Grey market discussion thread (Let's keep the discussion mature) Rules on pg 1 please read before yo

[ctross10]

I've been checking out this thread a lot recently and despite the constant bickering it has been highly educational.  I purchased a pair of Royals from rstor through an agent and wanted to share the pics they sent me. Let me know what everyone thinks and I look forward to contributing more to this thread in the near future. 

 

[castomere]

I need a closeup picture of the stitchings near the Jordan logo.

 

[joeyd12]

I am guessing you were trying to quote me?

I don't feel called out at all. That's the only GM pair I ever sold, because the 12 was way too big. But, rocking these GM to FTL breaks necks on employees, I already have another dude that wants me to order him a size. Told him the truth on them too. They inspect them on my feet, dig em and want em.

Nahh I just wanted to touch base on your purchase. When I posted about selling them I was speaking generally. I'm sure a lot of people would jump on these for the price, a lot of people do. Those royals pics had me thinking they were identical until the side by side.

 

[undadog]

Dude just read the thread. There are multiple articles speaking on multiple brands such as new balance, Adidas, AND NIKE. They state that although rogue factories are producing replicas and knock offs their biggest issues are factories producing "third shift" shoes and extending production runs. If you actually read through the thread you'll see that the majority of the people are posting quality information and doing research to provide us with facts.

You keep saying the same thing in all your posts, especially "read the thread". I did stay with the thread since page 1. Again I'm not taking sides, but I haven't seen or heard anything other than someone supporting another person's statement that these came from identical factories as all Nike shoes, that's called hearsay. Maybe they did come from Nike fact. or maybe they didnt. There's no way to monitor where your shoe was made when it's being shipped from China. There's tens of thousands of factories out there all capable of reproducing anything for the right price. I see that GM J's are obviously well liked and seem to look as close to authentic as possible and that's cool in my book if that's what people like. I was just wondering if anyone had any substantial proof that these come from the exact same assembly line as retail pairs. I guess my next question would be if some news report says there are rougue nike factories, and it's the same China man who made the Champs pair, why are his GM's coming out less than perfect, when hes capable of doing quality work. Wouldn't it make sense for them to repeat their previous work done on RP. Then they can really charge serious retail prices since nobody would be able to tell the difference between the unauthorized and authorized pairs.

 

[cobrab19]

You keep saying the same thing in all your posts, especially "read the thread". I did stay with the thread since page 1. Again I'm not taking sides, but I haven't seen or heard anything other than someone supporting another person's statement that these came from identical factories as all Nike shoes, that's called hearsay. Maybe they did come from Nike fact. or maybe they didnt. There's no way to monitor where your shoe was made when it's being shipped from China. There's tens of thousands of factories out there all capable of reproducing anything for the right price. I see that GM J's are obviously well liked and seem to look as close to authentic as possible and that's cool in my book if that's what people like. I was just wondering if anyone had any substantial proof that these come from the exact same assembly line as retail pairs. I guess my next question would be if some news report says there are rougue nike factories, and it's the same China man who made the Champs pair, why are his GM's coming out less than perfect, when hes capable of doing quality work. Wouldn't it make sense for them to repeat their previous work done on RP. Then they can really charge serious retail prices since nobody would be able to tell the difference between the unauthorized and authorized pairs.

Good point. That's y I consider them fake. If they were exact pairs off the line I would consider them stolen. But there's no telling where ALL of these pairs r coming from.

 

[phillie5o3]

those royals are not good man.

the holes/perforation is off on the toebox (like in the fakes I've seen floating around) and the swoosh is too fat, especially on the inner swoop.

for all fake royal 1's, the dead giveaway is the toebox. holes are bigger and a lot closer to the top of the toe box.

 

[lewi1913]

those royals are not good man.

the holes/perforation is off on the toebox (like in the fakes I've seen floating around) and the swoosh is too fat, especially on the inner swoop.

for all fake royal 1's, the dead giveaway is the toebox. holes are bigger and a lot closer to the top of the toe box.

