I highly doubt they're fake. My hypothesis is these people are producing the shoes with leftover materials. I believe the reason we get the shoes so early is because someone in the factories (most likely one of the people running the place) is making some extra money on the side selling the kicks as they come off the production line. Think about it like this, all of the sites that are selling early are based overseas. If I approach them with "I'll give you $XX for each pair of _______ you get me.", why would they turn that down? They're prolly making a weeks salary off of selling one or two pairs of kicks on the side. It's perfect because they're using JB money and resources to make the kicks anyway, 100% profit. Just imagine how much dudes like Air-Randy, Jay, and Marquee make off each pair.
Originally Posted by Mr718
I highly doubt they're fake. My hypothesis is these people are producing the shoes with leftover materials. I believe the reason we get the shoes so early is because someone in the factories (most likely one of the people running the place) is making some extra money on the side selling the kicks as they come off the production line. Think about it like this, all of the sites that are selling early are based overseas. If I approach them with "I'll give you $XX for each pair of _______ you get me.", why would they turn that down? They're prolly making a weeks salary off of selling one or two pairs of kicks on the side. It's perfect because they're using JB money and resources to make the kicks anyway, 100% profit. Just imagine how much dudes like Air-Randy, Jay, and Marquee make off each pair.
Originally Posted by eddo1005
Originally Posted by Litflynt
lmao...I lost it....you got me...but yea dude...I'm 28, been doing this since I was 13 and frankly, I am not going to compete with this young hypebeast...
my first pair were the concord XI in 95 and I am going out on a high note....when I was a kid, it was about working and saving money to get the pairs, now that I am an adult and have zero problem paying whatever cost I want (remembering "worth" is only the value someone is willing to pay for something) I have to deal with this nonsense with overseas shippers....and if not them, then midnight releases watching a T5 cable line come to a crawl because 300,000 people are hitting a website and the Footlocker corporation doesn't thinking investing in their web infrastructure is something of importance...
but thanks for the .gif it gave me a good laugh
Originally Posted by eddo1005
Originally Posted by Litflynt
lmao...I lost it....you got me...but yea dude...I'm 28, been doing this since I was 13 and frankly, I am not going to compete with this young hypebeast...
my first pair were the concord XI in 95 and I am going out on a high note....when I was a kid, it was about working and saving money to get the pairs, now that I am an adult and have zero problem paying whatever cost I want (remembering "worth" is only the value someone is willing to pay for something) I have to deal with this nonsense with overseas shippers....and if not them, then midnight releases watching a T5 cable line come to a crawl because 300,000 people are hitting a website and the Footlocker corporation doesn't thinking investing in their web infrastructure is something of importance...
but thanks for the .gif it gave me a good laugh
haha, we're the same age man, get what you're saying completely. I was just trying to be funny, looked like it got a laugh out of ya. Mission accompolished.
dang. I would try to convince you that i was being funny but i know...... it would beOriginally Posted by scoop99
Originally Posted by eddo1005
Originally Posted by Litflynt
lmao...I lost it....you got me...but yea dude...I'm 28, been doing this since I was 13 and frankly, I am not going to compete with this young hypebeast...
my first pair were the concord XI in 95 and I am going out on a high note....when I was a kid, it was about working and saving money to get the pairs, now that I am an adult and have zero problem paying whatever cost I want (remembering "worth" is only the value someone is willing to pay for something) I have to deal with this nonsense with overseas shippers....and if not them, then midnight releases watching a T5 cable line come to a crawl because 300,000 people are hitting a website and the Footlocker corporation doesn't thinking investing in their web infrastructure is something of importance...
but thanks for the .gif it gave me a good laugh
haha, we're the same age man, get what you're saying completely. I was just trying to be funny, looked like it got a laugh out of ya. Mission accompolished.
When I saw your gif, I know that you was not being funny. I was also on the same boat for the last three years. For the last few years, I planned on retiring from buying sneakers, but I'm still going (but slowed down since the second half of last year). I'll most likely be even more selective next year and then likely be completely done.
okay but how do you explain the ICY soles and strong glue smell on these re-stock pairs? If these shoes have been sitting for a while due to slow economy shouldn't the soles be yellowing as well like all the other DS jams that came out in 09? BTW...hard economy or not...these are SpaceJams we're talking about...not some kind of team Jordan shoe so if you cant move SpaceJams as a business then you in the wrong business.
Topnotch you are on the right track.......
Originally Posted by eddo1005
dang. I would try to convince you that i was being funny but i know...... it would beOriginally Posted by scoop99
Originally Posted by eddo1005
haha, we're the same age man, get what you're saying completely. I was just trying to be funny, looked like it got a laugh out of ya. Mission accompolished.
When I saw your gif, I know that you was not being funny. I was also on the same boat for the last three years. For the last few years, I planned on retiring from buying sneakers, but I'm still going (but slowed down since the second half of last year). I'll most likely be even more selective next year and then likely be completely done.
This is actually where you are wrong. From my understanding, the XI only sells out on the first day in the US. In Europe, they actually sit for a while in most cases. A lot of the Euro stock actually gets eaten up by the US. Last year the CG released on like 3~4 euro sites, and I just remember seeing a good 50 pages in the CG XI thread about which euro site everyone copped their CG from. In Asia, they sell really well too, but its not all that hard to find a pair past release dates. There are some collectors here in Asia, but not nearly as many as the US.
This gif kills me every time i see it. Glad yall liked it.Originally Posted by scoop99
Originally Posted by eddo1005
dang. I would try to convince you that i was being funny but i know...... it would be
Oops... I meant funny. Your gif was actually funny because it is so true. LOL!!!
Hope your right
