Before Val Zapata built a seven-figure reselling business, she almost lost it all.
"I got caught early in the game with like 50 pairs of fake Yeezys that I had to swallow," the 27-year-old entrepreneur told Business Insider.
For the rest of the pairs, "I'm like, 'I don't want to run them all.
About four weeks after the sale, the buyer attends Sneaker Con and learns that the slides are, in fact, not authentic.
The $2,500 lesson reinforced the importance of trusting but verifying, especially if you're buying from a seller you've never worked with.
Persons:
Val Zapata, Zapata, Sneaker Con, I'm
Organizations:
Service, Business, Sneaker
Locations:
Colombia