KLEKT

KLEKT was founded in 2016 in Cologne, Germany by Pierre Borckmann and Jeremie Banet as a European sneaker resale marketplace that became one of the defining post-2015 European sneaker secondary-market operations alongside Restocks, Wethenew, and the broader European sneaker resale network. The KLEKT premise—that European sneaker resale could operate as a curated marketplace with authentication and pricing transparency at the same standard as American sneaker resale operations including StockX and GOAT—proved out commercially through the late 2010s. The KLEKT inventory mix runs across the full sneaker resale pipeline: Air Jordan retros across all colorways and silhouettes, Nike SB Dunk archive, Adidas Yeezy across all silhouettes, the Travis Scott Jordan and Dunk collaboration archive, plus the broader European sneaker secondary market. The platform's authentication infrastructure—staff-trained verification, photographic provenance, and the platform's internal authentication standards—built customer trust that distinguished KLEKT from less-regulated European sneaker resale alternatives. KLEKT operates as a digital-first platform with no standalone physical retail presence, distributing across Europe through localized European logistics and customs infrastructure. The platform's customer base—heavily skewed toward European sneaker collectors seeking sophisticated marketplace-and-resale infrastructure—treats KLEKT as one of the defining post-2016 European sneaker resale operations alongside Restocks, Wethenew, StockX Europe, and the broader European sneaker secondary market.