Your view of Nike/Jordan seems limited. Outside of the states nobody is all that hyped up like the Americans are.
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Originally Posted by PeaceOnesxWai
If you just have a ton of shoes you wear, you can understandably be a sneaker aficionado but your just by mostly fashion whore...
You may have a simple view as shoes are meant for feet.. but you dont understand my look at why people collect and keep things on ICE. Its the preservation, the value, the rarity of it and/or the historic event it was iconic for. These are the Original Jordans that came out 1984-1999.. these Jordans cant be worn.. they crack at the first step hitting the ground. Why do people collect coins and not spend it, wine and not drink it, own old cars and cant drive it daily... etc etc. In the end there wouldnt be a market for retros if it wasnt the notice of collectors and the prices they go for in the market.
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Shoes are meant to be worn, cars are ment to be driven, and money is meant to be spent.
The only people upset are 'club members' and resellers. Not everyone wants to spend a million dollars on some shoes just because they are OG.
Just like wine, people who want the older shoes will buy them. While people who want something reminiscent of the original thing can purchase what is at hand.
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Originally Posted by PeaceOnesxWai
Brand is Strong? I wouldnt say strong as Jordan brand has to re-Retro every single shoe at an overkill to get sales. Its understandable if its long overdue but Bred Retro IVs again after the CDP pack? IIIs? VIs? Yes they always sell out but that is their strength of the business.. When was the last time you bought a pair of Jordans that werent a hyped release or their Slippers.. And also on side note, the material, quality, detail is garbage compared to original pairs.
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Why shouldn't they? If people buy them then why should they stop making them?
More people are into shoes than deadstockers. Are you telling me that you only dead stock heat? Well what do you wear on an average day?
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Originally Posted by PeaceOnesxWai
And the reputation of the brand and the people its drawn in... I use to wake up early as hell on Wednesdays to pick up the latest release. The people who come out were always true sneakerheads and fans of Jordan. We would talk hours not only about shoes but his game playing days. If you come out nowadays you would catch old dudes with their whole family trying to make a few buck, hypebeast kids who wouldnt know how many rings Jordan have and groups of bellicose monkeys fighting over shoes.
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There are more people to Nike and Jordan than just some sneakerheads. Sneakerheads only care about hype shit. Nike makes more money on the mom coming in for some everyday shoes than it does on the kid who only cares about the latest KD or whatever.
Nike has more athletes than just Jordan. Instead of people lining up to talk about MJ, they are lining up and talking about Lebron, KD, and even Kobe.
Sneakerheads of the past are no different than a hypebeast. Both want the same shit, and both only care about the latest carrot being dangled by Nike.