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Originally Posted by AirUpHere23
Originally Posted by Air Marvin
I dont care if the logo of the shoe is swoosh or jumpman, what's important to me is the man and the story behind that shoe....
I agree totally. People need to realize that it's still a privlege to get any retro, not a right. Would I love Nike Air on the back of all the old school models? Sure, absolutely. But the fact they're retroing at all and the sales have been up for them should show you that the interest is still there in the shoe regardless of a "Nike Air" placement or not. People on NT contradict themselves...they talk like have a MAJOR issue with JB over things like this but are always one of the first people to hype up a shoe or buy multiples. If you don't like the way the company is going...DON'T BUY IT! Simple as that~
I would say that it's a privledge for the company to still get any money out of me based on their business practicesover the years. If any other well-respected company pulled moves that Jordan Brand has been outed for, I doubt their consumer base would remain steadfast. I'm not going to even mention them all, just the first few that pop into my head.
- "Limited" Nubuck XII's are an exclusive online release availableonly to jumpman23.com members. The demand for the package was very high and many people, like myself, had to resort to paying reseller prices on ebay. Roughly 6 months later, maybe even sooner, The Athlete's Foot has a FSR of Nubuck XII's, outside of the package at that, for $135.
- Laser IV online release fiasco. Many people were so desperate for the iconic colorway that even after being bastardizedwith the 20th anniversary laser print, still were trying to cop. I really didn't have the money for it, but I still made a tough decision & said I wasgoing to cop them. I had my $200 + tax & shipping ready and waited into the wee hours of the night refreshing my browser trying to get through to thestore, even after generous NTers found backdoor links.
- JB x Fakes - JB has their photoshoot for some urban magazine where Melo is wearing the Broncos color XIII lows and rightthere in a Jordan ad is a guy wearing a pair of fake 3's. They cover their tracks by acting as if it were a sample & release that fake pair about a 11/2 yrs. later. They also produced a T-Shirt that used a image of a fake retro IV that was ripped off a bootlegger website. The image is the obvious templatefor the shirt which is inverted in photoshop for a lighting effect & the Nike Air switched to a Jumpman. After recalling the shirts because they knew theywere fake, months later NTers start seeing the bootleg T's at Nike Outlets across the country.
- Sz. 13 cap on LS releases. There are plenty of people who wear a 14, 15, and 16 that have been faithful to the brandover the years and then JB pulls this on us. I understand that the demand isn't as high for larger sizes, but at the least limit 14-15 to online LSretailers like eastbay.
I would think that having a loyal customer base is a priviledge in itself and not something to be abused. Meth mentionedbefore in a post that even the best of the best get besides themselves and then have miles to makeup to get back to where they were, Cadillac being the companyhe pointed to (everyone knows that back in the day, a Cadillac was the ultimate sign of
I agree with your point about if people don't like the shoe then don't buy it. At the same time though, it reallyisn't that hard to make more people like the shoes in the first place. When it comes to music, I'm a loyal fan of some artists & will always payfor their albums. I understand sometimes the stars don't line up right & you can't lay down a classic everytime. But as long as I feel you areTRYING to deliver and give me my money's worth, I'll buy the album. If you half@%$* it, I may as well download the bootleg for free, or in this case,cop some fakes.