Thousands attend Sneaker Con at Georgia Convention Center this weekend

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (CBS46) – Massive crowds of sneaker lovers gathered on the Georgia Worldwide Conference Middle for the annual Sneaker Con this weekend.

On Saturday and Sunday, officers anticipated between 6,000-8,000 folks attended and made hundreds of transactions, making it a really worthwhile weekend.

Followers browsed, shopped, traded, offered and received prizes whereas taking part in auctions. There have been about 400 distributors who attended the occasion, in accordance with officers.

The Sneaker Con has been held in Atlanta metro space a number of occasions prior to now, which is why William Debord, Managing Director of Sneaker Con is pleased to see the occasion has grown.

“When Sneaker Con first began, it was at a YMCA in metro Atlanta. Then, it went to the Cobb Galleria and now, it’s on the bigger Georgia Worldwide Conference Middle. It simply exhibits yearly it grows extra folks, extra influencers, the neighborhood grows, the tradition grows and the market grows,” mentioned Debord.

“I feel it touches $1,000,000,” he mentioned. “It’s positively within the tens of millions. You’re speaking about $500 to $1,000 sneakers.”

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