We are all trying to help out the OP. That is why we are members of this site and post in this forum. The game has gotten so difficult now with the addition of what people call the "GM' and I refer to as the Black Market shoes that spotting the difference between what is authorized and what is not is almost impossible. With the horrible quality that JB is putting out it makes it even worse.
I bought my first pair of Jordans in sophomore year of high school in 89 and have been buying ones I like ever since. So to answer your earlier question about boxes, tags and font colors changing on different releases I can honestly answer yes, i have seen that over the years. I have seen box tags change from not having the jumpman23.com on them, to having it on the same pair of shoes over the release period or to a different box completely. I have seen shoes come from major retail stores that have paint chipping, pre-creasing, miss stitched seams, completely different elephant print, glue all over them, you name it.
When I give my opinion on shoes here it is based on my experience and if I am not 100% sure that the shoe is fake I will not say it is. None of us have the exact same background when it comes to shoes so there are different criteria that we use to determine legit vs fake. The color of the box font or even the box itself will not always lead me to believe the shoe is fake, JB has used different boxes for different markets so what we see here in north america may not be what they are getting overseas, or it may be. The elephant print from JB is all over the map so I never judge by that alone. The paper from the box and box material itself is hard to comment on if I don't have it in my hands, the OP didn't point it out as an area of concern for him and I am assuming he has some experience in checking boxes. Minor imperfections are expected and sometimes major ones as well, shoes do get past quality control, I have received them as I am sure many others here have.
I am not saying I am 100% sure that the shoes posted above are legit but to me the shoes look good. There have been over 150 visits to this post and so far only 3 people including the OP have given their opinion that they are fake. This leads me to believe that there are other people who aren't sure either. These shoes very well could be fake but nothing stands out to me about the shoe that is gonna push me to the "they are without a doubt fake". The only thing that I am willing to say for sure that raises a flag for me is the seller saying they bought them from finishline. With the Chinese looking sticker on it I highly doubt that is true. But the shoes could have originally been sold in China and the sticker could be no different than the ones footlocker, champs etc put on their boxes. Who knows.
The below link is somewhat helpful also.
http://www.sneakerwatch.com/article...rence-fake-vs-real-88-retro-jordan-3s/094118/
