Official LeBron X Thread Vol. 3

[titang545]

Europe only, they won't ship to the US.

Exactly, I just DON'T understand Nike.  They have Grapes, Jordan's, and those LeBron's sitting on the shelf, with people clamoring to buy them in the US.  Yet refuse to ship to the US, my first thought would be perhaps they don't care about the money.  Well if that was the case why the steady price hike for various Jordans.  Can you make up your mind, I will buy from overseas and just pay a higher price, my address is certified with PP, FedEx ships Internationally.  What is the deal?

I see now I need a family member in Europe who can buy the shoes, give them the money and they ship the shoes.

 

[bigmike24000]

While I agree with this situation on every release EXCEPT this one. If people just give up and not press the issue the situation will stay the same. This release has enough traction to start a fire.....

People just need to stick with it. If there is ever even a chance of making a difference....

Believe it or not this release has exploited a lot of what goes on at Niketowns and HOH's on a broad scale.  We all knew this corruption goes on, but this release you have video, ebay screen shots, craigslist screen shots, evilside's genius behind compromising Nike's RSVP process all in one. 

The salt level was so high it brought out people snitching and exposing those that have the "hookup" and those people that got hooked up had no common sense to protect those who hooked them up ignorantly posting where they got their packs from showing pics of multiple pairs, and multiple receipts.

Main thing is you look corrupt as a manager when your integrity is in question, and if your lining your own pockets at the expense of every nike limited, semi-limited or even general release your a bad representation of the company as a whole.

Believe me the axe is coming for a lot of folks, and a lot of managers are going to have to do a lot of answering, and then line up for unemployment.  

 

[leezer]

Exactly, I just DON'T understand Nike.  They have Grapes, Jordan's, and those LeBron's sitting on the shelf, with people clamoring to buy them in the US.  Yet refuse to ship to the US, my first thought would be perhaps they don't care about the money.  Well if that was the case why the steady price hike for various Jordans.  Can you make up your mind, I will buy from overseas and just pay a higher price, my address is certified with PP, FedEx ships Internationally.  What is the deal?

I see now I need a family member in Europe who can buy the shoes, give them the money and they ship the shoes.

It's all about marketing. They can't expect to build the hype on the shoes if they are just instantly selling out like in the states, most releases highly wanted shoes instantly sell out...those mints instantly sold out online, but i guess its a returned pair or something.

UK is starting to catch the fever, its only time until its total madness like in the States..thats what they want, but they have to build it..same idea that it wasn't "like this" in America back when you could walk into the store and buy whatever you want. They need to put the shoes out there to build hype.

 

[skip2mylou23]

I was offered Weatherman KDs, Zen Yeezys, and $1,500 and said no lol.

YOU LOST.

He has something else I really want. I'll hit y'all with the pics if he slips up.

 

[uncharteddrake]

SPREAD THE WORD. THIS IS SOLID EVIDENCE THAT NIKE CHICAGO IS SELLING PAIRS TO THEIR FRIENDS. THEY SOLD PAIRS THIS MORNING BEFORE THE STORE EVEN OPENED. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CAMPING OUT ALL WEEKEND AND THEY DECIDED TO RELEASE PAIRS TO THEIR FRIENDS
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You people kill me. SO WHAT!! they work there, thats one of the benefits of working at a shoe store, you get perks like being able to do things like this, Why dont people realize that people who work at shoe stores will always get first dibs no matter what.

give it a break guys damn.

 

[titang545]

Wonder how many of the people complaining bout Nike Store or FL employee hookups would pass up chance if on other side of table. Na man, there are guys who have been camping outside for days. They deserve the shoes, not me, I'm just you friend. 

It would come down to the wire to tell you the truth.  I am not really feeling this pack or the shoes, and not excited about the heat surrounding them.  Knowing that I had a shoe on my feet people would be $3K for would make me real nervous.  I would say I am well off, but some people aren't and would see $3K on my feet as keeping the lights on a little longer.  I guess the same could be said for $165 or $225, however I don't think someone is going to try there luck for a couple hundred bucks.

 

[bigj505]

honestly, I think that if the resell, or asking price, wasn't so astronomical then there would be much fewer disgruntled stories.

I mean, if the pack was going for $1k - $1.5K then people would drop the funds and keep it moving. The fact that people are asking for your first born and to have your wife for a week is causing a lot of riots. I mean people are saying enough is enough.

 

[818shoe]

For reals. They probably make 10 bucks an hour. Let em eat a little. Besides..if we worked there...we would do the same crap.

 

[bigj505]

For reals. They probably make 10 bucks an hour. Let em eat a little. Besides..if we worked there...we would do the same crap.

naw not really. you don't mess up a good thing if you are smart. you skim a few and keep it moving. you don't put all your eggs in 1 basket over 1 release and horde 66% of the inventory especially if the people you are hooking up are giving you dap then essentially dry snitching on you.

... thanks man, def appreciate the hookup

... goes to craiglist the day before release: "got this pack from NikeDC and I have 3 more"

OR

lists the TICKETS on ebay showing you won 4 pairs with the tickets in consecutive order saying hey, I got these from this store.

