās the ā¦ā¦.. themselves.ā
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Allegations about sneaker stores selling their limited sneakers early have been around for some time now. A recent example of this was last yearās release of theĀ Trophy Room x Air Jordan 1 āFreeze OutāĀ collab, where sources told Complex that Trophy Room sold a sizeable portion of its stock to resellers for well over the $190 retail price ahead of the release date.
Despite the speculations, Benjamin Kickz has not actually confirmed the source behind his massive inventory of limited sneakers.