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Originally Posted by Ciscokid
Originally Posted by dtb00201
Originally Posted by cincybcats22
Reselling these days is almost dead.
Between eBay/Paypal and restocks... reselling is going to be a thing of the past (as soon as Nike wants to end it.)
right...and on top of that..if anyone really wanted either of the shoes mentioned in op's post....they could have gotten them....the people crying about resale prices are the ones who do not put in work and expect a free handout....if you know a lot of people want these shoes then you will have to get up early to get them...it is that simple...the only exception are those people who do not have a store near them carrying the shoes they want
huh NO...i did my homework i called the store i knew what time they were gonna open. i showed up early. i didnt get my pair. the fnl had said (on multiple calls) that they had 36 pairs i showed up and they opened the doors and said "ok ppl we got 6 pairs." were i live we dont get much, so i didnt have too many options. so no everyone who wanted a pair didnt get one. i realize i can pay $250 plus, but i will not do that for a low quality shoe.
stopped reading right there...Originally Posted by Mayhemgatz
Originally Posted by KickzIHeart
...Personally i think Nike & JB's retro releases are now being made to perform more so for basketball more than just looking great on your feet walking to the corner store but thats a diffrent story.
Originally Posted by BigLefty23
The information age and instant access to inventory updates has killed the fun in going to a store to see what they have.
word, you have this fools buyin one extra pair and tryin to bank then have no way of gettin rid of itOriginally Posted by Cedric Ceballos 1995 Lakers
one thing too its easy to tell the resellers who have no clue what their doing apart from those that do.
those that do = knowing what to buy, having connects so they pay less then retail, and having access to get stuff early at times.
those that don't = buying stuff at retail and for the most part not making much of a profit for all the time and effort they put in most of the time.
Thisis the part people fail to realize, and it boggles my mind. Peopleb*tch and complain about how much resellers are getting for all theseshoes, yet they keep forking over the money for them. Want the prices to comedown? Want resellers to stop devouring inventory? STOP BUYING FROM THEM! It's really that simple, people. You empower those that try to create, and then take advantage of the hype by buying INTO the hype (literally and figuratively).Originally Posted by NomadicSole21
It aint the people who sell em, its the people who buy em.
I feel you homie. I like the examples you gaveOriginally Posted by purplehazen
thats deep bee... im with you half way, it kind oif makes sense about them inflating prices, i hate the price is higher and the so called quality is cheaper, thats wack... but times change, materials get more expensive, more money has to be spread around, as a company you gotta do something to keep up with the times... nike has been giving us cheap material for a while now... you gotta pay for quality, its like that with everything, "haircuts, weed, food, etc"
I feel you homie. I like the examples you gaveOriginally Posted by purplehazen
thats deep bee... im with you half way, it kind oif makes sense about them inflating prices, i hate the price is higher and the so called quality is cheaper, thats wack... but times change, materials get more expensive, more money has to be spread around, as a company you gotta do something to keep up with the times... nike has been giving us cheap material for a while now... you gotta pay for quality, its like that with everything, "haircuts, weed, food, etc"
Both get me everytimeOriginally Posted by Executive76
Originally Posted by NomadicSole21
And "the game" you speak of is already dead, you don't need skills to be a sneakerhead anymore, you just need cash and the internet.
skills to buy shoes?
Anyhow dude in front of me bought all 6 pairs of size 11.5 Columbiasthe store had in stock and that was the size I wear. Rather then cryabout it on a messageboard I took actions into my own hands. Iconfronted dude and told him that I didn't want there to be anyproblems and that I didn't care what he did with the other 5 of thosepairs but that he was going to sell me one of those pairs for $137.50which was retail plus tax. Dude was reluctant at first but realizedthat I had 4 of my friends with me so I guess he thought it was in hisbest interest to just sell me one of those pairs at retail and go abouthis day. I could tell he was real pissed off when I gave him the moneybut after putting all the work I did into getting my pair there was noway I was ending up empty handed in that type of way.
I mainlyhandled it the way I did because he bought every single pair in my sizewhich was real inconsiderate to me. (yes i know he got there before me)but still. If the store only had 1 pair of columbias in size 11.5 andhe bought them I would have just taken the L since he got there firstbut the fact that he tried to buy all 6 pairs and deny me of my pair inthe process is what infuriated me.
You got lucky cause nowadays that's a quick way to get popped (even if you packing too) and you do know MJ isn't comming to your funeral. I feel you about dudes buying up all the supply but I just don't think a pair of sneaks are worth what could have potentially happened to you.
Originally Posted by KickzIHeart
If i cared about all the negative comments i would get after posting this i wouldnt have posted it now would i? Its just my own opinion, That means what i think...not you ok? I thought this was niketalk.com & not niketalk****.com. If all you can do is post a vid clip from ur fav tv show then dont post at all. Peace