The problem EtherSneakers solves

EtherSneakers solves several problems related to buying and selling sneakers, including:

Accessibility: EtherSneakers provides a centralized platform where buyers and sellers can easily access a wide variety of sneakers, including rare and limited-edition releases that may be difficult to find elsewhere.

Authenticity: One of the biggest challenges in the sneaker industry is verifying the authenticity of sneakers. EtherSneakers has processes in place to ensure that the sneakers sold on their platform are genuine, which gives buyers peace of mind when making purchases.

Convenience: EtherSneakers allows buyers and sellers to connect and transact with each other more easily. This can save time and effort compared to other methods of buying and selling sneakers, such as scouring the internet or visiting physical stores.

Overall, EtherSneakers can make it easier and more reliable to buy and sell sneakers, which benefits both buyers and sellers in the sneaker community.

Challenges we ran into

The biggest hurdle we faced was creating a project from the ground up, as this was our first-ever hackathon. From understanding documentations of several technologies to integrating them into the project, it was a whole new experience for us. Just the sheer excitement of building such a unique product that's also related to our passion, i.e, sneakers was what led us to get over these hurdles and complete the project.

Also trying to deploy on mantle testnet was quite difficult too because of it being fairly new and notot many tutorials being available. But in the end, their amazing documentation allowed us to easily deploy our smart contract on their testnet