Two things...
1. I knew Buzzer would be along with his 785 pairs.
2. In my late teens, I worked in a sports shop on Saturdays and during college holidays. I think I took more of my pay in trainers than in cash. I probably had 40-50 pairs back then,
Buzzer and his Onitsuka Tigers will have a lot to add to this thread.
I'm currently at a modest 8 pairs for causal wear (and 3 additional pairs for actually running in). Most are Adidas shell toes of one variation or another, but I have a couple of pairs of New Balance too - a classic pair of...