The way I see it, both are in the wrong. The shop for having fakes at 1 point and the kid for waiting 38 days!!!!!! If I was the owner and he came back to me more than a month later claiming the shoes he bought were fake, I'd tell him to kick rocks. Then again, I'd be more careful about the shoes I take in.
Disagree. It is the shop's responsibility, especially in an industry where it is publicly known that there are a lot of fakes in the market, to provide their customers with the peace of mind that they are buying an authentic pair of shoes. You can't blame the kid for buying what he thought was a legit pair, only to find out later that they were not legit. He paid (well, his mom paid) $1700 just because it is supposed to be a reputable / guaranteed authentic pair. If not, he should've just taken his chances on eBay for a lot less than $1700. Why even buy it from a sneaker shop?