I want to skate in the tiffs at retail, and I've supported small independent skateshops for over 10 years buy buying hardgoods and softgoods.
Where does that leave me for this release? I guess I should line up to pay or pay $108 $158 $208 $258?
I mean, my SB retailer quit years ago when Nike was strong arming them to sell the ugliest GRs even though QS releases would be sitting in shop sometimes for months on end.
At that point, there's nothing in it for the shop. The idea that a shop should pass along the tax of bad business to the customer is fundamentally flawed.
Personally, I wish these were more plentiful for the people that actually want to wear them for the intended purpose of the shoe and the original reason nike started selling their products in the outlets that these are selling at.