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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Dianne Bourne & Charlotte Hadfield

Man started multimillion pound empire selling Nike trainers on eBay

A man who started out selling designer trainers on eBay now runs a multi-million pound fashion empire.

Mo Patel first had the idea to sell rare and coveted trainer styles back in 2014 after struggling to find the ones he wanted himself. The 36-year-old started out by selling Nike Huaraches on eBay before switching over to Instagram.

With demand soon growing for the online business, Mo decided to try running a pop up store in Manchester and Liverpool, which both proved to be a success. Now he oversees a team of 14 selling thousands of wanted, rare and designer trainers by the likes of Yeezy, Dior, Nike and Louis Vuitton across the world with clients including LFC players and influencers.

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