Cheapo's wouldn't last a few days - skateboarded up to 20 hour per week.
As expensive shoes only lasted about 6 weeks he would pick up whatever was on special - generally spent about $70 to $90 a pair.
With that cane the expense of replacement skateboards that only lasted 2-6 weeks at $100 a pop.
The positive side of that was he started buying shoes and boards online from the US for a lot less because it got out of hand
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Ended up buying boards in bulk and selling them at the skate parks for a profit of about $35 each in the end {usually made about $300 pm}