Gentry won't place Nike Air back on the shoes because the General Public won't know they're Jordans. Jordan Brand higher-ups are choosing to ignore their loyal customers and redirect their appeal to the younger trend hoppers who simply buy whatever is in. Right now, it happens to be whatever has...
Someone in another post pointed this out. When i said Gentry ran the comapny down the drain. I got a little excited haha. What I meant was that he ran the company's legacy down the drain.
"My bad. I meant the legacy of the company. Not the company. You're right. Gentry's a business/marketing...
So this is the end of the Jordan signature line.
Imo, the recent flooding of Retros killed the signature series. Now, the Retros are being whored out like Dunks and Air Force 1s.
It looks Jordan Brand (Gentry) is ignoring the wishes/desires of collectors and people who supported the Jordan...
lol. Homie at Champs let me handle the shoe today. Leather is somewhere in between 2004 white/red retro II lows to decent imo. I didn't like the quality on my retro II lows so i sold them after two wears. So I'm probably still gonna pass on these. Laser-etched Mars/Spike seems pretty dope...
Metaphor time.
You have a hook for bomb. Dude's pretty legit the first couple months. Only sells dank. He gives you 1/8 for $35. This is some high quality Grandaddy purp too. You grow loyal. All of a sudden he starts pushing his bammer, and instead of $35, he wants $40. What do you do?
Do...
An extra $15 increase at 500,000 units = an extra $7,500,000. Idk if a GR is 500,000 units, but it should be something even higher than that after accounting for the Pures, Tours, Mars, and Militaries. I'm underestimating. And you know JB profits more than just $15 from each shoe sold.
If...
^^ Gregbutler, I feel you man. Everything you just posted was real talk. I think you, Kane, JumpmansATL, myself, and a few others here are the only ones with the mental capacity, education, and maturity to take a look at these shoes outside of the hypbeast/sneakerhead perspective.
A lot of...
^ I agree. The only way I see JB actually upping the quality on their products is if a major/big portion of their buyers (eg: urban youth) actually think twice before dropping hype dollars on these retros.
Like I said two posts ago, I think JB Retro's older buyer base will ultimately stop...