Allen Edmonds $50 Ebay Challenge | How To Restore & Shine Shoes

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I buy nearly all of my shoes off of eBay and fix them up with Saphir products. I've purchased and restored probably 12 pairs and couldn't be happier with the savings and time I put into my shoes. Definitely something to be proud of and enjoy.

Would like to see this done with a crappier pair, not necessarily damaged but just a pair that has not been treated right over time and may be dried out, unpolished, are discolored or not perfectly matching each other's color, etc. Thanks

I wonder what brand of polish he uses

It would have been nice to have a before and after shot. Great vid!

I recently bought a whole bunch of Saphir product as well as your guys horsehair brush and I couldn’t say how amazing the products are. Used it on all my shoes and will forever!

Also instructive on how to ruin your white dress shirt.

A lot of people have commented that "we should have picked a more difficult pair." I understand the idea, but in reality there are so many good pairs of AE's on eBay that you shouldn't have to settle for a pair that's in terrible condition. I just bought two more pairs of AE's for future $50 eBay Challenge videos, and it was actually more difficult to find pairs in bad condition than it was to find them in good condition!

Great video! I've purchased many pair of high quality shoes on eBay (Allen Edmonds, Cole Haan, Church's, Trickers, etc) and have been successful at renovating them. This video gives me more great info to make the renovation even easier and more successful. Definitely need to get some of the Renovating cream for minor gouge repair. Thanks for the tips!

Could you make a video on the cleaning process for leather weave shoes, please?

This was a thoroughly relaxing video, thanks! It is impossible to explain to someone else the therapeutic, meditative qualities of cleaning, maintaining, and polishing one's own shoes, especially if you are someone like me who has some vintage pairs of shoes from companies like the original Hartt Shoe and Boot Company from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. They were, at one point, owned by Church's, and the quality is pretty much the same. Working on them is an utter joy. Thanks for the ongoing videos. David

I had never thought of buying fine shoes second hand or used til I watched this. makes a lot of sense really since fine shoes are investment items. finding a fine pair used is better than a cheap low-quality dress shoe. Good video.

Gorgeous! I sell men's clothes on eBay, but not shoes. Yet. Maybe I'll begin thanks to this demo. Fantastic. Thanks.

I've done this a couple of times. I had Alan Edmonds resole two pairs of shoes I got off ebay. I put a double sole on one pair, better than new! Saphir Reno'Mat is a must.

Glad I stumbled upon this. I have been looking for a place to help me learn best practices in caring for my shoes. I have a few pairs of Allen Edmonds shoes from eBay.

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looks like a nice cool pair of AE Sanford, I've been doing this buying preowned then restore all the times, glad that you started this series!

Excellent video, thank you so much! I’m currently creating a side business of restoring old shoes and these videos are indispensable. Also what you said about the Saphir polishes is true. I started with Kiwi but once I used and smelled Saphir, I can’t go back. Thank you once again and I’m excited to see the other videos.

I love this video. Thank you this was very informative. And I am interested in trying these products for my shoes... I want them to stay looking new. Scuffs are often difficult to avoid from occurring.

Thank you for this video. I've been searching for a video as inclusive as yours. I have a pair of Stacy Addams boots that I bought at a thrift store for less that $10 and I've been wanting to bring them back to life.