Essential BRAD PIFF'S SNEAKER THREAD

[Drip Bayless]

Nobody at skate shops gives a damn what people who were likely lining up to resell those shoes thinks
Win or lose most of those people never spending another dollar at the shop and so they move accordingly
Same way Dior is only letting people who spend the most at their stores cop Jordan 1's

 

[Rell Lauren]

Nobody at skate shops gives a damn what people who were likely lining up to resell those shoes thinks
Win or lose most of those people never spending another dollar at the shop and so they move accordingly
Same way Dior is only letting people who spend the most at their stores cop Jordan 1's

Dior is a luxury brand that the average person can't afford. Like Louis Vuitton did with their Supreme collab, they're going to cater to those who've spent regularly five figures and more on the brand. Skate shops, many of which are struggling to keep the lights on, either sold their allocation to StockX or local consignment shops like someone did with Round Two when they received an entire full size run last weekend. atmos in Harlem told people all week they weren't getting them despite Nike SB saying they were. They threw up a last minute raffle which no one won. Extra Butter and Concepts are known to backdoor stock.

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

Fake raffles
Backdoored stock
Openly telling customers they were hooking up friends and family

They do that with every hyped dunk release. I remember for one release, one store said that you had to do a skateboard trick (an ollie) to buy the shoe. Their way of making sure real skaters got the shoes instead of resellers.

 

[Rell Lauren]

They do that with every hyped dunk release. I remember for one release, one store said that you had to do a skateboard trick (an ollie) to buy the shoe. Their way of making sure real skaters got the shoes instead of resellers.

Who's to say they wouldn't resell especially considering they're moving at $1,000 minimum.

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

They do that with every hyped dunk release. I remember for one release, one store said that you had to do a skateboard trick (an ollie) to buy the shoe. Their way of making sure real skaters got the shoes instead of resellers.

Wtf?
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I pushed my luck but yea I really had no chance, the next dunk I targeting is the Safari on the 14th

 

[Rell Lauren]

Going to be the same with the Safari's. A few months ago I thought I would have been able to double up.

 

[Doin2Much Williams]

Skate shops really showed their asses this week with the Travis Scott release.

Yeah they are. lol. Pitiful.


I don't rode skate boards cuz i'm hella old and not white. But I'm def not a reseller. If anything, i see a skate boarder reselling some hype dunks moreso than not. They buy shoes for purpose. Not collect.

Spoiler

Btw,

As soon as the AAA variants/Unauthorized Travie Mccoy Scott Low SB's release, i'm on the train.



In the middle of all my legit kobes, brons/various athlete sig shoes and air maxes, i love to sprinkle in grey market sneakers and I have just about as much shame in my game as taco bell using grade K meat in their cuisine.


Next up, these off white 5's (that somehow, my sisters girlfriend and little cousin hit on SNKRS while my ass was on vacay during All Star Weak... yeah i'm jells. lol) from yao ming and co. from across the water.



If nike doesn't make them plentiful enough, there's always a pleasant place from corona-ville, earf, that will make you an exact shoe for less than a day's worth of work.




Edit: Somebody already has the grey market Travie Dunk lows available. I'm on cop mode. Will report with photos upon arrival in a couple weeks.


(Unless i die of corona virus. Btw, turns out the man that died here in Seattle from it didn't even have a recent travel history... and my ass just got back from Vietnam/Philipines/Singerpoor/Taipei this past Monday).

.

 

[Rell Lauren]

Yeah they are. lol. Pitiful.


I don't rode skate boards cuz i'm hella old and not white. But I'm def not a reseller. If anything, i see a skate boarder reselling some hype dunks moreso than not. They buy shoes for purpose. Not collect.

Spoiler

Btw,

As soon as the AAA variants/Unauthorized Travie Mccoy Scott Low SB's release, i'm on the train.



In the middle of all my legit kobes, brons/various athlete sig shoes and air maxes, i love to sprinkle in grey market sneakers and I have just about as much shame in my game as taco bell using grade K meat in their cuisine.


Next up, these off white 5's (that somehow, my sisters girlfriend and little cousin hit on SNKRS while my ass was on vacay during All Star Weak... yeah i'm jells. lol) from yao ming and co. from across the water.



If nike doesn't make them plentiful enough, there's always a pleasant place from corona-ville, earf, that will make you an exact shoe for less than a day's worth of work.




Edit: Somebody already has the grey market Travie Dunk lows available. I'm on cop mode. Will report with photos upon arrival in a couple weeks.


