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A class action lawsuit filed against clothing and sneaker reseller StockX has reached a settlement in Quebec. The lawsuit alleged that certain prices listed on StockX’s website hid various fees from customers, which goes against Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act. Those eligible for the settlement must have purchased a product on the website using the “Buy […]

With news of Nike Korea cracking down on resellers making the rounds in recent weeks, the brand has made similar updates to its e-commerce terms of sale stateside.  First spotted by The Wall Street Journal, Nike’s new terms of sale include updated language pertaining to resale and bot use. The policies, which have been in place […]

Less than a week after Zadeh Kicks was formally charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and money laundering, the disgraced sneaker reseller made a virtual appearance in court today for his arraignment.  Zadeh Kicks, real name Michael Malekzadeh, pleaded not guilty to all three counts today in Oregon court. Malekzadeh’s partner and chief financial officer […]

The passing of designer and overall multi-hyphenate Virgil Abloh sent shockwaves across the sneaker and streetwear communities. Though he’d been privately battling a rare form of cancer since 2019, the last two years leading up to Abloh’s death were some of the most ambitious of his career, with the designer serving as artistic director of […]

Whether it’s an attempt to stop bots during an online drop or making customers wear shoes out of the store, sneaker stores have employed all kinds of tactics to ward off resellers. One London retailer took it to the extreme last week, and now the shop says its actions were wrong. On Friday, footage circulated of […]

Besides having an awesome title, Mark Flaa, eBay’s Director of Sneakers, is tasked with growing the sneaker category for the e-commerce giant. Recently, a main focus of that has been working on the company’s Authenticity Guarantee, which was first rolled out for the U.S. market last October, and is now coming soon to Canada. And with it, the […]