You don't set yourself up like that man... you really don't.

 

[norwaydre]

Yall still think these rereleasing on line huh?

That aint gon happen.

This is what the sneaker game is now, shade and hyped releases go hand in hand.

 

[titang545]

naw not really. you don't mess up a good thing if you are smart. you skim a few and keep it moving. you don't put all your eggs in 1 basket over 1 release and horde 66% of the inventory especially if the people you are hooking up are giving you dap then essentially dry snitching on you.

BINGO.

I GOT to do it. 

Use the Superman III example

You quietly take a half cent over the long term as opposed to taking a million dollars once.  People would never notice.

 

[sthebest]

You people kill me. SO WHAT!! they work there, thats one of the benefits of working at a shoe store, you get perks like being able to do things like this, Why dont people realize that people who work at shoe stores will always get first dibs no matter what.

give it a break guys damn.

give it a break my butt! one person shouldnt be allowed to buy something this limited from one store in multiples. why have a RSVP system if you're just going to sell to who you want to? a manager of a store should have a level of integrity, and Niketown Chicago doesnt have any left. if you dont stand up for something like this, you basically say its okay to forego the retail route and to pay resell price for every shoe.

 

[bigj505]

http://www.nicekicks.com/2008/01/24/jordan-xx3-leaked-on-ebay/

this is when Nike/JB used to care about exclusive stuff. Tho this link doesn't specifically say he got busted, he did. Just don't feel like looking it up in more detail.

 

[dablackfrankwhi]

Yo I know alot of yall upset about the pack, but can anyone point me to a Lebron Denim.size 13 under $400? Yall dont know what I been through to get these, help me out nt family. Pp ready

 

[bigj505]

Yo I know alot of yall upset about the pack, but can anyone point me to a Lebron Denim.size 13 under $400? Yall dont know what I been through to get these, help me out nt family. Pp ready

where can we point you other than ebay or the classified section?

shoes are sold out on the regular sites.

 

[kenjamin]

sounds more like a sore loser, the weekend has passed and he's still on it

Agreed. This happens in corp. america all the time. Hustle harder.

 

[dablackfrankwhi]

where can we point you other than ebay or the classified section?

shoes are sold out on the regular sites.

Don't know but im on eBay everyday and nothing under $450 + insane shipping. There are none in classified section. I was just asking with a glimmer of hope.

 

[bigj505]

where can we point you other than ebay or the classified section?

shoes are sold out on the regular sites.

Don't know but im on eBay everyday and nothing under $450 + insane shipping. There are none in classified section. I was just asking with a glimmer of hope.

time to start sending the sellers offers to settle via paypal invoice.

sounds more like a sore loser, the weekend has passed and he's still on it

Agreed. This happens in corp. america all the time. Hustle harder.

at hustle harder.

yea ok.

 

[chiacrack]

Start messaging ebay sellers be like I got X amount if we go through paypal, I get a lot of my shoes that way, I mean 8 out 10 sellers will probably say no to a significantly lowered price, but it only takes 1 or 2 of them to be like ok I'll work with you on something. As long as you don't lowball them I'm sure one will respond with a reasonable solution for both parties involved.

 

[sthebest]

Don't know but im on eBay everyday and nothing under $450 + insane shipping. There are none in classified section. I was just asking with a glimmer of hope.

try the facebook selling groups. you might be able to land a pair for 350

 

[hulk7280]

You people kill me. SO WHAT!! they work there, thats one of the benefits of working at a shoe store, you get perks like being able to do things like this, Why dont people realize that people who work at shoe stores will always get first dibs no matter what.

give it a break guys damn.

when you have ONE size run of a shoe, it shouldnt go to the employees,.. your JOB is to sell shoes, not become a damn reseller... 

 

[Nipsey3000]

the only way things are gonna change is if the consumer flexes their weight by keeping the funds in their pocket. that will never happen, there are too many "stans" and people that value a pair of shoes over the buck

the sad thing is, you wouldnt even have to stop buying as a whole, just scale down a little bit...and nike would feel it.

and stop buying resale shoes at astronomical prices (the sneakerhead justifies this by saying "ok, sold my celebration pack...now let me pay 2k for these yeezy's") then feeds into the resale game

the same stuff that has happened with this release has been going on for a number of years already

feebay, dumb sellers and even dumber buyers have set a false value on this pack based on last years pack. last years pack was def under 100 pairs, this years pack was at least 10 times that. by the numbers alone, there is no way that the value should be equal.

IMO IMO IMO

not talking about anyone specific, so dont get your panties in a bunch

bottom line is, this is craziness. and anyone who attempts to justify it is crazy as well. IMO

 

[hulk7280]

what bothers me the most about this release is that I never had a fair shot at these shoes, no matter how much leg work  If I missed out and got a fair shot, i wouldnt even care, but I never had a chance at these, because of supercomputers, and corrupt employees.

 

[grey]

is it really "missing out" when you never had a chance?

 

[seandon23]

is it really "missing out" when you never had a chance?

QFT its not like these were widely avaible to begin with