AITA for basically running a whole tent city outside footlocker for a drop and profiting off it

ok so friday night was the retro dunk drop everyone's been talking about since like july. i (16m) got there at 9pm the night before, brought a camp chair, a cooler, and a little foldable table bc i've done this enough times to know u gotta be smart about it. by midnight there's like 40 ppl in line so i started selling waters for $3 and hand warmers for $5 bc it was freezing lol made like $60 just off that before the store even opened. around 4am this dude (17m) rolls up trying to cut in front bc he says he's "sponsored" and "knows the manager" so he shouldn't have to wait. i told him no way, everyone's been out here hours, u don't just skip. he got loud, said i was acting like i own the sidewalk since i had my whole setup taking up like 6 feet of space. security got called, they didn't kick either of us but it was tense af. his girlfriend posted a tiktok calling me "the sidewalk landlord" and it's got like 8k views now with ppl in the comments split hard. my group chat thinks it's hilarious and kinda based, but a few ppl are saying i took it too far turning a shoe line into a whole business venture. he's still salty and apparently telling ppl i'm the reason he didn't get his size.

#aita#drama#sneakers

asked by @jrsneakshead · Aug 21, 2026 · 288 votes · 9 comments