Yeah those Royals are no bueno to me. Just the smaller Jordan wings symbol looks bad enough where I would pass.

 

[freshsteez]

Read through this shorter thread.  http://niketalk.com/t/321285/early-jordan-release-info-its-time-everyone-knows/210

NikeDealer has an inside perspective to what's really going on.

 

[v8erman]

See this is where i have an issue. No offense but when someone is posting pics of what they want to buy or just bought, its pretty pointless. I mean its not like anyone can do a legit check or something before u buy. I feel like some people in here are looking to be resellers and are sourcing the best possible supplier.

 

[infamouskickz]

See this is where i have an issue. No offense but when someone is posting pics of what they want to buy or just bought, its pretty pointless. I mean its not like anyone can do a legit check or something before u buy. I feel like some people in here are looking to be resellers and are sourcing the best possible supplier.

Yeah, I guess it does make sense to post pics for those interested in copping themselves a pair from a specific seller, but I don't see how that equates to being a "reseller." As far as I know, no one in here is copping solely to make a profit.

 

[demonicquiiks]

See this is where i have an issue. No offense but when someone is posting pics of what they want to buy or just bought, its pretty pointless. I mean its not like anyone can do a legit check or something before u buy. I feel like some people in here are looking to be resellers and are sourcing the best possible supplier.

I resell gms. If the person doesn't ask then I won't tell. But I always tell them to bring it to a footlocker if they checkout as authentics from the employees then we're good

 

[nick3232]

I resell gms. If the person doesn't ask then I won't tell. But I always tell them to bring it to a footlocker if they checkout as authentics from the employees then we're good

 Just I don't know what to say how are you even still allowed in this thread still I bet your like your avy you loco bro

 

[lewi1913]

I resell gms. If the person doesn't ask then I won't tell. But I always tell them to bring it to a footlocker if they checkout as authentics from the employees then we're good

Ehh, don't think I would go that far. I have no problem telling people the 2 minute story on these, and if they are cool with it, buy em off me. If not, no worries. I'm not a reseller, but if I make a few bucks to cover my own pairs, I will. This is how people used to do years ago, before the reseller game took off...

 

[castomere]

What are true GM pairs that are indistinguishable from the authentic ones?

 

[Mr Dink]

I still believe anyone paying $500+ for Space Jams are morons. That's the price for a DS pair of '01s.

 

[PRIME]

I still believe anyone paying $500+ for Space Jams are morons. That's the price for a DS pair of '01s.

No offense, but I think paying that much for either is stupid.

I just cant bring myself to spend that much on a sneaker.

 

[Mr Dink]

Tell that to the guys in the Yeezy thread.

 

[ethan23]

So GM 3's are pretty on point? 88's and black cements?

 

[lewi1913]

The only shoes I have that could go for $500+ are Grinches, and I would not sell em. However, I do not buy shoes for that much, most I ever spent on a pair was $350 shipped on Kobe 6 Mangoes from Europe. But then I sold those for $1075 via meet up

 

[PRIME]

Tell that to the guys in the Yeezy thread.

Don't even get me started on those fools bickering at each other in that thread.

 

[castomere]

The GMs are the one with the extra laces.

 

[Mr Dink]

The only shoes I have that could go for $500+ are Grinches, and I would not sell em. However, I do not buy shoes for that much, most I ever spent on a pair was $350 shipped on Kobe 6 Mangoes from Europe. But then I sold those for $1075 via meet up

I'm actually more mad at the price you got the Kobes for than your come up.

 

[castomere]

Any thoughts on the GM Playoff 12s? 

How do they compare with the retail version?

 

[Bert.]

my Royals and Black toes are due in any day now. i hope they arent the fakes with the small logo

 

[lewi1913]

I'm actually more mad at the price you got the Kobes for than your come up.

I bought them a week after release, I knew they would skyrocket...