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Yup, was in the same situation before I decided to drop the $225 on them.
JORDAN 1 Black-Red -- RETAIL Vs FAKE-GM PAIRS ULTIMATE COMPARISON ON THE 1ST PAGE!!!!RECEIPTS ARE NO
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i know staple sb's and various shoes had camp outs and mega hype on them b4 yeezys, but all i'm saying is, name one camp out b4 them that lasted over a full week... go 'head, i'll wait.
never happened.
never happened.
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proto man we understand the yeezys are the awesomest,coolest shoe,with the most hype.But this is NOT the yeezy thread last time I checked so please lets keep these about the actual shoe in the title.On another note, I wonder when the first pics of these are gonna start coming out...it always weighs in about the release how soon they come up,how many pairs are early released etc...
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Glad to see other members able to confirm the prices for the banned 1s a couple months after release being around the $200 mark. I'm not here trying to blow smoke out my butt
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Dude, he's right. My man got them for $2 something off ebay.
He was telling me about the quality, but I just couldn't see myself paying that much. I was like they're I's. That was like how they were charging $199 for Uptowns. I'm like they're Uptown's, $74.99, why would anyone pay that much for them even if the leather is a little better.
My mentality still, even with the Nike Air ones, I have a problem paying $140 for I's These joints cost like $64.99 and dunk highs are like $74.99 retail.
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Maybe not totally, but it had a huge impact when you started seeing Yeezy, Jay and Frank Ocean in them on every sneaker blog and website. The reason Kanye was given his own Nike and LV was because he was considered a fashion trend setter a few years ago. Nobody cares about Big Sean or Tyga's sneakers, because they have no clout in the sneaker culture. You think if it was reversed and it was Lil Wayne, and they were the Weezy's they would have been in demand like they are?
Jordan I's were never ever in demand. Nobody lined up for I's. I's used to rot on shelves. Look at the DMP pack. People wouldn't buy those for $99. I got my Shadows for $49.
That Nike Air wasn't that big of a deal, because people still lined up for Jumpan III's, IV's, VI's and VI's.
Banned I's showed that I's had resell value if they weren't 20 years old. Before they were just Jordan's first kicks, so basketball fans wanted them before sneaker heads, because most didn't see him play. Most sneaker heads don't even know what is a OG I colorway, and think they had like five colorways. How many want Converse because Jordan hit his first shot in them? Banneds caused I's to have status, but that was in large part due to celebs wearing I's. So I'd say it was equal celebs and banned I's impact.
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very suspect if someone thinks these were at $500 a couple of months after release. I'd say someone didnt know the Banned 1's came out until a few months after.
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I hear ya, Magic, all I'm saying is it wasn't totally on the strength of ye and hov wearing them.
Cuz I went on the hunt for 2001 breds and royals a couple years b4 ye and hov were ever seen wearing them, and the resell value was still up there between $3 - 500 bones... Crap quality 1's with no NA did sit and end up on sale. Hell, even good quality like the shadows with that good leather sat... I caught those on sale + employee discount for like $40 bones. But I guarantee if those had NA back then and no jumpman on the heel, things woulda been different. Case in point, Banneds popped off b4 ye and hov were seen wearing them.
But you're right, it's the combination of giving us NA on OG colorways and some celebs wearing them that have catapulted them into higher popularity, but again, it's not just the latter...
Cuz I went on the hunt for 2001 breds and royals a couple years b4 ye and hov were ever seen wearing them, and the resell value was still up there between $3 - 500 bones... Crap quality 1's with no NA did sit and end up on sale. Hell, even good quality like the shadows with that good leather sat... I caught those on sale + employee discount for like $40 bones. But I guarantee if those had NA back then and no jumpman on the heel, things woulda been different. Case in point, Banneds popped off b4 ye and hov were seen wearing them.
But you're right, it's the combination of giving us NA on OG colorways and some celebs wearing them that have catapulted them into higher popularity, but again, it's not just the latter...
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We all can agree that the bred 1s being hot shouldn't have a Jayz/kanye factor. It should be hot cause the of the man who brought us them in the first place. His airness MJ.
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sunshine might as well change his name to mr misinformation &/or #ivebeentoldthetruthbutmyblindersaretoodark
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Sometimes it's just better to admit you were wrong and move on.
Some stuff isn't debatable.
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would love 2 pairs , but i have had no luck at getting 1s this year. will have to pull out some tricks for these
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I'll reup on these later this year...these and royals are probably my favorite 1's aside from ajko's.
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agreed. royals and black/red 1s are just aces...shadows are my 3rd favorite pair
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2x's
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Black/red , Black/royal, Black/shadow
The holy trinity
The holy trinity
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hoping for these, cant wait for pics to surface. hype will be crazy, just hoping i can secure a pair
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don't know about black/shadow part of the top 3 Jordan 1s...
Top 3 cw for the Jordan 1s in no particular order :
Breds
Royals
Chicagos
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Breds, Royals, Black Toes and I'm GTG.
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Chicago ones are cool. But as far as this year, shaddow grey is killing the chi 1's all with the Nike air. Hopefully the hypebeasts take your side though. I want both on tht day!
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Nike Air or not the shadows are the most underrated Air Jordan 1's. They're already an OG colorway at that. I've worn my '09 pair easily over 200 times. The chicago's are the poster child for Air Jordan 1's but they've always seemed odd to me. They're like the PG version of the black/red 1's since they were made to counterbalance the black/red 1 being banned (or air ships if you believe all that mumbo jumbo lol) the black toes have more edge than the Chicago 1 colorway just because of that odd color blocking.
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black toes are OG as well but wore the chicago cw more than them in game.
@ the talk about hypebeasts.. get out of here w/ that bs...
black toes are OG as well but wore the chicago cw more than them in game.
@ the talk about hypebeasts.. get out of here w/ that bs...
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