Nike SNKRS
FCFS
Also called first come first served, FCFS drop, straight release
FCFS stands for first come, first served: a release that sells in real time to whoever completes checkout first, with no entry window and no selection afterwards. Speed and a saved payment method decide it, which is the opposite of how a SNKRS Draw works.
In use: It was an FCFS release, not a Draw, so the pair went on sale at 8am and the last size sold about ninety seconds later.
The release type where speed is the whole game
FCFS means first come, first served. The product goes on sale at a stated time and keeps selling until the stock runs out. Nothing is pooled and nothing is decided afterwards, so the order in which people reach checkout is the outcome.
This is a common model at sneaker retailers, but SNKRS launches use a Draw. A two-minute LEO draw has no visible timer and can look like a fast sale; it still takes entries and selects at random.
Why the distinction matters
Most of the advice circulating about SNKRS is FCFS advice applied to a Draw, where it does nothing at all. A fast connection, a practised thumb and constant refreshing are real advantages on an FCFS release. They are worth exactly nothing on a Draw, which selects at random once its window has closed.
On SNKRS, check which draw window applies. LEO takes entries for about two minutes without a timer. DAN uses a published timer, usually ten minutes. Being ready matters because a short window leaves little time for corrections, not because Nike rewards the fastest checkout.
The comparison in full is in how Nike SNKRS draws work.