2024 NIKE SB DUNK THREAD_____GRs and QSs added

JRnyc said:
This is definitely not the forum to be arguing  who can or can not say the "N" word. I won't even participate that ish 
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Don't even really know why that's being argued in the first place, let alone on NT. we gotta the entire f*ck outta here with that, straight up.
 
Just to be clear I never stated who can and cannot use the word. I just made a comment to a guy that came way out of left field with a race comment when the thread was talking about folks using the term rape.
 
Yesterday's cop via NTNY, who's shipment didn't arrive until the afternoon. But all's well that ends well.

They only had like 30-40 pairs tho. These were more limited than I expected.
 
JRnyc said:
This is definitely not the forum to be arguing  who can or can not say the "N" word. I won't even participate that ish 
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Too sensitive of a subject to even argue, nothing good can come from it lol, plus as a white male no racist word is really gonna offend me personally to be honest so I can't say anything on the subject because I don't know what it's like? BUT ANYWAYS... Who pulled the trigger on the hacky sacks!?
 
yep... soo Atlas' Bao shipment is still lost in transit...

in other news.. just cleaning my shoes.
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airmatic said:
Too sensitive of a subject to even argue, nothing good can come from it lol, plus as a white male no racist word is really gonna offend me personally to be honest so I can't say anything on the subject because I don't know what it's like? BUT ANYWAYS... Who pulled the trigger on the hacky sacks!?
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Yea bro, as a 29 year old African-American, I have views and opinions about this subject but this is not the place for them. I don't come to this thread or any sneaker blog to argue politics. On to SB Dunks, I can the Hacky's. I like em. Simple but nice. For $90, The quality and materials look on point. I had one glue spot in the back but who cares. I will do worse to them.
 
MakeSomeRice said:
it's nice to see that QS on the box though right? :-)
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Nah, QS or not, they're nice for the price. Simple but with decent flare to they're just plain. I like em a lot. Kinda seems like something they should have done with the BHM dunks.
 
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Link to story: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/Nike-sneaker-scandal-576324

[SIZE=1em]APRIL 17--A federal criminal investigation has uncovered a “large-scale theft” operation inside Nike’s Oregon headquarters, a scheme that targeted valuable sneaker prototypes and involved a Nike product manager, his predecessor at the shoe giant, [/SIZE]
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and a Florida businessman who resold the “extremely rare” kicks to buyers nationwide, The Smoking Gun has learned.
The reseller, Jason Keating, 35, was named yesterday in a U.S. District Court complaint charging him with receiving stolen property.
During a raid last month at his Portland home, Nike employee Tung Ho (seen at right) reportedly admitted to stealing “several hundred pairs” of “pre-production or sample” Nike sneakers. Known as “Look See” models, these pairs are “highly sought after by sneaker collectors” who are willing to pay in excess of $20,000 for shoes that often never go into production, investigators report.
The sale of the stolen “Look See” sneakers resulted in so much money being transferred among the alleged conspirators that JP Morgan Chase Bank officials opened an internal review in late-2012. Chase investigators were apparently concerned that “frequent and large cash deposits and fund transfers” made from Oregon, California, Florida, New York, and New Jersey were consistent with a money laundering operation. For example, over one eight-month period, more than $221,000 was transferred between two of the scheme’s alleged participants.
The “Look See” operation is detailed in a federal court affidavit sworn by an Oregon detective and filed in connection with the felony charge against Keating, who was released from custody today following an appearance in Portland federal court.
According to the affidavit, police were alerted to the thefts in mid-February by Nike security officials during a meeting at the company’s world headquarters in Beaverton. Nike representatives identified the 35-year-old Ho and former Nike employee Kyle Yamaguchi as suspects in the “Look See” operation. Ho, who began working for Nike in 2005, succeeded Yamaguchi, 33, as Nike
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Basketball’s “promo product manager” in 2012. Yamaguchi left Nike to operate two eyewear firms, one of which he named “LOOK/SEE.”
As a “promo product manager,” Ho and Yamaguchi (seen at left) were responsible for creating limited edition basketball sneakers and custom “player exclusives” for a wide variety of Nike endorsers, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant.   
Nike officials told police that Ho had the “ability and authority” to order the production of sample shoes from a Nike factory in China. When those sneakers arrived at Nike’s campus, Ho would load them into a gym bag and transport the items to his car. From there, he would drive to a self-storage facility and unload the merchandise. 
When investigators searched Ho’s residence on March 14, they seized 1941 pairs of Nike shoes and “a large sum of United States currency.” After being read the Miranda warning, Ho “admitted that he had stolen several hundred pairs of Nike Look See shoes and sold them in two (2) different ways” He sold about $15,000 worth of samples on eBay, while the bulk of the stolen “Look See” models were peddled through Yamaguchi, his “middle man.”
During a four-month period ending in March 2013, Yamaguchi wrote 13 checks to Ho--totaling $104,000--according to bank records cited in the affidavit.
Ho claimed that he was unaware of the identity of the buyer to whom Yamaguchi fenced the Nike sneakers. Though Ho admitted that he was aware that the majority of the shoes “were sent to a buyer in Florida who would then sell the Nike Look See shoes to small boutiques and shops around the United States.”
In a March 20 interview with Detective John Bennett, Yamaguchi admitted brokering the sale of the sneakers stolen by Ho in
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return for a 20 percent commission. He also fingered Keating, saying that the businessman usually traveled to Portland to make payments that sometimes exceeded $30,000.
Yamaguchi’s aid to investigators did not end with his interview, however. Several days later, at the direction of Bennett and a Secret Service agent, he recorded a face-to-face meeting with Keating. The men discussed “their transaction for Nike Look See shoes,” as well as the raid of Ho’s home. Keating, pictured in the adjacent mug shot, also gave Yamaguchi a bag containing more than $20,000 in cash for “Look See” sneakers.
Though Yamaguchi is not named as the individual who was wired up for the Keating encounter, it is clear he is the “Confidential Source,” or “CS,” referred to in the court affidavit. Investigators noted that the “CS” got the impression that Keating was in Oregon to meet with “other potential suppliers of stolen Nike shoes,” and that these sources included “current Nike employees.”
While court records show that only Keating has been hit with a federal rap, it appears likely that Ho and Yamaguchi will also face criminal charges related to their roles in the brazen sneaker scheme. (10 pages)

