Official '16 JORDAN XII Black/Red FLU-GAME (NO BUYING/SELLING/TRADING FAQS PG.1)

[nuclear90]

A solid black shoe is always going to be more versatile than black/red.

The majority of my wardrobe is black/red/grey/white personally. I also don't tend to like retro+ colorways.

It really depends on you. Masters are a lot of hype.

 

[sthebest]

this will happen with time also...

Yeah it will. This is you want to speed up the process. Oh also can use leather milk or leather conditioner.

 

[another pair]

For those of wondering why the leather on these feels plasticy, this is why:

Jordan brand outs a coat of polyurethane over the leather. Why? To make it more resistant to creasing. What I did to mine was wipe the black leather with nail polish remover. You can also use isopryl alcohol. It takes this finish off and makes the leather feel softer. You also see the leather texture more when you do this.

Pics of yours?

 

[dseditorjoel]

Heads up, some outlets are expecting pairs this weekend already.

Bout to scoop up through a connect on that employee discount for a cool $120. 

 

[Fidel_Cashflow]

 

[dseditorjoel]

Not sure how many, just keep an eye out. 

 Store's that are receiving inventory are holding until the weekend. 

 

[Fidel_Cashflow]

Not sure how many, just keep an eye out.   Store's that are receiving inventory are holding until the weekend. 

Already on it. Thanks for the heads up fam.

 

[niketock88]

I dont understand how outlets get these shoes

 

[kilroythedon]

Imma say this... Most resellers are broke boys.

I don't mean that negatively, I mean they can't afford to sit on a shoe so the resell market tumbles when a mass produced GR isn't a quick turn around sell. They gotta unload and get rid of em.

Nike controls this market so much that it's unbelievable, and it's credit that I don't want to give to them but they are really good at this stuff. That price increase is hurting the resell market so much that Nike is getting what they want for the shoe in the end because $139.99 for aquas at the outlets feels like a damn steal for us.

 

[negrotastic]

what 

Well I'm returning the pair I got from City Gear back to Nike and keeping the pair from SNKRS. Got shipping label and sending them back tomorrow.

Wore the pair I'm keeping yesterday and got compliments on them. I work in a doctor's office around non sneaker people and an older patient population.

those compliments from old peoples and doctors keep ya juices FLOWING!

 

[negrotastic]

Imma say this... Most resellers are broke boys.

I don't mean that negatively, I mean they can't afford to sit on a shoe so the resell market tumbles when a mass produced GR isn't a quick turn around sell. They gotta unload and get rid of em.

Nike controls this market so much that it's unbelievable, and it's credit that I don't want to give to them but they are really good at this stuff. That price increase is hurting the resell market so much that Nike is getting what they want for the shoe in the end because $139.99 for aquas at the outlets feels like a damn steal for us.

as long as I can get a shoe at retail and a reseller can't get my hard earned money Im good

 

[dseditorjoel]

I dont understand how outlets get these shoes

SNKRS/Nike.com Returns. Remember inventory needs to be stored somewhere. When a shoe is mass produced like this (or the Christmas 11s for example), Nike has to figure out where the hell to put all of it that inventory doesn't sell through. Their outlets are literally warehouses that act as showrooms. It's a place to put all the kicks and still earn revenue for them. To hold them for a restock, is using valuable space that it better used to store upcoming/new product.

 

[kilroythedon]

as long as I can get a shoe at retail and a reseller can't get my hard earned money Im good

You ain't lying.

 

[pmpdaddyrobford]

They been sitting at hella Nike Factory Stores for $140 for a couple months now homie.

Damn I need to hit the outlet thread then

there been on discount in normal stores since like Feb

 

[ayotayo]

I got my 11.5 from EB.

I retract my previous statement about TTS

I prefer the 11.5 over the 12.

 

[littlemamba]

lol! no way these go to outlets or on sale! inventory flew off the shelves, all nike has to do is restock them and they will sell all the inventory in a matter of minutes.

 

[ogmcmxcii]

there been on discount in normal stores since like Feb

I definitely need to hit up my FootAction then if that's the case

 

[hustlerkid47]

I got my pair from nike, and my friend got his from a preorder...the shoes looked somewhat identical, but the box tag looked different.  I told him he got played.  I looked at my pair and I have two different production number, while his has the same for right and left. I want to let my friend know he got played, is there a legit check guide for the XII?

Both of my production date were the same and I got mines from snkrs

 

[nakazi]

My dates are also different albeit a week apart 11/25-1/20 and 11/25-1/26 from SNKRS

 

[scurrythrees]

I returned a pair of size 11's to Nike Factory outlet in San Jose, CA off Saratoga maybe 7pm. Maybe they are still there? They have some sloppy glueing on one shoe and some kind of brown mark on the other shoe, not perfect quality. Didn't want to stock it, or the hastle to try to flip a B grade.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

The word on twitter is there is suppose to be a restock (sneaker sites) tomorrow at 10 am EST. For the people trying to secure a pair go for it, others don't let them sit on the site for others.

 

[mastralf]

 
The word on twitter is there is suppose to be a restock (sneaker sites) tomorrow at 10 am EST. For the people trying to secure a pair go for it, others don't let them sit on the site for others.

You talking along the lines of FTL/CHMPS/ESB or like JJ and Villa

 

[The Fresh Prince]

 
You talking along the lines of FTL/CHMPS/ESB or like JJ and Villa

I believe so

 

[160jordansdeep]

Anyone else wearing their 2003 pair before they put their foot in the 2016 pair

 

[airthompson]

Anyone else wearing their 2003 pair before they put their foot in the 2016 pair

I wore my '03 pair in 2003. Got rid of my last one last year cuz I noticed early separation.