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She's saying "Okay" with a sarcastic tone.What is Lawrence saying on that GIF?
I can't read her mouth.
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She's saying "Okay" with a sarcastic tone.What is Lawrence saying on that GIF?
I can't read her mouth.
This is just my opinion on that, but there hasn't been a restock on Royals. That means Nike didn't produce that many pairs overall like other Jordans . That would mean there isn't as much leftover material for the workers to make unauthorized pairs with, which is why I'd guess you're seeing decent quality fakes but not actual GM Royals. Of course, that wouldn't stop Tao Bao sellers from calling them authentic even if they know they're not. It's buyer beware on there.Can anyone explain why my GM Royals are made with a completely different material?
As you all know, I am a firm believer of the GM phenomenon, but my experience with Rstor's Royals made me question my belief that these so called "unauthorized" pairs are made from the same factory as the authorized ones.
I have spoke to two other people as well, and their pairs were similar to what I received.
My agent even told me that they don't look as good as the pics on the website.
I would understand if the problem was a simple misalignment or bad stitching job.
Sounds like a reseller lol.doesn't apply for this situation.
having someone come out of the blue for a thread that's been running for months saying "don't ruin it for the rest of us?"
rest of us lurkers?
ruin what? these great prices for black market shoes? they gonna raise the prices to what? what are they gonna do?
We no want your money since you ask many questions?
Its like having a convo with some people that's been going on for a while and some random dude steps in and says, don't ruin it for the rest of us because you are one of those dudes.... who are you again?
I hold the same opinion. Grey market royals weren't abundant until well after the initial release. The FEW pairs I saw before they were everywhere were literally snuck out of the factory because Nike was supervising the production. Same thing happened with the NA 3s. I've seen dozens of GM royals and the leather doesn't look great.This is just my opinion on that, but there hasn't been a restock on Royals. That means Nike didn't produce that many pairs overall like other Jordans . That would mean there isn't as much leftover material for the workers to make unauthorized pairs with, which is why I'd guess you're seeing decent quality fakes but not actual GM Royals. Of course, that wouldn't stop Tao Bao sellers from calling them authentic even if they know they're not. It's buyer beware on there.
Can anyone explain why my GM Royals are made with a completely different material?
As you all know, I am a firm believer of the GM phenomenon, but my experience with Rstor's Royals made me question my belief that these so called "unauthorized" pairs are made from the same factory as the authorized ones.
I have spoke to two other people as well, and their pairs were similar to what I received.
My agent even told me that they don't look as good as the pics on the website.
I would understand if the problem was a simple misalignment or bad stitching job.
They're different materials because they're fake. Simple as that.Can anyone explain why my GM Royals are made with a completely different material?
As you all know, I am a firm believer of the GM phenomenon, but my experience with Rstor's Royals made me question my belief that these so called "unauthorized" pairs are made from the same factory as the authorized ones.
I have spoke to two other people as well, and their pairs were similar to what I received.
My agent even told me that they don't look as good as the pics on the website.
I would understand if the problem was a simple misalignment or bad stitching job.
My point from earlier. Pics ive seen of bred xi's look pretty good. Most people would miss those little flaws. A glitch on the sole or something is no big deal really unless u are looking for it. Thing is those shoes from a creation standpoint are pretty advanced so i gotta give credit to these gm pairs. That said, when we start talkin royals, there is no excuse. How can they not get a 1 right.Yeah those gm royals look worse each pic. Real sloppy. The beauty of this years 1s opposed to say bred xi, they are way more limited. Chances of there being similar materials for gm pairs is slim. Kindve why i can spot that sock liner on every crap pair. Every pair looks the same and you would think by now they would have all the glitches figured out.
Thats not how manufacturing works. Nike doesnt provide the factories with the raw materials to make shoes. They either make it themselves or have contracts with other factories that make those materials and they purchase them in bulk. Even if the materials ran out for the original production run, its as simple as restocking supply. Theres gotta be another reason theyre not doing it. Something about those shoes isnt cost effective. Hence why nike didnt request to have many made and why these factories arent using the proper materials to make them.This is just my opinion on that, but there hasn't been a restock on Royals. That means Nike didn't produce that many pairs overall like other Jordans . That would mean there isn't as much leftover material for the workers to make unauthorized pairs with, which is why I'd guess you're seeing decent quality fakes but not actual GM Royals. Of course, that wouldn't stop Tao Bao sellers from calling them authentic even if they know they're not. It's buyer beware on there.
Yeah but when the supply dries up whos gonna foot the bill for supply restock. Not Nike. They probably use scraps and cover other stuff they dont have with cheaper material. They arent going to keep pumpin these out.Thats not how manufacturing works. Nike doesnt provide the factories with the raw materials to make shoes. They either make it themselves or have contracts with other factories that make those materials and they purchase them in bulk. Even if the materials ran out for the original production run, its as simple as restocking supply. Theres gotta be another reason theyre not doing it. Something about those shoes isnt cost effective. Hence why nike didnt request to have many made and why these factories arent using the proper materials to make them.
