Well said. More than just having lots stuff, the desire to break down, move and reset-up that entire display twice over just to give collectors a chance to see his collection shows true dedication to the hobby. Much to be respected there. Meanwhile, I can't even be bothered to set up and take pictures of my collection. LOL! - Oak

Yea WTH Oak? You want every else to post up and we are still awaiting your spotlight. :) - O

LOL. There's better to see out there than my collection. Truthfully, all I need is more space. Once I get that and when things are set up properly, I'm sure a spotlight will follow on my end and I can finally get that Acheivement.

On another note, how much do you think JJ got from the event (product-wise)? The sole purpose was to acquire MIB stuff so he can start up a museum, so I'm curious how far along he is with that.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Dan for the pics and to everyone for sharing some info. Good stuff!

Awesome pics Dann... I really hope this happens again or maybe even becomes an annual event :0 as I am very upset I couldn't make it this year. I can only imagine being there and taking this all in live in person!

I would like to THANK ALL OF YOU that helped even if it was just moving one box for me, I would not have been able to pull it off had it not been for you selfless people who took away from your time at the show to help me set up my displays. This meant much more to me than anything else I took from the event!!!

I made some new friends, saw some old friends and also put faces to many names I have dealt with for many years... I felt very supported by you all and can not thank you enough for all the compliments and acknowledgements as well, I have as most of you know never shown my entire collection to anyone to include the few hew have been in my personal office at my home and unfortunately this still rings true because we ran out of display space about 2/3 of the way through setting up... I am disappointed by this because I had promised to show everything in its entirety and by a simple miscalculation we were not able to pull it off, this really sucks for me as well because I myself have never seen my entire collection completely displayed and it was my intention to finally make it happen... So for that I do apologize... Many have asked what my total number of glasses inventoried and brought to the show was, that answer is 1373 pairs and yes there were more (approx. 100-125) left at home that are scheduled for modification in the near future with Dr. Chop that I saw no sense in bringing because they are all the same color ways in various styles...

I will soon be making my Final Collection Display thread, yes I said final because I am going to be stepping back into the shadows and no longer updating collection status... I need to just chill for a while and streamline my collection back to a more manageable and meaningful level...

I would like to ask that people who took pictures of my collection please forward them to me at FearGearGarage@gmail.com so that I can possibly use them in my final collection thread in case your pictures came out better than mine. Im sure most did, because my wife used her camera phone to take them?lol? This would be a huge help and again Greatly Appreciated?

Thank you all for the support, compliments and friendship? You guys and gals are great and I wish you many incredible future purchases, may your collections go where you would wish them to be!!!

FEAR Out!!!

Yeah, it hasn't started yet, but the meet and greets have, so the pictures will start coming. Had a nice time meeting with HED4JC, Longshot, Del, DrChop, Brent, Preludachris (where'd you go, I turned around and you vanished), Garth and Quinton.

Just a few random shots of HQ that we've seen before, but it's a start. - Dann

The Downside to dropping by on the grind, actually pretty lucky to have ran into you guys, was on a random mission and saw you, had to say whats up. Then I got called back. Albeit short I'm glad to have met you.

Del, I may have put your black chrome die cast cannon in the box for red and vise versa... please check

[ The Downside to dropping by on the grind, actually pretty lucky to have ran into you guys, was on a random mission and saw you, had to say whats up. Then I got called back. Albeit short I'm glad to have met you. - Preludachris

Ah shame. I was going to chat with you more, but then you were gone. Nice seeing you in any case.

FearGearGarage I will mail you a DVD of the photos and video once I'm done. Will be by far the easiest way since there were quite a lot. I will process them all first and make them look a lot better that the quick uploads I did in the hotel right after the event.

Thank you much Dann... I appreciate that and all your help at the event as well! You really are Dann the Mann...

Pm me your address when you get a chance either here or Facebook. Thanks.

Just thinking about interesting questions to ask about the event, what did JJ have for trade? Was it basically the NOS Shoe 1's? Initially he said one time (when he was promoting the event) that he would have prototype/1-off-ish stuff, did he have any cool stuff other than the Shoe 1's?

Both Adrian and Oak have asked a bit on info about the trading to Jim - which, as stated, was the driving reason behind the event. I would love to hear as much as anyone can share on the topic as well.

And I'll chime in with the FGG love affair - that is a mighty impressive collection. I can only imagine the time, effort, expense, contacts and dedication that goes into a collection of that scale. Just taking a step back, I alway feel pretty happy with my own collectin, then just calculated that you have nearly 5 times the amount of stuff. Wowza! On top of that, so many have shared nice things about you as a person, that it is great to hear of good things to good people.

