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I might have been lucky with my pairs, but I found the concord lows to be OK. To me they were superior to the 2011 Concord retro (not saying much). I found them comfortable and 2 of my 3 pairs had a solid patent cut, similar to the pair a poster showed on this page. Agree 100 percent about the black and red pair being trash and the snakeskin being the best 11 lows since 2001.You aren't in the minority. I wanted Concord lows for almost 20 years before they finally released. Black/red lows, too. We saw Mike with them enough times, I was beside myself we couldn't have them, and what I am in the minority in is the fact I love lows in general. Probably part of why the alleged black/red OG IE retro has me so jacked.
Back in 2014/15 when these things dropped, I entered a couple raffles for them but of course got the Ls. Ended up buying both on eBay for probably like $260-ish each, which was mentally even worse than paying resale now, at least to me. Now it's almost a given; five/six years ago, yes and no.
Anyway, as soon as I got them, I was "meh" about them. That shape, that "comfort," that patent cut ... these things were absolute GARBAGE. They didn't even look good, in hand or on foot. I wore the Concords a few times around the house. Same with black/reds, which I also wore two or three times outside. I finally sold both about a year/year-and-a-half ago after getting the recent, solid retros of the mids. What really sent me over the edge was putting them next to my navy snake 11 lows. Even though the navys were/are also a long sight from the original release in terms of shape, cut and even the snake material, they **** all over the Concord and black/red lows in terms of shape and look. And fit and comfort. I got rid of both and have never missed them. But a PROPER retro of them, I'd be all in on.