(Unless i die of corona virus. Btw, turns out the man that died here in Seattle from it didn't even have a recent travel history... and my ass just got back from Vietnam/Philipines/Singerpoor/Taipei this past Monday).

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I can't knowingly wear fakes/grey market, but post pics when you receive them.

 

[Doin2Much Williams]

I can't knowingly wear fakes/grey market, but post pics when you receive them.

Will do.

Spoiler

It's not many that I invest in that are foolgazy. It's just the extremely limited stuff that Nike fails to produce ample amounts of, and it's generally limited to jordans (minus one pair of shawn weatherspoons). I still opt for authentic when, if as often as possible and still hit up Nike ID (by you) every month or so... because i love the individual creativity (which explains why i wear mixmatched shoes every time i step out of the house).


But peeps getting into the dark side of variants? Happens more offen than you know.


This is coming from a (once) purist with 400 plus legit/retail shoes in his current fleet. Trust me, back in the early 2000's when Fab and Big Boi used to rock fakes, i was the one clowning as well.


But times have changed and the grey sneaker market is now 1 to 1 in terms of replication and manufacturing.


A couple years ago, I got fed up with nike's antics and said, "What's the best way to combat this and still stick it to the man?"



Tho one digresses.



I'm nearly 40 years old so nobody is going to question what's on my feet. LOL.



As long as you aren't selling them as fakes, you aren't hurting nobody. The shoes that i was going to pay resale for anyway, i now have extra loot to allocate to other conjunctions in my life like vacation and wedding presents (and i can still wear the grey market kicks to said events with all the confidence in the world... plus, if you have a bit of fashion sense, you can make any shoe look heat).



My advocation, overall, is to advise people not to sell themselves short and consider the second tier marketplace.



Just one time. And if you're disappointed, happy hour is on me in you're in Seattle. I'll even pick you up in my whip and you play what you want.



Even know the maintanence guy for the Space Needle and he can give us a special, non-civilian tour of the underworkings of the Worlds Fair iconic piece of Emerald City landmark. Yes hetero.




Any who...



Swallow your pride... and come to the dark side. It's just way too good to be true. When the shipments come in... i'm in absolute awe.


There's just some kind of satisfaction/gratification when you pay a nominal fee for something fetching for half a rack/plus in the resale market. The grin on your face stretches from galaxy to galaxy.



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[Stir Fry]

I'll rock some fugazi Max 90's because I think they're really a $60 dollar shoe anyways, plus it's easier to find good colorways. The ones I've had actually held up just as well as the authentic pairs I've owned. Plus it's nice not worrying about them getting beat up. I used to have them as shoes that I'd throw on when going on local runs to walgreens or the gas station in my neighborhood.

 

[10bandz]

Yeah they are. lol. Pitiful.


I don't rode skate boards cuz i'm hella old and not white. But I'm def not a reseller. If anything, i see a skate boarder reselling some hype dunks moreso than not. They buy shoes for purpose. Not collect.

Spoiler

Btw,

As soon as the AAA variants/Unauthorized Travie Mccoy Scott Low SB's release, i'm on the train.



In the middle of all my legit kobes, brons/various athlete sig shoes and air maxes, i love to sprinkle in grey market sneakers and I have just about as much shame in my game as taco bell using grade K meat in their cuisine.


Next up, these off white 5's (that somehow, my sisters girlfriend and little cousin hit on SNKRS while my ass was on vacay during All Star Weak... yeah i'm jells. lol) from yao ming and co. from across the water.



If nike doesn't make them plentiful enough, there's always a pleasant place from corona-ville, earf, that will make you an exact shoe for less than a day's worth of work.




Edit: Somebody already has the grey market Travie Dunk lows available. I'm on cop mode. Will report with photos upon arrival in a couple weeks.


(Unless i die of corona virus. Btw, turns out the man that died here in Seattle from it didn't even have a recent travel history... and my ass just got back from Vietnam/Philipines/Singerpoor/Taipei this past Monday).

.

Type an essay about rocking fakes in a spoiler brehs

 

[Brad Piff]

This whole thing skate shops do is funny. Making people do skate tricks in order to cop. How about we start making people being able to dunk or hit a half court shot in order to cop jordans.

 

[NZA]

hare 6 looking way better than that hare 7

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

hare 6 looking way better than that hare 7

They should've put more color on the tongue

 

[Brad Piff]

I love my hare 7’s but I think I’ve only worn em once