Part 1 of the 3 part 2019 GlobalCast Awards. We discuss the nominees for Shoe of the Year including:

Nike SB Dunk Panda Pigeon

Travis Scott x Jordan 1 High

Off-White x Nike Air Force 1 MCA

Air Jordan 5 x Trophy Room

Sacai x Nike Waffle

Yeezy 380 Alien

Did we leave out any of your favorites? Who should win?

Follow @theglobalcast and @globalCooks on Instagram to see who wins!

We discuss whether or not Supreme Box Logo release day should be a holiday or if it is overhyped and just another profitable drop. Also, where is it appropriate to wear a $700-$1000 hoodie and who are the people paying resale prices for them?

In recent weeks and months new solutions like Spoof Browser, S-Chrysant, and AYCD have come on the market with great success on Yeezy Supply, Adidas, and SNKRS drops. Are they worht adding to your bot toolbox?

Should you quick sell your latest cop or hold on to it for a few months or years? What if it is a brick? Is it in your best interest to wait for prices to go up or sell now and reinvest? We discuss the right strategy whether it is a brick, a super limited item, or just a regular item. Hold or Sell now, we help you decide.

Everything you ever wanted to know about proxies but where afraid to ask. What is the difference between DC and Resi? Does location matter? How fast are proxies? Why do I even need them? What is the right task to proxy ratio? We answer all of these questions and more.

In the battle between bots and website hosts, the hosts seem to be winning recently. Does this mean the end of sneaker botting or are we just in a tough period? What can you do to improve your odds as a botter? We discuss and give you advise on beating Shopify, Footsites, Supreme, Adidas, and SNKRS.

We are joined by Brad Torf, owner and artist from Astrotorf Customs. He talks about making wearable works of art,what you should know before reaching out to a sneaker artist, creating something that was later a full production shoe from Nike, and which pieces he is most proud of.

We are joined by Jeremy from Instagram account how.to.cop. We discuss his love of Air Force 1's, building a 200K+ user following, and some future and upcoming hyped releases.

Where is the best place to sell your sneakers and streetwear? StockX, GOAT, Flight Club, eBay, Instagram, or locally? We weigh the pros and cons of the different options.

StockX has recently added trading cards and other collectibles to their marketplace. How will this impact the markets and is this a good or bad thing for sellers and prices?