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it's 100% totally the dye from his jeans.
Official Nike Air Yeezy 2 AFTERMATH THREAD ----- NO BUYING/SELLING/TRADING!
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I spoke with an SA about Barney's and I have confirmed like many others, yes Barney's NY is receiving the Red Yeezys. Only select sales associates were allowed to sell them and they have all been pre-sold months ago.
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yeah, i was actually the one who first said in the thread we should chip in like $10 each so this cat can't get $100 each person...
my inbox BLEW up, and tons of cats chipped in... nikevandal was so mad, he hit me up complaining...plus me and him had talked b4 too.
can you imagine the come up he woulda had tho, there's no telling how many people were paying that dude yo... the thirst is too real!
i think he told me afterward he planned on refunding people, but so many people filed claims on him, his account was completely frozen and couldn't do anything (same thing happened when ol' boy got exposed for selling those fake concords, and the whole early pairs thing really came to light), so he just left it and i'm not sure he even withdrew anything b4 it froze...
i remember cats on here saying they got a refund from him, but lots didn't...
Yep, proto turned me on to him. Time was wrong but within an hour so it had me glued to the laptop so it was worth it to me.
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I am going to have to confirm this i have a cousin who works for barneys.....
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Just think, this time next week, some of us will be doing this ...
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Hopefully my connect in NYC can help me out because I know my local spot is going to have unnecessary requirements for even a chance, But will still try. Good luck to all who want to rock! Resellers? Sit this one out
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Oh so its confirmed for the 9th?Just think, this time next week, some of us will be doing this ...
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The mesh is different, the suede is different, and the toebox is ****** up on the reps. The swoosh is also bigger on authentics. The lacelocks on the authentics have suede on the back along with a roman numeral II.not sure if it's me, but i just watched a you tube video and after closely comparing the super perfect replicas to the pics that proto just posted... the only real noticeable difference between the ones that proto posted and the ones in the you tube video was the back of the circular lace locks. the ones in the picture posted by proto have some kind of lettering on the back and the super replicas are plain and plastic looking on the back. other than that is was hard for me to notice the difference by just looking at the shoes side to side. i sure hope there are some other ways to really tell the Real McCoy's from the Fugazi's..
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What "samples"?
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Are you kidding? You can tell reps from real pairs EXTREMELY EASILY. The key is the mesh and the suede. Real pairs have diagonal mesh. Fakes have horizontal mesh. Real pairs have dark red suede. Fakes have light colored suede. I keep an eye out on all the new reps coming out in order to see what is actually out there, so I am able to make easy comparisons.
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That kid in the gif .....IS DA MAN.... 
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For everyone asking the Kanye x Nike "What's holding it back?" type of question, think of it this way.
At the end of the day, Nike is and will always be about the performance, at least in terms of how it markets its products to the consumer. Every few years, when they introduce new technology, it's not strictly for aesthetic purposes. Nike, let's give them some credit regardless of how you feel about the Swoosh, is trying to give you the most advanced sportswear available (at least give you that impression).
That being said, Kanye's shoes have ALWAYS released when he's touring. While that might seem like simply just "convenient//smart marketing", I'd be willing to bet that has a huge role in when and if the sneakers are released. Nike has made it a point for both shoes to stress from their end that the Yeezy 1 and Yeezy 2 were "the ultimate performance sneakers for the ultimate performer"... or something to that extent.
They're not gonna let Kanye have a capsule unless he's "active" and Ye made it pretty clear recently that he's focused on this agenda first, music and everything else secondary. I cannot ever see Nike allowing Kanye to have his own "line" without him being actively touring.
Now, if he weren't so God-like, maybe Kanye would have done something smart... like allowed NSW to do all of his tour wardrobe (say what you want, I like MMM as much as the next guy, but NSW would have killed it) then maybe they'd be more open to working with him long term as a partner.
Kanye's got to face it. Nike > Kanye... and it's not even a close race.
I won't be surprised if he takes the Adidas deal. They'd give him free reign to do WHATEVER.
Kanye will never bring in half the money Nike makes on LeBron James alone and they know that, too. That's why they're not really sweating this. At all.
At the end of the day, Nike is and will always be about the performance, at least in terms of how it markets its products to the consumer. Every few years, when they introduce new technology, it's not strictly for aesthetic purposes. Nike, let's give them some credit regardless of how you feel about the Swoosh, is trying to give you the most advanced sportswear available (at least give you that impression).
That being said, Kanye's shoes have ALWAYS released when he's touring. While that might seem like simply just "convenient//smart marketing", I'd be willing to bet that has a huge role in when and if the sneakers are released. Nike has made it a point for both shoes to stress from their end that the Yeezy 1 and Yeezy 2 were "the ultimate performance sneakers for the ultimate performer"... or something to that extent.
