With their computer vision and several Amazon Web Services tools, GOAT is able to verify the authenticity of the products by replicating the key features and properties of each shoe digitally. And the more GOAT’s experts provide helpful metadata to train the AI as they work, the better it helps all those vetting sneakers.There’s a long list of data signals that are fed into a cloud instance of GPUs for the identification process and for training the network. This year, the company merged with Flight Club, a sneaker consignment store with locations in Los Angeles,New York City and Miami.GOAT’s popular app and website — some users have sold more than $10 million in sneakers — has secured nearly $100 million in venture capital funding. As a seller, you can bid on shoes just as you might on eBay. But scoring an authentic pair amid a crush of counterfeits is no slam dunk.Counterfeit sneakers are rampant online for some of the most sought after basketball brands.“Yeezys and Jordans are now the most faked shoes in the world, and over 10 percent of all sneakers sold online are fake,” said Michael Hall, director of data at GOAT.A pair of sought-after Kanye West Adidas Yeezys or Nike Air Jordans can easily set you back more than $300.Pop culture interest in iconic shoes developed for sports stars and celebrity rappers is fueling instant sellouts in new releases. If we determine items you purchase are inauthentic or they are not as described, we’ll notify you and offer a full refund.
Install App Help ... and forgotten about. Unlike with the StockX, GOAT or Sneaker Con apps, eBay doesn't have an authentication service for sneakers, so you're going to have to trust that the seller is sending you authentic goods. “When you smell a Nike factory shoe, it has that distinct factory smell. And when you smell a fake Nike, it has that fake artificial smell,” Eddy Lu, co-founder of GOAT The company also collects data points such as color, suppleness of the sole, hardness of certain rubbers, texture, and the quality of the seams, the company said.“We use a lot of different heuristics and data points to verify whether the shoe is authentic or not. GOAT is the global platform for styles past, present and future.