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Winner winner, chicken dinner.
Official Air Jordan 1 Retro High Thread Vol: Best Model/Thread
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You think all the recent OG AJ 1 cws have been able to “lift up perception of the brand”?
For a company that builds their reputation off of limited products, they sure do release a lot of trash cws in those same products.
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They asses and re-evaluate what's working and what isn't. Remember the last time this happened and retros were sitting in 2017/18? They came back strong with new collab partners (Union, Travis Scott., etc.)
It's a simple formula. 1. Limit supply and build up hype. 2. Slowly increase supply and push it until the hype has run its' course. Repeat step 1.
Never forget that Nike has full control of supply. As long as the demand side is fulfilled by consumers still wanting certain silhouettes they can manipulate everything else to how they see fit.
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Yet we STILL haven’t had a Chicago retro since 2015 and we’re getting some ”close enough but not the real deal” version this year.
Hell, look at the “85 Jordan 1s” they tout-it’s embarrassing that some dude making reps has done a better job with his version than they did themselves.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Nike is concerned about Gen Z moving toward New Balance-between the mix of tons of price increases on so many trash cws/the
cws people want being close to impossible on the SNKRS AND the internal reselling at Nike itself is a huge turnoff, especially to younger customers who don’t necessarily want to always pay resell for the cws they want due to a broken/unfair system (before anyone says anything, Adidas is just as bad if not worse for the garbage/design theft they pulled with YE and Yeezy (brand) and Adidas’ awful Confirmed app).
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chicago retro retro 2022
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Nike only does things when they are forced to do them, so IMO they still feel like they can dangle the carrot without ever really giving it to us. I'm sure they are keeping tabs on other brands, but this is the reason they have kept the 1:1 ace up their sleeve. They will only ever pull it out if they ever feel like they are in real trouble.
I also feel like people think if 1:1 retros are brought back that will be the norm. I could easily see Nike do a "1985 OG Recreation Limited" campaign. They release those, get the hype back and put them away for decades.
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Tried to get the Yellow toes a little early from Goat and then SX both failed authentication. Be careful folks.
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Don't say that, I have a pair en route to stock x right now
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Rejected due to quality being too good?
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Well if they are fake hopefully they get caught. But hopefully they’re legit and all is good.
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They didnt really specifically say the reason. Just said failed. Not sure what that means! Fake, damaged?
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Both markets are minuscule at best.
Hmmm those adapt 11s were like $500 and sold out... There's a sucker born everyday and Nike realized it decades ago.
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Haha I was making a joke about Nike/JB’s QC
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Yes and those aren’t doing numbers like a non adapt Jordan 11. It was obviously limited.
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Missed most of the rep talk but not gonna front those $600 look amazing.
The only 85s I've bought was the neutral grey and tbh I'm disappointed in them (I think I might've spent 400+ on those around release).
I could easily see myself spending 600 on a 1:1 85. Rep or authentic
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The only 85s I've bought was the neutral grey and tbh I'm disappointed in them (I think I might've spent 400+ on those around release).
I could easily see myself spending 600 on a 1:1 85. Rep or authentic
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Finally got around to wearing these & I absolutely love them , for some odd reason these are the first jordan 1 I didn’t have to break in , they’re extremely comfortable.
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Underrated
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Lord have mercy, not the Evel Knievel parachutes
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Lord have mercy, not the Evel Knievel parachutes
These could actually come in handy in the right situation.
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Skydiving?
Didn't see the gif you already got it covered boss man
Didn't see the gif you already got it covered boss man
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Missed most of the rep talk but not gonna front those $600 look amazing.
The only 85s I've bought was the neutral grey and tbh I'm disappointed in them (I think I might've spent 400+ on those around release).
I could easily see myself spending 600 on a 1:1 85. Rep or authentic
We calling custom made replicas 1:1 now?
