{"id":335973,"date":"2013-09-29T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=335973"},"modified":"2018-05-15T07:02:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T11:02:05","slug":"community-collections-tomas-roa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/community-collections-tomas-roa\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Collections: Tomas Roa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community Collections<\/a> is back again, this time making a surprising stop in Wisconsin. An avid LeBron<\/strong> fan, Tomas Roa<\/a> is a King James collector who calls Madison<\/strong> home. With a stock featuring a mix of rare PEs<\/strong> and timeless classics, the depth of Roa’s stock doesn’t need a discount double check.<\/p>\n

Jump through the pages to see Tomas’ sneaker stash and some of his prized possesions, including his most rare pair<\/em>. Leave a line in the feedback box with your thoughts on his collection, and keep Snkrs Day<\/strong> bookmarked for everything sneakers.<\/p>\n

Profile:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Name:<\/strong> Tomas Roa
\nCity:<\/strong> Madison, WI
\nInstagram:<\/strong> @ToroTrigger<\/a>
\nStarted:<\/strong> 2003<\/p>\n

Collection Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“I had a couple pairs of Jordans<\/strong> and Air Maxes<\/strong> over the years, but I couldn’t really afford a ‘collection’ until I started my first job out of college in 2003. I had been following LeBron James<\/strong> pretty closely the last 2 years of his high school career, and I figured why not spoil myself and represent “Team Lebron”<\/em>; so I set out to get a pair of “First Games”<\/strong>. I didn’t really know there was any after-market value or anything until a while later. I just liked LeBron and the shoes were dope! Plus, I wouldn’t get shot over them, like my Dad always told me I would if I got Jordans. The “Lebrons” commercials were another one of those moments I got a little more interested in kicks. Commercials were hilarious, and the concept shoes were pretty cool. I didn’t get crazy about Lebrons or collecting until 2005, when I found out about NikeLebron.net<\/em>. That really messed me up. Seeing the PEs was crazy and seeing that they were on eBay set off a light bulb. I was hooked. I found Nike Talk<\/strong> the following year, and it was over. Since then, I have compiled a good amount of PEs (30-40), but I have a very special place for the General Releases. I have about 130 or so pairs of LeBrons, and another 70 Jordans, Dunks, Kobes and KDs. Being from Madison, there were almost NO Jordans or limited anything, so I appreciate the online Saturdays a lot as well.”<\/p>\n

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Collection Starter:<\/strong> Nike Air Zoom Generation “First Game”<\/h3>\n

“First Games<\/strong>. I was pretty new to the “game” at that point, and was lucky to talk with a friend that was going to get them and knew where to find them. I didn’t know too much about blogs or the inside info, so it was nice to know someone who did.”<\/p>\n

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Personal Favorite:<\/strong> Nike Zoom LeBron IV “Fruity Pebbles”<\/h3>\n

“Fruity Pebbles<\/strong>. The minute I saw the pictures of this shoe, I knew I needed it. Favorite cereal and favorite basketball player??? Donezo. There aren’t a ton of shoes that I spent as much time trying to find, and I was very lucky to find them in my size.”<\/p>\n

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Most Frequent Wear:<\/strong> Air Jordan 3 “Black Cement”<\/h3>\n

“BC3<\/strong>. Best shoe ever, in my opinion. The elephant print is awesome and as a lower cut shoe, it can really pretty much go with anything. The quality has suffered a little as of late, but if you can find a good price on some CDPs, I’d highly suggest buying them.”<\/p>\n

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Most Rare Pair:<\/strong> Nike Air Zoom Generation PE<\/h3>\n

““Ostrich” AZG<\/strong>. I was really lucky to find these when I did. Even luckier to find them in my size. They were a playoff sample<\/strong>, but LeBron obviously didn’t make the playoffs his rookie year. The quality on them is insane. The ostrich leather adds such a nice bonus touch, and the black, wine and gold are too nice.”<\/p>\n

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Oldest Pair:<\/strong> OG Air Jordan 13 “Bred”<\/h3>\n

“OG 13s<\/strong>. Got these back in the day and wore them like they were worth millions. Shout out to Stan from Footlocker, Greg from NikeLebron.net, and my guy Logan who got me connected with Derek at Alumni Skate Shop. All good people.”<\/p>\n

Post a picture of your collection as a whole on Instagram, with the hashtag #communitycollections<\/strong>, for a chance to be featured on Snkrs Day’ next edition of Community Collections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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