Well, bots and ATC services are as much a part of getting your hands on a coveted sneaker now as raffles and camping used to be. No one is really advertising a bot or ATC service and no one is trying to sell anything, so I think it's fair game to discuss how a majority of nt'ers and other folks...
Just a side story while we wait.
Went to get a raffle ticket a UTC FTL today, asked the SA (that told me they worked there for 3 years) about the madness/line for the unclaimed pairs of xi lows on Saturday. Says 'yea, it's always crazy for those', I ask 'you guys did FCFS?' replies 'yea, we...
My man, you deserve a pair after all that work put in. I figure with the time, energy, and gas money you spent you could have paid for one pair at resell...but if you're going off retail principle, hats off.
I feel you bro, I'm also a true 12.5 and it seems the only place to get them is usually NDC, I never have luck with any of the other retailers online, I get the 'sold out' message as soon as the clock hits 0. I had to end up ordering a 13 from NDC because that's all I could get through on. I...
Man, I don't know if it's just the FTL in my area but they hit me with the "we can't stock locate until x days after special releases' when I was trying to stock locate some AS Hyperchases....is there something I don't know, and I got played?
:{ You know there was some money exchanged before that even happened. Hearing things like this gets me like :x but, it is the nature of all things in life. When demand > supply capitalism prevails and the best laid plans of mice and men...well we know how that goes.
I appreciate all the info, unfortunately for me the 12-13's usually fly off the shelves (probably because they don't get as much of them)....and oh about Politics answer....:rollin dudes must have been wearing big red noses and floppy shoes when they gave that answer.
You made out pretty good with 2 pairs man, especially if dudes were in line since 4ish. How many people were in front of you? I'm just wondering how hard it will be to cop in NOLA later this year.
You're right, it has gotten out of hand, but it's not up to us to fight it. The companies have to come up with a better way to make it fair for everyone, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Nonetheless, I do it for me. If I give up a pair I don't need and someone that just wanted one...
Weird, I was able to ATC and proceed with checkout. I don't wear a 10 so I'm not going to buy a size that won't benefit me to flip or trade, gotta keep my karma up.
BTW, unclaimed line at UTC in SoCal was off the chain. The homies were hungry for this release. I didn't even walk in to see if they were doing FCFS or a re-raffle.