To me this isnt GM, thats just straight up replicas.
I haven't seen any retail pairs with the weird card with Asian characters that comes in a lot of GM pairs.Like I said before the Jordan 1's with the hang tags are fake and it seems 100% accurate since all the ones we see right now are very off.
I think my point still holds true in that Nike didn't order many pairs to be made, so not much material is left over to be used on these. Obviously the material can be bought, but it's not cost efficient for them to do that when they can just make a bunch of unauthorized pairs out of materials leftover from bigger Nike orders. If they need to get more material, they might as well make bootlegs instead and cut costs. I don't doubt that the Royals costed more to make though. The quality difference compared to other recent Jordan 1's is quite noticeable. I agree that these pairs being sold are likely straight replicas too.Thats not how manufacturing works. Nike doesnt provide the factories with the raw materials to make shoes. They either make it themselves or have contracts with other factories that make those materials and they purchase them in bulk. Even if the materials ran out for the original production run, its as simple as restocking supply. Theres gotta be another reason theyre not doing it. Something about those shoes isnt cost effective. Hence why nike didnt request to have many made and why these factories arent using the proper materials to make them.
To me this isnt GM, thats just straight up replicas.
Yeah but when the supply dries up whos gonna foot the bill for supply restock. Not Nike. They probably use scraps and cover other stuff they dont have with cheaper material. They arent going to keep pumpin these out.
That's not true at all. These shoes cost just as much to make them authorized as they do to make them unauthorized if not cheaper because they don't have to pay for quality control.I think my point still holds true in that Nike didn't order many pairs to be made, so not much material is left over to be used on these. Obviously the material can be bought, but it's not cost efficient for them to do that when they can just make a bunch of unauthorized pairs out of materials leftover from bigger Nike orders. If they need to get more material, they might as well make bootlegs instead and cut costs. I don't doubt that the Royals costed more to make though. The quality difference compared to other recent Jordan 1's is quite noticeable. I agree that these pairs being sold are likely straight replicas too.
You don't think that having extra material on hand plays a part in making unauthorized pairs? The material is already there and if they don't use it to make unauthorized pairs, it just goes to waste. These factories simply wouldn't do that and throw something away when they can make money off it.That's not true at all. These shoes cost just as much to make them authorized as they do to make them unauthorized if not cheaper because they don't have to pay for quality control.
The entire premise of these grey market shoes they're the same shoes. And that's why they sell for the price they go and not 68 dollars like replicas. These people are well aware of the market value for a shoe and making them real should prove to be way more lucrative in the long run because once word gets out they're not the same people will stop buying them. That's what leads me to believe there is just something about the shoes that made them not produce them with the right materials and probs why Nike didn't have so many made.
You don't think that having extra material on hand plays a part in making unauthorized pairs? The material is already there and if they don't use it to make unauthorized pairs, it just goes to waste. These factories simply wouldn't do that and throw something away when they can make money off it.
Nobody is disagreeing with you on the Royals being not cost effective to produce. The material used is definitely higher quality than the typical recent Jordan.
ive already posted this a few threads back..Heres some old news. ..May be a dup?
Kickstarter idea:
Fund my trip to China to try and uncover the GM factories and parties involved. Make a documentary.
Can anyone explain why my GM Royals are made with a completely different material?
As you all know, I am a firm believer of the GM phenomenon, but my experience with Rstor's Royals made me question my belief that these so called "unauthorized" pairs are made from the same factory as the authorized ones.
I have spoke to two other people as well, and their pairs were similar to what I received.
My agent even told me that they don't look as good as the pics on the website.
I would understand if the problem was a simple misalignment or bad stitching job.
Can anyone explain why my GM Royals are made with a completely different material?
As you all know, I am a firm believer of the GM phenomenon, but my experience with Rstor's Royals made me question my belief that these so called "unauthorized" pairs are made from the same factory as the authorized ones.
I have spoke to two other people as well, and their pairs were similar to what I received.
My agent even told me that they don't look as good as the pics on the website.
I would understand if the problem was a simple misalignment or bad stitching job.
This is just my opinion on that, but there hasn't been a restock on Royals. That means Nike didn't produce that many pairs overall like other Jordans . That would mean there isn't as much leftover material for the workers to make unauthorized pairs with, which is why I'd guess you're seeing decent quality fakes but not actual GM Royals. Of course, that wouldn't stop Tao Bao sellers from calling them authentic even if they know they're not. It's buyer beware on there.
Thank you. I've been NTing for over a decade, I don't have to explain myself to anyone. But that join date tactic is what people like to use when they get told. I've seen it for years. Defense mechanisms and all that.^^ Join date don't mean ****.