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Collecting coins? Normal
Collecting stamps? Normal
Collecting sneakers? Abnormal

Collecting sneakers is an unusual hobby to most people. However, not to 22 year old, Melvin Porcher of Richmond, Virginia; it is just a normal, everyday thing.

Melvin Porcher is not just a unique collector, but he is a collector of 75+ rare pairs of sneakers.

His favorite brands of sneakers are Adidas and Nike.

Melvin started his collection in 1998, while working at Athlete's Foot.

The newest sneaker to his collection is the Adidas Signature Pro Model. This sneaker was donated to him by Squirebball.com. The distinctive feature of this sneaker is the Squire insignia stitched on the side of the sneaker.

His most priced possession is the Olympic Flight Posite Garnett's. Nike only produced 500 pair of this one of a kind sneaker.

The most money Melvin has ever spent on a pair of sneakers was $180 for the Air Foam Pros. That is not much by today's standard of sneaker prices. Sneakers today range from $120-$160.

The weirdest thing he has ever done for a pair of sneakers was "Getting up at four in the morning and ordering a pair of sneakers off of Nike.com" says Melvin. "That was crazy."

If you are a true die-hard collector, you might be able to understand what he goes through. Melvin says, "Most people don't understand my unusual hobby. Only the sneaker fetish people understand."

One wish that Melvin wants to fulfill is to finish his Michael Jordan sneaker collection. He is only missing one pair of sneakers, the Air Jordan II. "I also wish I could get into Michael Jordan's shoe closet. He has every pair of Jordans that ever came out, and prototypes that never came out." Now that's a sneaker collection.

By: Marcus "Pete" Peterson
Email: peter27@hotmail.com
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