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Ace
@ACErvan316
Public sector
Newark, California

''I've always been into sneakers. I've been collecting sneakers for a little over 20 years now. It's always just been a major part of my life. I own about a little over 1200 pairs of sneakers.''

''These right here, they're a Nike Air Max 1 Atmos Animal Pack, originally released in 2006. This is a 1.0, the first release.''

''I actually met Koji, Koji is the designer of Atmos, at ComplexCon a few years back and he was able to sign them for me which is really special. Also, too, since this month is May and it happens to be Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month...''

''...it's just really cool to see the cultural impact that sneakers has had from the Asian community at least.''

''These right here are the Titanium 23s. This is actually the hardest shoe that it took for me to acquire.''

''I waited and I camped out for these for seven days in front of Niketown in San Francisco. When these originally released, the original rumor was that this was supposed to be the last Air Jordan...''

''...in 23 pairs at 23 stores and there was only 529 pairs that were released. This pair that I got, I got number 135 out of 529...''

''...and I haven't worn these yet. These are just so special to me that I don't think I could ever wear. This is just more like a period to the end of my collection. Just like a piece that I just cherish so much.''

''These are the Air Max 90 San Francisco Edition. These released for the 10th anniversary of the Niketown San Francisco.''

''These came out with the SF branding. There's not a lot of sneakers that ever came out with this San Francisco branding. To me, these are just really special.''

''These right here are the Air Jordan Undefeated 4s.''

''These are just so beautifully finalized. Just iconic in the sneaker world. The olive uppers... Olive green is my favorite color, and they're just so different compared to other Jordans.''

''These right here are the Air Jordan Eminem 4s Encore from 2005, one in 50 pairs Friends and Family. These are just really special to me. I was a really big Eminem fan growing up.''

''When I saw these blue shoes online, which is such an amazing pair to see. I've never seen an all blue shoe, especially for Jordan too.''

''I hit up everyone and any person that posted a picture online. I messaged, I emailed, I begged. I'd see if they'd ever part with this pair. And finally, I had someone that actually sold me a pair.''

''And at the time, I mean, they were still going for a lot of money, but not at the crazy prices that they were today. It's just pretty cool to see how these grew and how the demand and the rarity of you just kind of progressed over time.''

''Thanks for watching everybody. My name's Ace and this is What I Got.''

What You Got

63 – Arthur C.