Forget stocks. Sneaker futures are making Wall Street look like a swap meet.
High-end kicks are becoming the currency of choice in New York, and one 16-year-old is taking advantage of the trend — using his own five-figure stock of 45 mint-condition basketball shoes to open the world’s first sneaker pawn shop.
“Young kids don’t have jewelry. They don’t have cars,” said Troy Reed, dad of young entrepreneur Chase “Sneakers” Reed. “But what they do have is the thousands of dollars worth of sneakers in their house.”
I am not sure how a teen can obtain a “Pawn” License? The article does not mention him loaning ( pawning ) on his shoes.
In addition, the article seem to be talking about a second dealer license.
We had the same discussion here. Their model of “first right of refusal” seems to be a way to get around needing a license.