Please read the article within the spoiler and the police report within the link provided.

Question #1.) What are your thoughts on this story? If you were Nike how would you handle this?

Question #2.) How do you feel about the fact that sneaker blogs aren't covering this story at all? Do you think there is some type of agreement to keep this under wraps?  
    
Question #3.) If you were Nike SB and you could create a SB to represent a member of this thread would it look like? Describe what the Dunk SB would look like using the format I've provided. (You can do as many different SB dunks as you want)

FORMAT:
1.) Name of  dunk and is it a dunk high or dunk low?
2.) Nickname of dunk?
3.) Brief description of materials used and coloring on side panels, toe cap, heel, tongue, laces, sole and insole. (I will accept Photoshop canvas picture.)
4.) Explain the inspiration behind the Dunk SB.
5.) How would it be released?
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1) Surprised that Nike finally had enough of the theft of their property. People stealing samples and flipping them had been a poorly hidden secret for some time now. My thoughts on the story is it shows that even the sneaker culture has a black market where people will risk doing time to make some dollars. In the ring leader's case he made a lot of dollars as 1900 pairs of shoes and a large sum of money was seized from his home. If I was Nike, I'd do exactly as they are doing now. Treat it as a case of corporate espionage as well as grand larceny and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. The guy had the audacity to not only use Nike e-mail service to set up deals, but used Nike resources to put shoes that were no longer in production back under production.

2) I'm not surprised that the blogs aren't covering this at all. These same bloggers, Sole Collector especially, rely heavily on guys like Looksee to get exclusive stuff. Personally, it was a huge sign of irresponsibility and a disservice to the community in not reporting what is arguably the biggest story on our front in years. You can't call yourself a news source for all things sneakers when you aren't talking about something that has federal implications.

3) I don't have an answer for that.
 
JRnyc said:
Yea bro, as a 29 year old African-American, I have views and opinions about this subject but this is not the place for them. I don't come to this thread or any sneaker blog to argue politics. On to SB Dunks, I can the Hacky's. I like em. Simple but nice. For $90, The quality and materials look on point. I had one glue spot in the back but who cares. I will do worse to them.
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Dope, I passed and got those denim lebrons, kinda regret it but it is what it is
 
JRnyc said:
A dude in line with me had the Denim Lebron XI. They look dope. Quality looks on point. 
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Yeah so many people are sleeping! But retail price is heavy out in Canada but they are dope shoes I can't lie, plus my locals let me get some diamond turfs half off for coming to the release so it's cool
 
airmatic said:
Yeah so many people are sleeping! But retail price is heavy out in Canada but they are dope shoes I can't lie, plus my locals let me get some diamond turfs half off for coming to the release so it's cool
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Yea, the only one who get it worse than Canada are European especially British. Resell is cheaper than retail in Europa
 
byukid said:
 
BOOM!

Lobs and Forbes 100 each, guy threw in the Strummers because he had borrowed their insoles for the Forbes.

Day is made.
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Bro...  I'm so jelly.  Blue Lobsters are one of my biggest wants and you copped them for $100?  Is this real life?
 
esk221 said:
 
Bro...  I'm so jelly.  Blue Lobsters are one of my biggest wants and you copped them for $100?  Is this real life?
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Well they are used and come with a blazer box, haha but yeah this was a definite steal. Guy just said all his dunks were too big, and he made the 100$ offer, and I had to jump on it.
 
byukid said:
 
Well they are used and come with a blazer box, haha but yeah this was a definite steal. Guy just said all his dunks were too big, and he made the 100$ offer, and I had to jump on it.
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Do you like the yellow laces in them?  I prefer the white or blue ones.
 
 
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