The value of sneakers selling for over $100 sometimes over$1,000 is based almost entirely on hype, peer pressure, and psychological manipulation from the marketing industry! When kids first began killing each other over sneakers it was reported as a big shock and some effort was made to understand why; but nothing was done to change it and it's now accepted, without acknowledging that advertising hype is a major contributing factor to this violence, or even reporting on it anymore!