The popularity of streetwear is constantly growing and younger people are trying their hand at earning their first money. However, especially in the case of minors, the problem may be the lack of capital for investment. It may seem obvious to ask your parents to give or borrow a few hundred for your first shoes or drop of Supreme T-shirts. What to do if your parents do not fully understand why you need so much money for shoes when you have your Nike from ccc or who would want a T-shirt for PLN 300 if you buy it at the market for PLN 30? Whenever we want to explain something in a simple way, it is worth reaching for metaphors and comparisons to things well known to parents.
Perhaps your father remembers his first earnings walking the neighbor's dog or mowing lawns. You can compare buying shoes to physical labor, where your father was paid to physically do something that others wanted but didn't necessarily have the time or ability to do. Only you do the mental work because you know when the limited edition shoes will be available and you have the skills to buy them before anyone else. This gives you a chance to earn money when, for example, a collector really wants to buy this particular model or someone buys shoes to hold on to (because they usually increase in value over time) and you don't have the capital to hold them.
If your parents are still skeptical, you can try to reassure them about the profitability by showing them a sales chart on platforms like StockX. You can also give them a guarantee that, for example, you will return the investment money within a week and lend it again when another opportunity arises. It is also worth mentioning that participation in the draws is completely free, so there is no possibility of losing anything on the participation itself, so the argument that you will not win anything anyway does not make sense. Then you can simply add that if they do not believe, they can transfer the money for 15 minutes and at most you will return it to them, so they will not lose anything if you do not hit the shoes.
In case your parents are still not convinced about this form of earning, you can try to borrow money from friends/go to a simple job and only when you manage to earn something from shoes, present proof that it is possible. It is best to prepare beforehand and give, for example: amounts, time and chances in the future, because drops are quite frequent.
The final argument could be to show the parents reseller shops as an example of the possibilities of earning money and success or take the parents so they can talk to the owner, which may help convince them to this form of earning money.
Of course, each of you knows what your parents are like and what arguments will appeal to them the most, so here are a few examples for you to choose from. I hope you will be able to start your business career with the support of your parents, because the first 1000 is the hardest to do, cheers!