INFO ON THESE DUNKS ("Van Halen" Dunk Lows?)

[illphillip]

Greetings all, 
Was wondering if anyone had info on these Dunks. I hear they were produced as a "Van Halen" Dunk but that the group put a cease and desist on them shortly after production/release. 

Did they ever actually come out in stores? Or were there just a few samples floating around? 

Any info would be greatly appreciated. 

 

[illphillip]

Greetings all, 
Was wondering if anyone had info on these Dunks. I hear they were produced as a "Van Halen" Dunk but that the group put a cease and desist on them shortly after production/release. 

Did they ever actually come out in stores? Or were there just a few samples floating around? 

Any info would be greatly appreciated. 

 

[swolehouse]

Yes I remember these. They came out right before all the NYX stuff dropped last year. They were a regular GR. We had them at FNL for quite a long time and they eventually dropped down to about $49.98. Hope this helps

 

[swolehouse]

Yes I remember these. They came out right before all the NYX stuff dropped last year. They were a regular GR. We had them at FNL for quite a long time and they eventually dropped down to about $49.98. Hope this helps

 

[biglefty23]

Don't buy the hype... they were poorly made, wound up at the outlets for really cheap, and didn't sell until the online articles came out about van halen.

They are wack. Buy them if you want, but don't pay more than $50.

Thought you knew it all when it came to GR dunks?!?

 

[biglefty23]

Don't buy the hype... they were poorly made, wound up at the outlets for really cheap, and didn't sell until the online articles came out about van halen.

They are wack. Buy them if you want, but don't pay more than $50.

Thought you knew it all when it came to GR dunks?!?

 

[luvtheshoe]

Lawsuit still going on I believe. Publicity stunt on both parties if you ask me.

 

[luvtheshoe]

Lawsuit still going on I believe. Publicity stunt on both parties if you ask me.

 

[esquireraps]

these are horrible

 

[esquireraps]

these are horrible

 

[illphillip]

Originally Posted by BigLefty23

Don't buy the hype... they were poorly made, wound up at the outlets for really cheap, and didn't sell until the online articles came out about van halen.

They are wack. Buy them if you want, but don't pay more than $50.

Thought you knew it all when it came to GR dunks?!?

I guess you're salty because of something I said to you in the past?
Didn't post this for myself. But for a business contact who is a huge VH fan and asked me about them. 

Carry on. 

And thanks to all for the help. Actually found them pretty easily on Ebay after the first few responses. 

 

[illphillip]

Originally Posted by BigLefty23

Don't buy the hype... they were poorly made, wound up at the outlets for really cheap, and didn't sell until the online articles came out about van halen.

They are wack. Buy them if you want, but don't pay more than $50.

Thought you knew it all when it came to GR dunks?!?

I guess you're salty because of something I said to you in the past?
Didn't post this for myself. But for a business contact who is a huge VH fan and asked me about them. 

Carry on. 

And thanks to all for the help. Actually found them pretty easily on Ebay after the first few responses. 

 

[crumps brother]

xlarge vans sk8 van halen > dunk van halen

 

[crumps brother]

xlarge vans sk8 van halen > dunk van halen

 

[scarru]

yea, pretty sure nike had to pay eddie van halen some money for those...even though the shoe nike supposedly copied looked exactly like a kock off converse

 

[scarru]

yea, pretty sure nike had to pay eddie van halen some money for those...even though the shoe nike supposedly copied looked exactly like a kock off converse

 

[pat]

Sorry for the reply about 9 months afterward (I haven't come to this forum in years).

I wouldn't call it a publicity stunt.  If I was Eddie Van Halen, I'd sue.

- I doubt the shoe design is coincedence.  Even if (theoretically) the designer didn't intend it to look like Eddie's copyrighted design, c'mon, someone had to look at those and say "hey, it's an Eddie Van Halen guitar" shoe.

- And, this Nike Dunk retro-80s design comes out while Eddie is releasing his own retro-80s shoe with the same pattern?  Hmmm.

- Finally (and most importantly), Eddie is REQUIRED to sue.  If you don't protect your copyrights/patents/trademarks, you lose them.  It's as simple as that.  If Eddie doesn't sue Nike now, he's setting the precedent that he's not protecting his intellectual property.  Then, after that, all is up for grabs, and people can infringe on him until the cows come home, and they can all very adequately defend themselves by saying "hey, but Eddie didn't sue Nike for their obvious copy... so he can't sue me" (and they'd WIN).  Eddie MUST sue.

 

[pat]

Sorry for the reply about 9 months afterward (I haven't come to this forum in years).

I wouldn't call it a publicity stunt.  If I was Eddie Van Halen, I'd sue.

- I doubt the shoe design is coincedence.  Even if (theoretically) the designer didn't intend it to look like Eddie's copyrighted design, c'mon, someone had to look at those and say "hey, it's an Eddie Van Halen guitar" shoe.

- And, this Nike Dunk retro-80s design comes out while Eddie is releasing his own retro-80s shoe with the same pattern?  Hmmm.

- Finally (and most importantly), Eddie is REQUIRED to sue.  If you don't protect your copyrights/patents/trademarks, you lose them.  It's as simple as that.  If Eddie doesn't sue Nike now, he's setting the precedent that he's not protecting his intellectual property.  Then, after that, all is up for grabs, and people can infringe on him until the cows come home, and they can all very adequately defend themselves by saying "hey, but Eddie didn't sue Nike for their obvious copy... so he can't sue me" (and they'd WIN).  Eddie MUST sue.