CooledCrayon
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I honestly never knew where to begin when talking about this experience. First off, I always felt like it might be something illegal, and that alone made me hesitant—but wow, I actually made some decent money from it.
When I first started—or rather, when my best friend and I started—we had no clue what we were doing. We just tried to find the best quality stuff on AliExpress or DHGate and sell it to our friends. This was back in 2017, and we were still under 18, so it made things even harder. But by the time we turned 18, we had already made over $9,500, and that felt pretty insane to us.
After we turned 18, we weren’t sure what to do with our small business. We were selling to friends and their friends, but we didn’t know how to expand. That’s when we found Instagram and its replica stores. We started a small account and grew it to about 33K followers just by reposting sneaker content, sharing stories of our sneakers, and offering good customer service. I won’t go into all the details right now because maybe someday I can help others with what I’ve learned. But what I really want to highlight is the loneliness and the lesson to stop trusting people too easily. Everyone is driven by their own self-interest, and that’s the main point of this post.
Back to replicas. I began again, creating designs for people I met along the way—other replica store owners. One of them became more like a friend, and we teamed up. Yes, I was pretty naive. These guys just set up their own stores, did nothing except talk to influencers, paid them good money for ads, and got sales. But it was all fake. I showed him how to use Facebook Ads, and we made some amazing ads in Spain that brought in a lot of money… but then taxes hit, and in Spain, they’re no joke.
We started a custom sneaker project, and I handled everything on my own—from the logistics to the design and making it happen. On top of that, if anything went wrong with the replica websites or payment systems, I was the one who fixed it. A few months later, he completely cut me off and left me without a dime from those stores.
Once again, things fell apart, and I know that’s on me. Honestly, I’m not sure why I’m sharing this, but my own story always gets to me. I’m just trying to make some money to support my family and live a calm life. People always want more than they have, and it’s all just frustrating.
I hope none of you ever have to go through this because sometimes, it makes you question everything. Best of luck to all of you! And I’m always here if you need help with anything related to replicas, design, or social media! Take care and good night!
When I first started—or rather, when my best friend and I started—we had no clue what we were doing. We just tried to find the best quality stuff on AliExpress or DHGate and sell it to our friends. This was back in 2017, and we were still under 18, so it made things even harder. But by the time we turned 18, we had already made over $9,500, and that felt pretty insane to us.
After we turned 18, we weren’t sure what to do with our small business. We were selling to friends and their friends, but we didn’t know how to expand. That’s when we found Instagram and its replica stores. We started a small account and grew it to about 33K followers just by reposting sneaker content, sharing stories of our sneakers, and offering good customer service. I won’t go into all the details right now because maybe someday I can help others with what I’ve learned. But what I really want to highlight is the loneliness and the lesson to stop trusting people too easily. Everyone is driven by their own self-interest, and that’s the main point of this post.
Back to replicas. I began again, creating designs for people I met along the way—other replica store owners. One of them became more like a friend, and we teamed up. Yes, I was pretty naive. These guys just set up their own stores, did nothing except talk to influencers, paid them good money for ads, and got sales. But it was all fake. I showed him how to use Facebook Ads, and we made some amazing ads in Spain that brought in a lot of money… but then taxes hit, and in Spain, they’re no joke.
We started a custom sneaker project, and I handled everything on my own—from the logistics to the design and making it happen. On top of that, if anything went wrong with the replica websites or payment systems, I was the one who fixed it. A few months later, he completely cut me off and left me without a dime from those stores.
Once again, things fell apart, and I know that’s on me. Honestly, I’m not sure why I’m sharing this, but my own story always gets to me. I’m just trying to make some money to support my family and live a calm life. People always want more than they have, and it’s all just frustrating.
I hope none of you ever have to go through this because sometimes, it makes you question everything. Best of luck to all of you! And I’m always here if you need help with anything related to replicas, design, or social media! Take care and good night!
@artur4390
. Tried listing on Depop, and boom—same thing happened. I’ve been using Etsy and paying others to help set up accounts, but it’d be awesome if you could drop a few tips!
