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Ive watched everyone buy from these sites for years.. Never got the urge to buy. Then this year, having never had them, I bought the Black Cements from Air Randy. They showed up in a smaller box (size 13 in a size 12 or so box), proper retro card and paper. Tons of precreasing, visable glue on seam of the midsoles. I ended up trading them to my friend with light cash for Columbia XIs. He decided he was going to beat them. He got his release date pair and they were 100% comparable, just the accessories aren't on point. I wore them a few times, they feel just like my NDC 2011s. On the other hand... we both dabbled in SDS Concords.... Got the mini box for our 13s, size 10.5-12 shoe trees, wrong paper, wide 23, Joqdans, etc. Having had my 4 retail pairs now (I wore the Joqdans 3 times, but friend didnt) and having worn my retail pair, those had to be fake. I ended up selling mine for 295.00 after I wore them and my friend traded them for DS 2001 Bred XI. Needless to say, those 2 experiences will keep me away from early release. Im a collector, I wear everything except my DS backups, but not having the proper packaging & accessories really bothers me to the point where I won't want them. It's a big deal to me. Good luck to anyone who choses to buy from these people. I wish you the best. Rumor has it Chinese authority captured Air Randy. Any truth to that? Seen it on Twitter.