They're not gonna let Kanye have a capsule unless he's "active" and Ye made it pretty clear recently that he's focused on this agenda first, music and everything else secondary. I cannot ever see Nike allowing Kanye to have his own "line" without him being actively touring.
Now, if he weren't so God-like, maybe Kanye would have done something smart... like allowed NSW to do all of his tour wardrobe (say what you want, I like MMM as much as the next guy, but NSW would have killed it) then maybe they'd be more open to working with him long term as a partner.
Kanye's got to face it. Nike > Kanye... and it's not even a close race.
I won't be surprised if he takes the Adidas deal. They'd give him free reign to do WHATEVER.
Kanye will never bring in half the money Nike makes on LeBron James alone and they know that, too. That's why they're not really sweating this. At all.
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Kanye just making idle threats. He knows he's not gonna sign with Adidas. He just wanna be like mike 
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All I can make out of this mess is possible drop MAYBE between now and Qtr 1 2014..
Straight up Loch Ness Monster ish!!!
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Not sure whats the point of this consistent update.
And quoting it jusy makes it harder to move through this thread.
And quoting it jusy makes it harder to move through this thread.
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Would like a royal blue yeezy 2 to go with these RO's
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Just to refresh everyone's memory, this is how the OFFICIAL in-store and online release announcements for the Air Yeezy 2 went last year up to the actual release date.
- June 5, 2012: 21 Mercers confirms they will be receiving the AY2 in-store and will be doing Twitter RSVP on June 7.
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- June 6: Foot Locker announces HOH stores that will be receiving the AY2.
Source: http://unlocked.footlocker.com/blog/2012/06/06/nike-air-yeezy-2-release-information/
- June 7: Nike makes an official announcement about the online release:
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Source: http://insider.nike.com/us/launch/nikestore-com-air-yeezy-ii-launch-announcement
- June 7: Later that day, Nike Montalban in Hollywood also confirms an in-store release and announces Twitter RSVP will be on June 8.
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- June 9: Air Yeezy 2 drops online on NDC at 8:30 PM PST.
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Interesting to note that even though there were tons of rumors regarding the AY2 release last year, the "official" release announcements made by Nike and Foot Locker weren't announced until days before the actual release.
Therefore, IF the speculation of a November 9 release is true, I imagine we COULD be hearing "official" news as late as November 7. Just something to keep in mind if we don't hear news earlier in the week.
- June 5, 2012: 21 Mercers confirms they will be receiving the AY2 in-store and will be doing Twitter RSVP on June 7.
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- June 6: Foot Locker announces HOH stores that will be receiving the AY2.
Source: http://unlocked.footlocker.com/blog/2012/06/06/nike-air-yeezy-2-release-information/
- June 7: Nike makes an official announcement about the online release:
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Source: http://insider.nike.com/us/launch/nikestore-com-air-yeezy-ii-launch-announcement
- June 7: Later that day, Nike Montalban in Hollywood also confirms an in-store release and announces Twitter RSVP will be on June 8.
Source:
- June 9: Air Yeezy 2 drops online on NDC at 8:30 PM PST.
Source:
Interesting to note that even though there were tons of rumors regarding the AY2 release last year, the "official" release announcements made by Nike and Foot Locker weren't announced until days before the actual release.
Therefore, IF the speculation of a November 9 release is true, I imagine we COULD be hearing "official" news as late as November 7. Just something to keep in mind if we don't hear news earlier in the week.
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Good stuff
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, most places will not know until last minute. Just like last year.
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, most places will not know until last minute. Just like last year.
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those are the point in regards to the yeezy release.States the point in the update
I don't know why he quoted it
but i see no point in it always appearing page after page. unless many suffer from short term memory loss ha.
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I don't know know. I post it once a day because there are many posts and not many things that belong in the update
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So possession of a Yeezy shoe has boiled down to signifying a person that has devoted their life to caring about what others see them wearing OR an individual with no meaningful employment. Interesting!
I tried oh so hard no to share my opinion in this thread but I couldn't resist. The last 10 pages are PRECISELY why the Air Yeezy shoe is the single most justifiably hated product on earth while generating an incredible amount of demand at the same time.
It's the prototypical hipster sneaker. Product slogan should literally be "You Mad Bro?!" printed on every box!
I tried oh so hard no to share my opinion in this thread but I couldn't resist. The last 10 pages are PRECISELY why the Air Yeezy shoe is the single most justifiably hated product on earth while generating an incredible amount of demand at the same time.
It's the prototypical hipster sneaker. Product slogan should literally be "You Mad Bro?!" printed on every box!
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