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Originally Posted by Matt Barkley Heisman Number 8
lol found a supplier in hk? ie air randy/sds
dude was slanging out garbage early release concords for profit smh
Exactly and pretty much bragging about it
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Originally Posted by Matt Barkley Heisman Number 8
lol found a supplier in hk? ie air randy/sds
dude was slanging out garbage early release concords for profit smh
so what if that's why I did. if you ain't trying to pay overprice for jordans, then do something about it.Originally Posted by TheprinceofDE
Originally Posted by Matt Barkley Heisman Number 8
lol found a supplier in hk? ie air randy/sds
dude was slanging out garbage early release concords for profit smh
Exactly and pretty much bragging about it
This is the cold truth. I wish I didn't have to camp out, but I have to so I can ensure that I will only pay retail. I'd much rather do that than sleep in and pay the consequences later.Originally Posted by 3900stabler
Agreed. We talkin about sneakers. That's it. Dudes on here need to check themselves with their elitist attitude. You don't "deserve" a pair of Jordans any more than the next person. Grow Up.Originally Posted by cstrong
I don't see what all the complaining and whinig is about. Either do what you have to do to get the shoe at retail or pay extra. The game is not messed up at all. Stop being lazy and sitting behind a computer screen complaining about the people that's going out and getting what they want. If people want to buy multiple pairs to sell then so be it. It's their money and their time and effort that's put into securing their shoes. Everyone has the same opportunity. These grown men with a sense of entitlement to shoes is sickening
Should have sold it for market value and used the proceeds to purchase a pair in your size.Originally Posted by dclee78
Everyone needs to take a real hard look at themselves, and keep it real.
1. Most people have overpaid for a pair of shoes. I bought a pair of XI Breds last year for $250 (pretty decent price if you ask me) before this year's re-release announcement. Since they're my #2 grails, I'm content that I've been able to rock them for a while now, and dudes are breaking their necks checking out my shoes.
2. Probably the only fair way to sell shoes on a launch date is to do some type of raffle system. Then you'll get a good mix of sneakerheads, resellers, and girlfriends who bring their kids, their entire family, and leave their newborns in the car.
3. If you get up to the front door and they don't have your size, then don't buy a random size. If you're a size 11.0 and you buy a pair of 7.5, there's no way in hell anyone will trade with you. The likelihood that a guy size 7.5 bought a pair of 11.0, instead of his own size, and now wants to trade with you is very slim.
4. In the end, they're just shoes. Seriously, just shoes. No need to fight, stab, shoot, kill, rob, vandalize, pepperspray, etc over a pair of shoes. When I was young and my parents bought me the shoes that Jordan was playing in, people were robbed for their shoes in the hood. Now I see it coming full circle and it's getting progressively worse.
5. Nike/JB does not care about the consumer. Period. They don't give a rat's booty how crappy the quality has gotten, how much the prices have gone up, and about the limited supply. The demand is almost insatiable but Nike/JB refuses to send additional shipments of their popular shoes. Supply & demand, equilibrium price, and all other business factors are seemingly not important to them. The only thing they care about is marketing, and we are behaving like Apple drones (I own an iPhone too, so I'm just as guilty).
My recent experience when the Cements IV's came out on the same day of Kobe stealth sums up the majority of what sneakerheads experience:
I only wanted the Kobe stealths. I wanted to buy 1 pair for me to wear, and didn't care about reselling nor the temptation of a crazy cash offer. I went to the Nike store @ 5am. The raffle was to start by a certain time, and the buying of the shoes started at 7am I think it was. J's sold out real quick. With over 600 people lined up, it was bound to happen. Many, many people were bummed out because the J's sold out. People in line start saying "Hey, let's buy the Kobes since they're limited release." Size 11.0 Kobes sold out. Aww man, do I wait in line? Maybe I can squeeze into a smaller size or flood in a bigger size? Only 3 of us left in line by 8am. Homeboy needs a size 13 and I need an 11 but only 14 and 7.5 left. Homeboy's friend bows out and I end up with the size 7.5. I'm bummed but I don't want to leave the store without a pair of shoes. I've driven 40 miles to the store and spent 3 hours in line. Ultimately I sold the pair for retail on Craigslist after trying for a week to trade for my size.
After my little story, I'm basically saying that I'm part of the problem, and I know that I am. But there's certain things I won't do such as going to a launch just to snag 2 pairs to resell. I go buy shoes that I intend to wear, and I don't waste my time on releases that I don't care about. There isn't a thing I can do if I miss a release or can't snag of pair of shoes that I really, really want. I'm pretty much done this year for retail priced shoes, until Thanksgiving and Christmas JB releases, and will not over for shoes at all.
Originally Posted by zapatohead408
honestly let me say whose fault it is. Its all those sneaker info sites like kicks on fire, nice kicks etc. They basically made it so the average lame can become a Shoe head. Thats the websites where most newer heads go to. If it wasn't for them there wouldn't be so many "Sneakerheads."
Originally Posted by zapatohead408
honestly let me say whose fault it is. Its all those sneaker info sites like kicks on fire, nice kicks etc. They basically made it so the average lame can become a Shoe head. Thats the websites where most newer heads go to. If it wasn't for them there wouldn't be so many "Sneakerheads."
Originally Posted by 23rdWonder
Originally Posted by zapatohead408
honestly let me say whose fault it is. Its all those sneaker info sites like kicks on fire, nice kicks etc. They basically made it so the average lame can become a Shoe head. Thats the websites where most newer heads go to. If it wasn't for them there wouldn't be so many "Sneakerheads."
Agree 100% Twitter also has also contributed to this especially when these sites tweet about a new shoe and release reminders every 5 minutes....not to mention all these younger kids see there favorite rappers with the shoes on two weeks in advance and have to have them.
Originally Posted by JumpmanPro97
the real problem is people over valuing material things.
Originally Posted by JumpmanPro97
the real problem is people over valuing material things.
Originally Posted by JumpmanPro97
the real problem is people over valuing material things.