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I didn't even mention Greece, but I know for a fact these were sitting in numerous places in Germany, because I contacted my friend to look into grabbing me a pair. After I got my second pair though, I passed because it seemed like a risk of getting them taxed on import and I didn't want to deal with it.No, I don't "act like shoes rot on shelves if they dont get sold overseas". And you're absolutely wrong that small Euro retailers' stock comes over to stores here. FNL didn't carry these in any stores. Nike stores sold out in a week or less. FTL wasn't even stocking these in Europe to my knowledge. Bottom line is that the Royals moved within a week or two in most European retailers (including Nike stores). But the point is they would have been gone instantly in the U.S. where people wanted them for themselves and not just to resell to... wait for it... AMERICANS. When word got out about how limited they were, the European people in the know started buying them up just to ship over here and ram it to us Americans.
If you're Nike it makes no sense for your inventory to sit for days or weeks and then come to where it should have been in the first place at the expense of your customers. ::cue Nike doesn't care responses:: Any decent company sends its products where they are in highest demand rather than letting them go places where they won't sell. It's pretty obvious we aren't going to see distribution work the same way for Black Toes as it did for Royals.
FTL had them in Europe. I know this because that's where I bought my pair from. Stock sold out instantly online and first day in major cities. The fact that the one re-seller in Greece was able to scoop up a bunch of pairs is not representative of the 'European market', rather Greece's current situation. Greece is no more representative of Europe than Alabama is of the United States.
Basically I'm saying you don't know what you're talking about.
How can anyone deny that much of the stock in Europe came over to the U.S. though? It's been talked about at length. If NDC does indeed carry these, it's a good sign that they've diverted inventory from Europe that is just going to find its way back over here at a higher cost and more pain to the consumer.