Originally Posted by cmoneymontana
This is something I have been discussing with friends/fellow NTer's etc.
With the economy the way it is, people still have money to pay for Jordans and other shoe releases.
I'm more curious on how kids in college, and kids still in HS are seeming to get almost every Jordan release recently.
What are you guys thoughts on this?
just because you (a person in general) doesnt mean everyone has stopped. So if a person doesnt cop, there will be another person copping.....I dont think JB has to worry about things not selling, b/c the majority of their consumer base is not from collectors, but instead from HS kids who just buy buy buy and wear every pair out, they dont have pairs on ice. I know this because I went to HS with these kinds of people, when I broke out my 05 LS 14s in 2010, heads were turning.
I think that HS kids will cop and if they dont cop, there are other people who will cop. At my Shiek, they still had wc3s like a month after they dropped, I think JB over anticipated the demand on those, thus they made too many pairs relative to the number of people interested, thus why resale is basically retail.
Hey PTone, you are partly right, my HS was sixty percent black and a lot of those kids bought Jordans, but lived in not the best areas. A majority of my friends lived in areas that could be considered dangerous and when I went over there, I had to watch myself (it is good to be cautious whereever you go, but one should know an area before freely roaming into it). I know quite a few people who were shot and killed and were only 16 or so. its bad and the culture isnt helping. Some people buy shoes when they are struggling to pay for food, loans, etc....its a culture thing imo. Quite sad that some people would value a pair of shoes or a car over some food or loans. It depends on the area, but thats how it was in my HS. BTW I live by Richmond, CA (for those that dont know, there are a lot of gangs, drugs, and violence there) (I live in the neighboring town).
