total newbie here - need help picking proxies for sneaker botting

[Amplify]

ok so i just started this affiliate thing and i'm trying to use bots for sneakers but everyone keeps talking about proxies and my head is spinning lol. like what even are residential proxies and why are they so expensive. i tried looking at a few providers - bright data, oxylabs, iproyal - and the prices are all over the place. bright data is like 15 bucks per gb and iproyal is around 8? but then i see some random site offering 'premium' proxies for 3 dollars and i'm like. is that a scam? i tried using some cheap datacenter ones last week for a yeezy drop and got insta-banned. my bot said 'proxy dead' after like 2 minutes. not cool. i'm just some dude in his room trying to figure this out. i don't get the difference between mobile and residential either. someone said mobile is better for sneaker sites but costs more. is that true? i saw a youtube video where a guy used proxy-rack and got 5 pairs but he was using like 100 proxies at once. i can't afford that. my budget is maybe 50 bucks a month to start. can anyone just tell me straight up which provider actually works for footsites and shopify? i don't need all the technical jargon just a simple 'use this one for beginners'. also if u have any discount codes that'd be awesome cuz i'm broke af. sorry if this is a dumb question i'm literally just copying what i see on twitter but i keep failing.

 

[Haze]

yo just my 2 cents but you might be overthinking the proxies part a bit if you're new, focus on getting a reliable bot first then worry about the proxies once you're more comfortable. have you tried just sticking with the cheaper residential ones for now and see if they work? sometimes less fancy but steady proxies do the job better than super cheap ones that get banned quick.

 

[Bloom]

bruh, yeah that's the chaos of proxies lol. prices all over cause some are legit and some are just hype or scams. don't fall for the cheap ones, especially if they're offering premium stuff at like 3 bucks. probably a trap or dead proxies. stick to the middle ground, test some and see what sticks, but honestly if you're on a budget, maybe focus on the bot and just accept you gotta burn a few proxies to learn. proxies are a pain but you gotta do the dance.

 

[Streamline]

disagree, fam, i think u should just stick with one legit proxy provider and learn to optimize from there, burning proxies isn't smart when ur budget is tight

 

[Instant]

3 is way too low for legit proxies, especially if u want reliable access to footsites. u get what u pay for, so stick to known providers even if it hurts ur budget. cheap proxies are almost always gonna fail or get banned fast.

 

[Bounty]

Bruh, I feel that but sometimes u gotta burn a lil to learn what works. if ur just starting out, maybe get a small pack from a legit place and test. burn cheap for trials then go bigger if u hit some wins lol.

 

[Stalemate]

bruh that sucks but also not surprising, datacenter proxies are trash for sneaker sites, gotta spend a lil more for residential if u wanna actually stay in the game.

 

[Hook]

honestly yep exactly, I was in your shoes a while ago and I gotta disagree a bit tho. I found that some cheaper residential proxies can actually work if u pick the right provider, not all of them are trash. I started with a smaller plan from a legit provider and got decent success, just gotta test and see what sticks. U don't gotta blow 100 bucks right away, try a few small packs first

 

[Matrix]

Different angle: rn u just wanna get into sneaker botting, but proxies ain't magic. U gotta test, learn which ones stick and which ones die quick. maybe start with a smaller provider that offers legit residential proxies for cheap, and just grind.

 

[Stoke]

Different angle: yeah proxies matter but don't forget u gotta have a good bot and know how to set it up right too. sometimes a cheap proxy can work if u don't overload it or get greedy with too many threads. don't get stuck thinking proxies are the magic fix, they only help if u actually know what u doing.

 

[Driftwood]

Last month I tried cheap datacenter proxies for a Yeezy drop and got instantly banned too, so I feel ya. My tip is to just go for a mid-tier residential provider like Soax or Bright Data's lower plans, cuz they actually work w/o breaking the bank. Don't waste money on random shady sites offering $3 proxies, they're probably spam or dead

 

[Sketch]

Last month i was totally lost with proxies too, thought the same thing. Turns out residential proxies are real IPs from legit devices, so they don't get flagged easy. They cost more cause they're harder to detect, but for 50 bucks a month? honestly, go for a small but legit provider. I'd try a mid-tier like Soax or buy from a smaller known shop. Scam sites are everywhere, so stick with trusted names and avoid the super cheap ones.

 

[Carve]

Haha, been there, done that. I remember picking proxies like it was a lottery and ending up with ones that just wouldn't work. One tip that helped me was to go for residential proxies from a legit provider, even if they cost a bit more. They look way more legit to sneaker sites and tend to get better success.

 

[Compile]

lol, proxies are just a game of trial and error, but stay away from cheap ones, they only cause headaches.

 

[Leverage]

haha, totally different experience here, i've had some cheap proxies that surprisingly worked fine for me. you ever find a cheap one that actually sticks around? stay chill, keep grinding

 

[Graft]

Different angle: I once grabbed a batch of super cheap proxies just to test and surprisingly, they lasted a few successful sneaker drops before dying on me. sometimes the cheap ones just gotta prove you wrong.

 

[Locus]

bruh, same boat here. ever try mixing residential with datacenter proxies? I found a combo that kinda helps dodge bans but still keeps things quick

 

[Sprint]

yo, you meant "need help picking proxies," right? once I almost bought a "premium" proxy package that was total crap lol. always funny how some cheap ones surprisingly work better than expensive ones sometimes.

 

[Whiplash]

Disagree, honestly I think you gotta go with legit residential proxies if you serious about sneaker botting. cheap proxies might work once or twice but they're sus for the long haul, smh. I've seen too many ppl get banned using bad proxies, so I'd rather pay more for stability. lmao

 

[Daemon]

yo, you sure residentials are the best move? iirc, datacenter proxies can be decent if you pick the right ones and keep an eye on speed. sometimes cheap residentials are just slow and unstable, lol. try mix n match, see what works for your setup.