Oct 23Abusers & Bad Actors Cost Retailers 30% of Profits During the Holiday PeriodAs the holiday season is quickly approaching, you are gearing up for their biggest sales of the year. However, with the holiday rush also comes the wave of unauthorized resellers, bots, and serial abusers, all looking to exploit this busy period. …Retail4 min readRetail4 min read
Jan 12What are Your Odds of Winning a Sneaker Raffle?If you’ve ever participated in a sneaker raffle, you may have wondered why it’s so hard to win. We wanted to show you the odds of winning a sneaker raffle and show things that are more likely to happen: An NBA Team Scoring 90 Points in a Game — 1…Bots6 min readBots6 min read
Jan 10Supreme moving to Shopify will help their fight against Bots!Despite botters already successfully botting Supremes’ first release on Shopify, we believe that Shopify will help Supreme prevent bots from their releases! This might seem counterintuitive because Shopify is one of the most successfully targeted platforms by bots; however, Shopify will enable Supreme to become more agile in fighting bots. …Reseller3 min readReseller3 min read
Dec 6, 2022Lack of Yeezys Leading to Increased BottingProduction of Yeezy has been halted by Adidas, a massive impact on Adidas, as Yeezy is estimated to make up $2 billion a year in sales, close to 10% of the company’s revenue. …Adidas3 min readAdidas3 min read
Nov 18, 2022Trying to get an Eras tour ticket?Hi Swifties, It is your in-house material girl here writing to you in anger and frustration with Eras Tour. We thought Scooter Braun was the number one enemy, but I think he’s got competition from Ticketmaster. I appreciate Ticketmaster’s additional hoops to verify my level of “fandom,” but let’s be real; we…Business3 min readBusiness3 min read
Oct 24, 2022Concert Tickets, Sneakers, and Restaurant Reservations…Seemingly one of these things is not like the others, but restaurant reservations have been one of the worst-kept secrets of the botting world. The constant demand for tables at the best restaurants makes it a prime opportunity for botters. Ever wonder why on Resy or Opentable, when the tables…Bots3 min readBots3 min read
Oct 13, 2022Bots Buy Burnt HairWe sound like an Elon Musk Stan, but I think the fair question is that out of the $1M in perfume sales, ‘Burnt Hair’ was done by bots. For people following, we know that Elon is moving through with the Twitter deal, and he scrutinized how many bots were on…Elon Musk2 min readElon Musk2 min read
Oct 11, 2022What I Have Learned Labelling Millions of Sneaker Raffle EntriesWe might have set a Guinness World Record for the most hours spent analyzing sneaker raffles. Last month, we analyzed over 3 million sneaker entries, and throughout the years, we have encountered every trick known to man and bots. …Sneakers2 min readSneakers2 min read
Sep 30, 2022Tom Sachs at Kohl’s?After having a highly successful release in June 2022 Tom Sachs General Purpose, everyone is surprised that a similar model is ending up at Kohl’s. Tom Sachs made a huge deal about wanting to make his shoes accessible to his “real fans” on the June 2022 release. It seems that…Sneakers3 min readSneakers3 min read
Aug 17, 2022Digital Identity is becoming the Foundation of Modern CommerceThere are many challenges and shifts for retailers transitioning to e-commerce. Overnight, you become a global company with potential customers around the world. You must establish relationships with 3PLs and fulfillment centers, rethink your marketing campaigns, and do countless other transformations. …Shopify2 min readShopify2 min read