The chance to finally meet enthusiasts from the online boards really help solidify what nice people we have involved in the hobby, despite how poorly I treat you all online.

Just thinking about interesting questions to ask about the event, what did JJ have for trade? Was it basically the NOS Shoe 1's? Initially he said one time (when he was promoting the event) that he would have prototype/1-off-ish stuff, did he have any cool stuff other than the Shoe 1's? - mtedenajimenez

Among other stuff jj had stacks of benjamins

That would be a great name for the next money-making Frogskin offshoot...The Benjamins

It did seem that cash was traded more than anything else. In fact I can't recall if anyone got anything in trade. Jim wanted to give me another shoeone, but I respectfully declined. Made one trip to the Post earlier, and there was no way I could fit anything else onto my carry-ons.

I brought my 5 Ichiros in hopes to trade for a Proform FMJ watch. Hefty cold cash was offered but I declined.

It did seem that cash was traded more than anything else. In fact I can't recall if anyone got anything in trade. - Dann

The question will eventually be asked if it would be worthwhile for JJ to do another one of these events. For the fans, it's an obvious answer, but I'm really curious what the host thought.

I would like to THANK ALL OF YOU that helped even if it was just moving one box for me, I would not have been able to pull it off had it not been for you selfless people who took away from your time at the show to help me set up my displays. This meant much more to me than anything else I took from the event!!!

I made some new friends, saw some old friends and also put faces to many names I have dealt with for many years... I felt very supported by you all and can not thank you enough for all the compliments and acknowledgements as well, I have as most of you know never shown my entire collection to anyone to include the few hew have been in my personal office at my home and unfortunately this still rings true because we ran out of display space about 2/3 of the way through setting up... I am disappointed by this because I had promised to show everything in its entirety and by a simple miscalculation we were not able to pull it off, this really sucks for me as well because I myself have never seen my entire collection completely displayed and it was my intention to finally make it happen... So for that I do apologize... Many have asked what my total number of glasses inventoried and brought to the show was, that answer is 1373 pairs and yes there were more (approx. 100-125) left at home that are scheduled for modification in the near future with Dr. Chop that I saw no sense in bringing because they are all the same color ways in various styles...

Thank you all for the support, compliments and friendship? You guys and gals are great and I wish you many incredible future purchases, may your collections go where you would wish them to be!!!

FEAR Out!!! - FearGearGarage

For those of you who haven't been able to fully grasp the shear magnitude of his collection, it broke down to this: 17 cabinets, 5 of which were triplewides, several cubes, 3 tables (I think that was the number), and many more display items. That amount of space (equal to 2-3 O stores cabinet space) wasn't enough. There was still 33% not displayed that was actually there. Do the math, that equates to 453 pairs not shown. That is more than several people's collections combined. Hell, that's just shy of 370 more than my collection lol. It was a great pleasure being a part in setting up and helping, regardless of tearing up my toe, tweaking my back, and so on. Just knowing it brought this guy one step closer to being able to actually see his collection in it's entirety is good enough for me. A totally awesome day for all who made it.

It did seem that cash was traded more than anything else. In fact I can't recall if anyone got anything in trade. Jim wanted to give me another shoeone, but I respectfully declined. Made one trip to the Post earlier, and there was no way I could fit anything else onto my carry-ons. - Dann

I got 2 pairs of Shoe One, but that was my goal honestly. Cash is something I can always earn...A piece, or pieces of true Oakley history coming from the Mad Scientist himself is something I can't get.

I ended up trading an Eyeshade for a Persimmon/Persimmon Fives 1.0

Wire Metal Square Vault for one of the branded baseballs

Bunch of catalogs from 2003-2009 to Jim for free, but supposedly something's in the mail.

Chromed Four for free

Few other misc things for free

I got a metal vault for a baseball

Finally got a bob keychain and got it signed by hans who sculpted the original from clay for a thump display stand

And of course, jims stories and business cards for taking time and attending

Some epic pictures and stories
For me I'd love one of jims metal red business cards
Very cool

Some epic pictures and stories
For me I'd love one of jims metal red business cards
Very cool - Paul Jewiss

I would too. I never got around to it, hah.

Some epic pictures and stories
For me I'd love one of jims metal red business cards
Very cool - Paul Jewiss

I would too. I never got around to it, hah. - Dann

Im sure that can be taken care of...

I'll ping on a few people

he has METAL business cards????